First Place Bridal March Category, WPPP

Date : Sept 2, 2008
Venue : Max's Restaurant, QC


Wedding and Portrait Photographers of the Phils. ( WPPP ) is one of the very few photography associations that caters mostly on weddings. It is an incredible honor to top the annual contest where talented wedding photographers competes every month. Congratulations to Mr. Danny Ignacio for winning the 2008 Photographer of the Year.

Last Tuesday was the last WPPP photo contest for the year and the category was "BRIDAL MARCH". Since I was so busy during my USA trips I only managed to enter two photos, and luckily i got the 1st place award.


1st place photo

WPPP 5 Merits Wedding Details Category

Date : June 3, 2008
Venue : Max's Restaurant, Quezon City

This time was not my lucky day, just got 5 merits. The best I got was 4th place.

4th Place
6th Place
8th Place
9th Place
10th Place

Wedding Photojournalism Contest-2nd Place and 2 Merits

Date : May 6, 2008
Venue : Quezon City

Category of WPPP photo contest for the month of May 2008 was photojournalism. Three of my entries rated top 10.

2nd place

5th place

9th place

2nd Place and 5 Merits, WPPP Photo Contest

Date: April 1, 2008
Venue : Max's Restaurant, QC

Eventhough i am here in Canada, I participated in the monthly photo contest of WPPP, "Pre-Nuptial" Category. My print won 2nd place and 5 more got merits (top 10 from more than 100 entries).

2nd PLACE:

This engagement session was just last March 24, 2008 in New York, USA. I love the lines that coordinated well to the arches of the building plus the effect of the lights which added drama to the picture.


Five (5) of my entries were included in the top 10. As you notice, i really really love capturing the noisy water of the beaches while my clients are enjoying the beauty of the place.

Boracay.... a place i will never exchange with any part of North America...


City of Dana Point, Orange County, Los Angeles
This is another recent engagement session in USA. Pictorial was a day after attending the WPPI convention in Las Vegas last March 2008.


Laguna Beach, Los Angeles

La Luz, Batangas... favorite place for "Trash the Dress" session...

La Luz, Batangas

Competition... Winner again this month.....Woo Hoo !!

Date: March 11, 2008
Was delighted to get 2nd place award during the WPPP photo contest. I had no expectation when entering the monthly competitions, I was just trying to get a guideline of my work in comparison to other best photographers in WPPP but the response has surpassed my expectations once more considering the toughness of the competition and the judging. Each year the photos are so amazing and you can see its tremendous impact.
Winning images..
2nd place 6th place 8th place 9th place

2008 Awards of Excellence 16 x 20 Print Competition Entries

Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) will sponsor the 2008 WPPI International Awards of Excellence 16 x 20 Print Competition to be held at Las Vegas, Nevada on March 15, 2008.

I will be going to Las Vegas to personally witness the judging of the said competition. Last year, I was lucky that 3 of my entries got an accolade of excellence award. Some of the entries I submitted for this year's competition are as follows:

Long Island

The Dress

Final Destination

Blue Sky

Getting Ready

Oasis

Greenfields

Twin Peak

Blue Veil

College Sweatheart

Lay Beside Me

Chris and Elaine

2008 WEDDING ALBUM COMPETITION

ENTRY NO. 2 - EMON AND CLAR

2008 WEDDING ALBUM COMPETITION

WPPI conducts an annual competition on album design and winners are announced during the convention awards night which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 19, 2008. Last year, three (3) of our entries got an Accolade Of Excellence Award. One of the mechanics of the contest is that the album should contain 50 images.

ENTRY NO. 1 - ANJO AND GRACE

Another International Awards, WPPI

Date: November 13, 2007
Subject: WPPI 2007 8 x 10 2nd Half Print Competition
Venue: Santa Monica, CA, USA

It is incredible when somebody especially an International Organization recognizes my work and receives attention. 2007 is really a very rewarding year for me. Just today I got an email from the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) that I placed 2nd for the non-traditional Bride and Groom Category. Moreso, I am thrilled to announce that I received seven ( 7 ) Accolade of Excellence Awards.

Total number of International Awards received for the year 2007 is twenty five (25).

I am so greatful to the following couples who were very cooperative as these International recognitions would not be made possible without them.

1. Philip and Monica
2. Cocoy and Pops - got three accollade of excellence awards
3. Emon and Clar
4. Bene and Adine
5. Tony and Laura
6. Yeyi and Minette

Thank you Lord for the talent you gave me.

2nd Place - Bride and Groom Category (Non-traditional)


Accolade of Excellence Awards

More Awards!!!

Date: November 5, 2007

I finished up 2007 with another amazing award on my collection. Last night I won 2nd place for the last quarter photo contest of SPPP. Overall, I was able to place 1st runner-up for the Photographer of the Year in Society of Portrait Photographers of the Philippines, ( SPPP ). Congratulation to my best friend Robert Lester of Digital Profile for winning the SPPP Photographer of the Year 2007...Incredible!
The winning photo... 2nd place

2 in a row ... GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Great photo really is worth a thousand words …

WPPP awarded me the 2007 Photographer of the Year during the Photographer’s night held at Club Filipino, October 24, 2007. I am so thankful to our Almighty God for giving me this talent and to my wife who has been very supportive since I started this business.

I can say that 2007 was my lucky year having been crowned to be the 2007 WPPP Photographer of the Year and another GRAND AWARD was given to me for winning the best PHOTO in the WPPP Photo Congress Contest judged by an Australian Master Photographer MARTIN AND RYAN SCHEMBRI.

Grand Prize Winner - 2007 WPPP Photo Congress Contest

AS ALWAYS....
YOUR CAMERA IS ONLY A TOOL ...
WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY...
AND YOUR STYLE...

2007 WPPP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR


GRAND PRIZE WINNER-2007 WPPP PHOTO CONGRESS CONTEST

2007 WPPI WINNING ENTRIES: PRINT AND ALBUM COMPETITION

Venue: SM Megamall
Date: October 22-24, 2007
Photo Congress 2007

Here are some of my master pieces.. a video presentation...

2007 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Date: September 4, 2007
Venue: Cafe Lupe, Makati City

... " 2007 WPPP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR" ...

I am proud to say that I placed among the top ranks in various WPPP competitions throughout the year including first place in Photojournalism, Bride and Groom, and Wedding Details Categories and 2nd place in Prenuptial and Environmental Categories

“Winning the award is that much sweeter… this is a year-round effort. I pinch myself every day when I wake up because I am so happy to be self-employed, doing something that I love, and getting recognized to be creative.

Below are my winning entries :