Jun Miranda
Jun is the first Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor
(ACI) in Photoshop (2000) and Lightroom (2008) in Asia. He is likewise a Canon
EOS Brand Ambassador and a Canon PIXMA Brand Ambassador.
He is the president, creative director and resident photographer of PixelMagic,
a digital imaging studio and service bureau since 1996. He is a CompTIA
Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+ Certified Professional) and is also the
president and program director of PCCI.
Jun is past president of the Camera Club of the Philippines, and was founding
president of both the IdN Club Philippines (the country's first association of
digital artists) and Club de Camera Digital (the country's first association of
digital photographers). He is also a member of the National Association of
Photoshop Professionals.
He is a product of the Maine Photographic Workshops (Rockport, Maine), Dynamic
Graphics Educational Foundation (Peoria, Illinois) and United Digital Artists
(New York). He also took Creative Training Techniques under Robert Pike and a
class on Corel Painter under Jeremy Sutton, instructor, lecturer and author of
several books on Painter.
Jun writes a regular column for Manila Bulletin called “Digital
Focus”, and lectures at different trade shows here and abroad.
Sara Black
Sara Black was born and raised in Manila. Upon finishing her Communication Arts degree at Ateneo de Manila University, she jumped into her first job working at a photography studio as an assistant. While steadily learning about the craft, she was pulled on to the other side of the lens as a model — a happy accident to which she credits her better understanding of her subjects, a factor so crucial in all kinds of portraiture.
Sara has since photographed countless models and celebrities for the country’s top prestigious magazines such as Mega, Meg, and Metro, Chalk, Metro Working Mom, Metro Society, People Asia, Marie Claire, Cosmo, Smart Parenting, Good Housekeeping, Women’s Health, and Philippine Tatler. She has photographed many high profile Filipino celebrities such as Dawn Zulueta, Claudine Barretto, Kristine Hermosa, Maricel Soriano, Kim Chiu, Bea Alonzo, Anne Curtis, Marian Rivera, Korina Sanchez, Imelda Marcos, Carmina Villaroel, Ruffa Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez, Jericho Rosales, Willie Revillame, Vice President Noli de Castro. She has also shot for advertising clients such as Biolink, Maxipeel, Skin White, Myra E, Globe, Just Jewels, Human, Bench, Belo, Careline, Cinderella.
Her first book was published in 2009. When I Look in the Mirror is a series of extreme close-up portraits of real women with facial imperfections, meant to provoke contemplation in a society growingly obsessed with vanity and perfection.
Sara Black is one of the country’s leading beauty and fashion photographers. In a male dominated industry, Sara’s feminine touch leaves a distinct mark. She is renowned for her fresh and arresting portraits of women.
Rommel Bundalian
Award-winning digital artist, both here and abroad, and one of the most talented photographers. Rommel is a past president of the IdN Club Philippines, the first and leading organization of digital artists in the Philippines. He is also an all-around photographer but who specializes on wedding portraiture and coverage. His photographic works have been featured in several local publications which includes i-mag photography magazine, Lifestyle Asia Magazine, Lifestyle Asia Travel, Mega Magazine, People Asia, and View Magazine.
As a digital artist, he was a featured artist of Wacom Asia in its March edition couple of years ago. His works were also featured in Corel Painter Official Magazine. The magazine's editor wrote, "Rommel Bundalian has become a firm favourite of the magazine website, so we decided to find out more about the man behind the art."
Steve De Neef
Steve De Neef is a Belgian who has found a second home in the Philippines. He
is very familiar with the diving around the archipelago and its marine life. He
has won awards for his underwater photography, is a regular contributor to
popular blogs like DivePhotoGuide and has been experimenting with dLSR video
since these cameras came out. His portfolio can be found on stevedeneef.com,
Blogspot, Flickr, and Vimeo.
Dail Deri
Dail took up Communication Arts, Major in Photography, at De La Salle
University Manila. Daughter of renowned portrait photographer Ibarra Deri, Dail
combines the classic techniques of her father with her own contemporary twists.
She was featured in Manila Bulletin’s Picture Perfect section in
2007. Dail is a contributor in i-mag photography magazine and is one
of the photographers for World Vision’s exhibit, 50 Images of Hope and
for World Vision’s 2008 calendar. She runs a community commercial
portrait studio in Quezon City.
