The Photographer
Niña Sandejas has been photographing the Philippine music scene for over twenty years, documenting everything from small-bar chaos to arena-level mythmaking. Her archives trace the rise, fall, and return of entire generations of bands, rappers, and the subcultures that orbit them.
As a music photojournalist, she has documented bands and major events across Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the USA, UAE, Canada, and Australia — covering the pulse of the global music scene.
Beyond photography, she is a digital content strategist, educator, and the founder of alt164 Press, a small indie press dedicated to preserving Filipino music culture through books, stories, and images. For fifteen years she has conducted workshops and training sessions on photography, storytelling, and creativity — mentoring professionals and aspiring creatives alike.
The Journey
Starts as a fashion stylist for Rivermaya. Photographs Kitchie Nadal with a film camera at one of her first solo shows. Rico Blanco sees the images and asks her to photograph Rivermaya — she never goes back to fashion.
First international gig — MUSE in Hong Kong. Selected as one of 22 photographers globally for JPG Magazine's Breakthrough exhibit at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.
MTV World Stage Malaysia, Big Night Out SG, Fuji Rock Festival Japan — including Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Noel Gallagher, and Liam Gallagher — Red Hot Chili Peppers Hong Kong — building a body of international work alongside the PH scene.
Documents Kamikazee's comeback world tour across the US, Canada, and Australia — capturing the band's return to the stage and the Filipino diaspora communities that came out to meet them.
Selected as one of six photographers worldwide — and among the first women — for the Red Bull Photography Academy in South Africa. Mentored by top photographers and Red Bull HQ, photographing world-class athletes.
The pandemic stops the world. Shows are cancelled, venues go dark, and the music scene falls silent. It becomes clear that cultural memory can be lost in times of crisis. The work of building the archive begins in earnest — organizing two decades of images, negatives, and stories before they disappear.
alt164 Press is established — an independent publishing imprint dedicated to preserving Filipino music culture through books, stories, and images. First title: the Greyhoundz 20-year archive book, launching April 2026.
Available for brand partnerships, campaign photography, editorial, workshops, and speaking.
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