Zachariah Marcelo is MarsMag's in-house Photographer. And at thirty two, he's probably the oldest member of the team.

How does it feel to be the oldest among the staff, Zee?
Actually, I'm not the oldest. Some of the support staff are older than me. But in creatives, I am. How do I feel...uh, powerful. I think my being here is the only thing stopping the critics from saying the magazine is run by little boys who are just playing around.

Wow. So, most of the MarsMag writers and editors are below thirty, huh?
Yeah. And artists and photographers, too. Big Ben prefers to hire creative people who are younger than him, as much as possible. He said, "Artists are egotistical creatures. Give them a little bit of age over you, and they think they know better than everyone." He said that if this pride, this bullheadedness is what's brought about by experience, then he'd take idealism over experience anytime.

And you agree with Big Ben?
I'm not sure if I agree with that. I mean, yeah, there are those what Big Ben would call "primadonas." One of them wouldn't even listen to Big Ben. He probably forgot who pays his salary. But the rest of us, we're just artists, you know. We think differently. And you know, our weirdness increases over time. But so does our skill. I think Big Ben should have a few experienced people in the team.

Real Name: Zachariah Marcelo
A. K. A.: Zee
Age: 32
Position: Photographer

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So why are you the exception?
Coz I'm great! Can't you tell?

Do you really have to be in a sort of altered state of consciousness for you to be able to work? Do you have to be "in the zone," as they say?
Yeah. Like I said, I'm an artist. I have to feel the scene. I have to feel where my muse wants me to shoot.

And Big Ben is okay with that?
Well, I'm still here, right? Big Ben may seem the impatient type. But uh...deep inside he's quite tolerant of our shortcomings. Don't tell him I said that.

Well, thanks for sharing, Zee.
Hey, anytime.