Elska #25 Manila (Philippines)

Perhaps surprising for a predominantly Catholic country, the men we met in Manila were anything but conservative. Each participant in Elska has the option to include nudity in their photoshoots and is welcome to write about any subject as long as the story they tell is true. The Manileños turned out to be particularly open and unabashed by sex or sexuality, being uninhibited in their pictorials and often explicit in their tales. Interestingly Elska’s three issues with the most nudity are ‘Elska Guadalajara’, ‘Elska Bogotá’, and ‘Elska Manila’ — all largely Catholic countries and all former Spanish colonies. It's yet another example through Elska where preconceived ideas about people just don't work in reality.