Ibarra Deri
Ibarra Deri, a renowned portraitist, is the first photographer to be included
in Huwaran Filipino Achievement Awards' Who's Who in the Philippines. Deri (as
he prefers to be called) started photography as a simple hobby. He has three
college degrees unrelated to photography: a bachelor's degree biological
sciences, a masters degree in teaching in biological sciences, and a degree in
dentistry. For love of portraiture, he founded the Society of Portrait
Photographers of the Philippines. An avid magician, Deri spices up his
photography lectures with magic tricks. He owns and operates three photography
studios in both Metro Manila and Bicol.
Mark Floro
Mark, a Canon (EOS) Brand Ambassador, is one of the most sought-after food
photographers in the Philippines.
In his twenty-year career, he has put together a client list that includes some
of the biggest names in the food industry, such as Chow King, Jollibee, Manila
Peninsula, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Purefoods, Robinson's Convenience Stores, and
San Miguel Corporation. He is past president of the Advertising Photographers
of the Philippines, and former director of the Advertising Suppliers
Association of the Philippines (through the photography sector).
Mark also has a degree in commercial advertising photography from the Arts
Center, College of Design (Pasadena, California). His portfolio can be found on
markfloro.com and
markflorophotography.com.
Jojo Guingona
Jojo has been a freelance professional photographer for 11 years and has been a
hobbyist for more than 30 years. His career in photography began with mostly
editorial assignments for local glossy magazines. Although he shoots mostly
commercial assignments now, he still occasionally does editorial work.
Architectural photography has always fascinated Jojo and his eyes inadvertently
revert back to it when on assignment or while travelling. He is a member of
the Camera Club of the Philippines as well as the Advertising Photographers of
the Philippines.
Tilak Hettige
Tilak, a product of New England School of Photography in Boston, USA, has
worked in the photography industry since 1981 in places like Boston, Washington
D.C, Sri Lanka, Oman, and the Philippines. He is an accomplished
author-photographer. He first won international recognition when he became the
photographer of the year in the International Photographic Society, Washington
D.C. in 1997. In addition to winning many subsequent awards Tilak’s work
has been published in many books, international newspapers, magazines and
calendars. His photographs have also been displayed in many exhibitions in the
Philippines and outside and several of them are in private collections in
several countries. Among his publications are the recently released Tilaka: The
Spiritual Third Eye and Saffron Robes: A Photographic Essay on Buddhist Monks.
Currently he is working on two more books. He now resides in Manila and has
joined the country's most prestigious Camera Club of the Philippines.
Raymund Isaac
A graduate of De La Salle's Communication Arts, Raymund Isaac is the president
and resident photographer of Portfolio Photography & Studio, Inc. He
started his career as a photographer by being an assistant photographer to Nap
Jamir II and Neal Oshima. His client list includes local and international
publications like Cosmopolitan, Mega, Metro, Metro Wedding, Philippine
Tatler, Elle, American Photo, People Asia, and Icon; advertising agencies like
Publicis Manila (Nesvita, Nestea, Nido), Pacific Asian Advertising Specialist
(Marie France, Facial Care, Svenson), Ace Saatchi & Saatchi (oxygen,
Penshoppe), McCann Erickshon, New Direction (SM), BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather,
etc.; and direct clients like Jollibee, Bench, Bayo, Kamiseta, Folded &
Hung, Adidas, Gift Gate and Warner Music. A multi-awarded photographer here and
abroad, Raymund was the 2002 Overall International Winner in the Glamour
and Beauty category of the American Photo Magazine (New York). His works
were also featured in other magazines such as Elle and Quo.
Tino Ley
Tino himself is a walking example of his own premise: He got hooked on
photography at the age of nine, and today runs a portrait and video studio
servicing De La Salle (Manila and Lipa), Letran, PWU, U.P., International
School, to name a few. A longtime member of the Camera Club of the Philippines,
he himself has attended many of PCCI's classes on photography and Photoshop and
is also one of the Center's success stories.
Lon Liwen
International fashion photographer Lon Liwen was involved in a variety of careers before going full time in photography. Lon Liwen is the professional name of Raymond Lontok.
