What are the things you wanted to say but never did? 

When Geloy Concepcion posted the question on Instagram that would ultimately change his life (and touch a million lives along the way), he himself was struggling. 

In 2019, Geloy, his wife, and his daughter moved to the United States. "I couldn't work due to some delays in my immigration papers, and I was a new father who couldn't seem to find a way to provide for his family," Geloy shared in an online interview with Fully Booked.

"I was feeling lost and I was about to quit photography, and had all these concerns swirling in my head."

As one last hurrah, and as a way to find solace in the words of strangers, Geloy posted that question on Instagram. 

To his surprise, the confessions flooded in. From 30 submissions in 2019, Geloy has received, as of this count, 120,000 anonymous letters from all over the world. Geloy's promise? That he reads each and every one of them, keeps the senders anonymous, and that the collective project will keep on going until the last note is opened.

Vandalized walls

The overwhelming responses from his followers inspired Geloy to rummage through his old film rolls and photo archives. He found hundreds of unused photos and decided to pair them with the words from the project. His inspiration was the vandalized walls around Manila, with the faces intentionally scratched out. Geloy would then post the artwork on Instagram in the hopes of helping people who might be going through the same thing.