The Artist at Work

• Prize
  Bronze in People/Self-Portrait
• Photographer
  Rommel B. Lugada
• Socials

Capturing and composing a self-portrait series of a photographer/designer through shadow and reflection while working in different places using traveller's compact cameras. Travel locations: Old deep well in Casa Manila Museum, at the children's playground under the acacia trees in Quezon City, at the old Malate Church of Manila, at the floor of a mall in the city, and at the entrance of San Bartolome Church in Malabon City, Philippines.

• Biography
  Multi-awarded Filipino industrial designer/amateur fine art photographer, and a part-time senior lecturer in School of Design and Arts, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. BFA Industrial Design, University of Santo Tomas under the Design Center of the Philippines Scholarship Award (w/ earned units in Master of Fine Arts). Former Industrial Design Specialist, Design Center of the Philippines. Freelance consultant for product design & development. Has worked with intensive product design and development for various multinational home design stores/clients in U.S.A., Europe, Australia & Asia.
• Awards
  "Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2017 and 2018" and "Advertising Photographer of the Year 2018" with multiple-gold, silver, and bronze in International Photography Awards - Philippines in 2017 and 2018 (Non-Pro). Gold winner in International Design Awards USA (2019). 1st Place Winner in International Photography Awards USA 2017 (Micro/Non-Pro). Top winner in Fine Art Portfolio in Moscow International Foto Awards (for "Design Vision 10/10") and Tokyo International Foto Awards (for "The Fine Art of the Nature Lover Boy"). Honorable mention winner in PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, London International Creative Competition, 12th International Color Awards, and Nominee for the 4th and 5th Fine Art Photography Awards, London. Awardee, "Award of Excellence", in Black and White and in Yellow Theme Category featured in Nikon Philippines 100th Anniversary celebration and exhibition, 2017.