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"The beauty of the photograph is the ability to affect people on an emotional level, bringing the viewer as close to the subject matter as they can get without being there. I try to capture the emotional aspects of events more than the actual details, and portraying a sense of mood of feeling in my images is essential. I hope that each of my images not only tell a story but tell it with grace and beauty."
~Zoriah, award winning photojournalist (zoriah.com)

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FEMALE TRAVELER, WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ARTIST.

JOJIE ALCANTARA Jojie Alcantara is a semi-retired TV host and a Davao-based phojournalist since 1995. A multi-awarded photographer and artist, her works are featured in tourism promotional campaigns (DOT's It's More Fun in the Philippines) and on covers and spreads of local and international magazines.

As both a writer and photographer, she has a lifestyle and travel column in two newspapers, and contributes to travel and international airline publications and coffee table books. Her personal advocacy is to promote her country positively to the world.

As a photographer, she has bagged local and international awards and is a Getty Image contributor. Often on solo adventures, she documents remote areas of fascinating islands and finds heartwarming stories of human interest. Currently, she maintains a column in SunStar Davao and Manila Bulletin, and contributes to airline travel magazines. She is a three time Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards nominee in two categories, Travel Journalism and Heritage and Culture.

She has television stints as host and product endorser for product brands. She handles media events, charity works, and speaking engagements. Most of her fulfilling moments are quietly capturing nature's beauty on her own. She accepts travel assignments, and currently handles photography workshops with Canon. Her images can be found on her blogs and official Facebook page.

In 2013, she has received a plaque of recognition from the City Mayor of Davao for her significant contribution under the Social Media category.

As an artist and painter, she’s also had a few art exhibits in the past featuring her caricatures. She’s had several photo exhibits solo and with groups, the most notable of which was “Bravo Filipino: Artisans at Work”, a photo exhibit held in Manila in 2010 by the by the Ayala Foundation and Filipinas Heritage Library.

Her specialty is travel, photojournalism and aerial photography. Two of her aerial shots have landed on covers of two international airline magazines. Since then she has had several aerial photography assignments in the country and abroad.

Currently, she travels around the country and abroad for tourism, culture and commercial projects.

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PHOTOBLOG: "The Scene Stealer" http://kodakerdabawenya.com
DAVAO, HER BELOVED CITY: http://www.dabawenya.net
FACEBOOK PAGE : http://www.facebook.com/Jojie.Alcantara.Designs

FEATURED IN MANILA BULLETIN'S PICTURE PERFECT ON FEBRUARY 16, 2010
https://pbase.com/jojie_alcantara/image/124730857

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Copyright for these photos belongs solely to Jojie Alcantara. Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer. Please email to jojiealcantara@gmail.com.