The Executive Committee of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 met last night to finalize details of the annual photography event. The meeting was jointly presided over by Mrs. Eduviges Y. Huang, Chairperson of the FPPF, and Mr. Manny Inumerable, Chairman of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 Organizing Committee and attended by the executives of the various committees from member camera clubs.
PhotoWorld Asia 2010 will have four separate venues:
- The ACCM, AIM Conference Center Makati, for the seminars and workshops.
- The Glorietta Activity Center as main exhibition area for the photography industry trade show.
- The Art Space, 3rd Floor at Glorietta 4 for the collection of antiquarian photographs and vintage cameras.
- The Glorietta 5 for more trade exhibitions.
On Thursday, January 28, 2010, there will be three formal openings:
- 3:00 pm for the trade exhibits at Glorietta 5;
- 4:30 pm at the Art Space, 3rd floor, Glorietta 4 for the exhibits of old photographs and vintage camera collections;
- 6:00 pm at the Glorietta Activity Center for the ribbon cutting followed by booth visitations.
Tourism Director Cynthia Lazo, Sculptor Ramon Orlina and Pianist Ingrid Santamaria have been invited to grace the opening of PhotoWorld Asia 2010. The trade show, which is open to the public for free, will run until February 2, 2010.
The educational series – workshops and seminars by master photographers – will be held at the ACCM, Asian Institute of Management Conference Center in Makati from January 29 to February 1, 2010. It will feature world renowned photographers Manny Librodo and Kevin Ames as headline speakers, with the special participation of top fashion photographer Raymond Isaac during the hands on shoot in Taal, Batangas.
Other speakers include John Silva who will lecture on 19th and early 20th century Philippine photographs, Isa Lorenzo on Black & White photography, Hugo Yonzon III on harnessing the creative energy, Bernie Ledesma on strobist techniques, John Tronco on wedding photography, Raul Echivarre on the Zen of photography, Jason Magbanua on videography, Indonesian Kristupa Saragih on travel photography and Singaporean Eddie Ng on bridging photo communities.
A separate event in Taal, Batangas will feature a fashion shoot, with top professional photographer Raymond Isaac and US photographer and PhotoWorld Asia speaker Kevin Ames. The photo shoot will be done in two old houses in Taal – the Villavicencio and Agoncillo ancestral homes – and will feature several professional models for the Traditional, Modern and Fine Art setups. The shoots will be done outdoors and indoors.
Fee for the Taal photo shoot is P5,000 for PWA 2010 delegates and P6,000 for non-delegates. The fee will be used to defray expenses for the air-conditioned transport buses, breakfast, lunch and merienda during the shoot and to pay for the makeup artists and fashion stylists who will attend to the models.
Those who wish to join the Taal photo shoot may register here. Meeting place will be at the Comfoods carpark along Buendia Ave., corner Pasong Tamo St. in Makati at 6:00 am sharp. It will be a two-hour trip to picturesque Taal, Batangas.