During the Nineties, Li was one of the youngest fashion designers in the Philippines to run a flourishing line of ready-to-wear clothes. He branched out to publication by starting one of the country's esteemed publishing houses and conceptualizing and realizing its premiere fashion magazine. He also managed a modeling agency that maintained an international portfolio.
He produced widely read publications that focused on the nude male form and gender issues such as Rice, Brief Encounters and Brief Moments. He provided the template for the highly popular Bench underwear shows by conceptualizing and producing its first two productions. He created Preview magazine and founded Summit Media. He also published Fashion Forecast, a trade publication devoted to Philippine fashion.
In the early 2000s, Li started an international career in fashion photography with bases in Canada, Milan, Paris and New York. He helped nurture the careers of a number of today's top fashion models by lending them his keen eye and creativity.
Li now makes the Philippines his home, frequently traveling around the Asian region for a variety of assignments.
Richel Mascariñas
Richel began capturing perfect wedding images early on as a hobbyist while
still studying Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas. Upon graduating
in1990, his wedding photography was relegated to weekend bookings while he
worked in an architectural firm in Makati.
His practice became fulltime in 1994 when he decided to give up his career to
pursue his passion and he opened up his first studio (Heritage Home Video
Production) a year later. He has covered wedding rites and receptions in almost
all Christian and Non-Christian churches in Metro Manila, in different
provinces and abroad.
He is currently an officer of the biggest and the most respected Wedding
Photographers' organization in the country, the Wedding and Portrait
Photographers of the Philippines (WPPP).
His passion for photography has made him one of the most sought after wedding
photographers in the country and his expertise has been featured several times
in TV programs, wedding magazines and major dailies.
Menchit Ongpin
Menchit's profile will be available soon.
Andy Samaniego
Andy has always been fascinated with taking photographs since his childhood
days. In 1999, his enthusiasm for portraits, events and scenes that captured
his imagination elevated his desire to take photography to the next level, thus
turning his childhood passion into a career.
2002 marked Andy's entrance into the wedding industry, and since then his craft
has been in constant development, not only with the latest trends but also with
the artistic vision he wishes to express. Taking this as a positive challenge,
he honed his skills in portraiture,product illustration and travel photography.
Andy also expanded his repertoire to include corporate requirements and aerial
photography.
Since then, Andy has always captured the hearts of his peers and clients with
the images he produces, both personal and commercial. His photography is as
passionate as his faith, and he always looks forward to new and exciting
challenges and opportunities to express his deepest emotions while
communicating his distinctive vision.
Edwin Tuyay
Edwin is a photojournalist who shoots for international publications, including Newsweek, Time, Fortune, Paris Match, and Esquire. He has also done 4 covers for Reader’s Digest magazine, that were printed in the magazine’s 19 editions. Currently, he is the official Bloomberg News photographer in Manila.
From 1986 to 1988, Edwin was a staff photographer of the Manila Chronicle, covering the Senate, Malacañang palace, military and congress beats. He was also the first staff photographer of Asiaweek (from 1988 to March 2001). He covered major events, and photographed movers and shakers of the Asian region.
His book credits include Mt. Pinatubo: 500 Years After, Eyes on Asean, Philippines: Spirit of Place, The Philippines: A Journey Through the Archipelago, 100 Years of Meralco, DBP: 50 Years, EDSA People Power 2, The Cory Aquino Funeral by ABS-CBN, Avida, 20 Years, and The Inaugural book of President Noynoy Aquino.
Patrick Uy
Patrick is one of the most sought-after wedding photographers in the country.
His clients include some of the biggest names in local industry, politics, and
show business. He also specializes in advertising photography and is the
proprietor of Pacific Light Studio. He is past president of both the Camera
Club of the Philippines, and of the Advertising Photographers of the
Philippines. Patrick has a bachelor's degree in business management from Ateneo
de Manila University.
Ed Yap
Ed is the former managing editor/art director of i-mag photography
magazine. He has lectured on photography, creativity, digital file handling for
laymen, and career opportunities in image editing. He was formerly creative
director at Dailey & Associates, Graphic Atelier, Ad Strategists, and at
his own design studios, E/FX Graphics, Design Matrix, and Show & Tell. The
hats he has worn are those of advertising copywriter, website designer and
administrator, audiovisual producer, and graphic designer.
