| Chito
Vecina has had nearly 25 years of experience as a photojournalist.
A journalism graduate, he has worked in major dailies such as the
Philippine Daily Express, Evening Post, Bulletin Today, Philippine
Star and Hong Kong Standard and was a pioneer staffer in the Philippine
Daily Inquirer. He started out in sports and news photography and
now specializes in fashion and interiors photography and the coverage
of Lifestyle in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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Employment Experience
1997-Present Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle
Photographer
1994-1997 Hong Kong Standard Senior Photographer
*English Newspaper in Hong Kong
*Photo News Desk Work and editing
1986-1984 Philippines Star Publication Assistant
Photographer
1985-1986 Philippine Daily Inquirer Photojournalist
6/85-12/85 San Miguel Corporation Corporate
Photographer
1984-85 Pm News/ Bulletin Today Photojournalist
1980-84 Evening Post Photojournalist
6/79-12/79 Philippine Daily Express Photographer
and
darkroom technician
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Award Winning Photographs
July 1996 1st Prize (sports category) Hong
Kong Newspaper Society
Annual Photo Contest
Feb. 1996 2nd Prize (Sports Category) Hong
Kong Press Photographer
Annual Photo Contest
Dec.1994 Grand Prize (Photo of the Year)
Press Photographersof
The Philippines Annual Contest
Dec.1994 1st Prize (Sports Category) Press
Photographers of
The Philippines Annual Contest
Dec.1994 2nd Prize (Sports Category) Press
Photographers of the
Philippines Annual Photo Contest
Dec.1994 1st Prize (Unpublished Category)
Press Photographers of the
Philippines Annual Photo Contest
Nov.1993 1st Prize (Sports News) Sports Photographers
of the
Philippines Annual Photo Contest
Feb.1993 2nd Prize Senate Press Corps Annual
Photo Contest
Nov.1992 1st Prize Kodak on the spot Photo
Contest (Beautiful Faces Category)
July 1992 1st Prize Philippine Basketball
Association Seasonal
Photo Contest
June 1991 2nd Prize (News Category) Press
Photographers of the
Philippines Annual Photo Contest
June 1991 3rd Prize (Human Interest Category)
Press Photographers
of the Philippines Annual Photo Contest
Dec.1990 2nd Prize (Black and White Category)
Canon Asia-Pacific
International Photo Contest
June 1989 3rd Prize, Carlsberg Golf Photo
Contest
Feb.1989 1st Prize, Carlsberg Masters Cup
Golf Photo Contest
Jan.1989 2nd Prize, (Tourism Category) Press
Photographers of
The Philippines Annual Photo Contest
June 1988 1st Prize, PHILTA Tennis Photo
Contest
Dec.1987 3rd Prize, Sports Photographers
Club of the Philippines
Annual Photo Contest
Sept. 1986 2nd Prize, (Pictorial Category)
Press Photographers of
The Philippines Annual Photo Contest
Mar.1985 3rd Prize, Philippine Olympic Committee
Sports Photo
Contest
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Exhibits
21 March 1989 Photographic Odyssey, One-Man
Photo Exhibit
held at the lobby of Phil-Am Life Building
1989 Photojournalist Guild of the Philippines
Photo
Exhibit at Farmer's Plaza, Cubao
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Professional Affiliations
Member- Photojournalist Guild of the Philippines
Member- Hong Kong Press Photographers Club
Member- Newspaper Society of Hong Kong
Member- National Press Club of the Philippines
Member- Senate Press Corps of the Philippines
1982-1994 Secretary- Sports Photographers
Club of the Philippines
1993-1994 Director- Press Photographers of
the Philippines
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