Honorable Mention / 2018 / Fine Art / Landscape

Band of Brothers

  • Photographer
    Edwin Villeroz Mangabat, Australia
  • Studio
    Heritage Bank Limited

Located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines, the Manila-
American Cemetery has the largest number of graves (17,206
graves) of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War
II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied
nations.

A CPA by profession, Edwin is currently working in one large mutual bank in Australia as Internal Auditor. He is a self-taught photographer based in Queensland, Australia and only discovered his interest in photography in 2015 (three years ago) when he bought his first DLSR (Nikon D750).

Everything started as a simple hobby, taking snapshots of the streets in Singapore using his mobile phone and then posting it in social media. It eventually turned into passion and obsession, to capture and create amazing images. To him, photography is a form of meditation and anti-stress reliever, where he tends to forget the life's toughest challenges and problems while shooting.
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His passion is on landscapes/ seascapes, nature, cityscapes and astrophotography. When not taking photographs, he is busy watching DOTA 2 online games, studying for his CA exams, and/or watching NBA games.
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Awards - (2016) Runner-up, Theme Category - Heritage Bank Photographic Awards 2016, "Promises of Tranquility"
- (2016) Alwyn Kucks Memorial Award - Heritage Bank Photographic Awards 2016, "Promises of Tranquility"
- (2016) Peoples Choice Award, DocklandsILoveYou Photo Competition 2016, "Lights from Heaven"
- (2017) Highly Commended (Scapes), 9th Australian Digital Photography Awards (ADPA 2017), "Pinnacles at Cape Woolamai"
- (2017) Merit (Scapes), 9th Australian Digital Photography Awards (ADPA 2017), "Calm at the Pylons"
- (2017) Merit Ribbon, Sydney Harbour International 2017, "Calmness at the Pylons"
- (2017) Honourable Mention, Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA), Sub-category: Nature-Sunset (Non-Pro) "Waves Painting"
- (2017) Silver Award, Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA), Sub-category: Nature-Sunset (Non-Pro) "The Guiding Light"