Pinoy Wins 2007 PopPhoto Photographer Year
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2007 Photographer of the Year: Marc Aviles
Judges Select Winner of Third Annual Shoot-Out
By Pop Photo Staff
July 2007
The editors of Popular Photography & Imaging have named Marc Aviles from San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, the 2007 Photographer of the Year. He will receive the $5,000 cash prize and the prestigious title of "The Best Shooter on the Planet."
The self-taught photographer, who is in his late 30s and works in the information-technology field, has been shooting for five years. This is his first time competing in a Popular Photography & Imaging contest. "I've been following the Photographer of the Year contest since the beginning," he says, but I always missed the deadlines before."
Aviles said that competing in this year's Shoot-Out allowed him to exercise his imagination. "I find competitions very exciting because there's a lot of great photographers out there and I'm learning a lot," he says.
2007 Photographer of the Year: Marc Aviles
Judges Select Winner of Third Annual Shoot-Out
By Pop Photo Staff
July 2007
The editors of Popular Photography & Imaging have named Marc Aviles from San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, the 2007 Photographer of the Year. He will receive the $5,000 cash prize and the prestigious title of "The Best Shooter on the Planet."
The self-taught photographer, who is in his late 30s and works in the information-technology field, has been shooting for five years. This is his first time competing in a Popular Photography & Imaging contest. "I've been following the Photographer of the Year contest since the beginning," he says, but I always missed the deadlines before."
Aviles said that competing in this year's Shoot-Out allowed him to exercise his imagination. "I find competitions very exciting because there's a lot of great photographers out there and I'm learning a lot," he says.