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About Me
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Dec.1994 1st Prize (Unpublished Category) Press Photographers of the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