BOMBA — photographic zine by Brian Sergio

Published in December 2015 by the independent Mazinger Zine, BOMBA is a photographic zine by Filipino photographer Brian Sergio, known for his unflinching gaze and street-level approach to documentary. The title—Bomba, a colloquial Filipino term for softcore erotic cinema—sets the tone for a publication that flirts with transgression, vulnerability, and performative sexuality.

Shot in stark black-and-white and printed on uncoated stock, the images are charged with a raw immediacy: young women pose in cramped interiors, gazes defiant or distant, their bodies lit by the dull glow of domestic neon. Sergio’s camera doesn’t glamorize—it documents. The scenes suggest both agency and constraint, echoing a socio-political backdrop of marginal economies and informal glamour.

Technical Sheet

• Object: Photographic Zine
• Title: BOMBA — Mga Litrato ni Brian Sergio
• Artist / Author: Brian Sergio
• Date: December 2015
• Technique / Printing Method: Photocopy-style digital printing
• Medium / Materials: Uncoated paper, saddle-stitched
• Edition: Likely small-run independent edition (undisclosed)
• Signed: No
• Dimensions: Approx. 28 x 21.5 cm (A4)
• Language: English / Filipino
• Pages: Unnumbered (estimated ~24)
• Publisher / Editor: Mazinger Zine
• Condition: Good (slight oxidation on edges visible)
• Provenance: Darwin Collection