About the Photographer
Reny Pampolina
Experience
Life
I believe I was born to shoot photos. In fact it runs in my veins. I started taking photos as early when I was 12 years old, because my dad was also a photographer He patiently taught me all the nuances of photography. He also raised our family through photography in as much as he put up a photo studio which also became our main source of livelihood. My father also became my teacher and at the same time made me work in our studio. He assigned me in various photo shoots such as wedding, debut, baptismal, food photography, product shots and others. Later, I delved into photojournalism and was hired by the Manila Times, one of the most prestigious and respected newspapers in the Philippines. I was given various beats such as police, sports, corporate, lifestyle, entertainment and others. My talents were finally recognized when I won the best news photograph award from Catholic Mass Media Award (CMMA) a prestigious award giving bodies with my photo on a tragic fire incident in Laguna, South of Manila, Philippines. The editors of the Manila Times also choose that photo as the Times Photo of the Year. I was also a regular stringer for Reuters News Agency in which my assignments were almost purely hard news coverage and was a presidential close-in photographer at the Presidential Photographers Division. This job has given me the chance to work closely with the President of the Philippines in which most of the time I get to be assigned to cover her activities during her local and foreign visits. I also worked as a production photographer in Picture Perfect Network company in Miami Florida and a Portrait School Photographer in Gerlinde Photography in Hollywood Florida. Certainly, my being a photographer has given me the chance to visit various places and meet a lot of other people. I love being a photographer.It's my life and vocation.
Career
- Philippine Consulate of South Florida for Leadership Distinction Award in Photojournalism 2012
- Department of Education Lecturer/Judge in Photojournalism Year 2006
- Philippine Consulate Photo Exhibitor New York City, September 2005
- Office of the President Speaker- Basic & Advance Photography Seminars 2004
- Epson Photo Contest Awardee, Family Snap Award 2004
- Catholic Mass Media Awardee for Best News Photograph Year 2000
- The Manila Times-Photo of the Year 2000
- Nestea Sports Photography Contest Awardee 2001
- Zoom Photographers Club Guest Speaker (Broadcast Journalist) 2002
- Press Photographer of the Philippines-Director
- Presidential Photographers Association-Director
- National Press Club-Member
- Philippine Center for Photojournalism-Member
- International Press Center-Member 2002-2009
- National Institute of Photography-Member
- Philippine News Service, Houston Texas-Correspondent
Countries Visited
- San Francisco, U.S.A. (February 2004) - Official Visit
- Republic of Chile (February 2004) - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2004) Summit
- Los Angeles, U.S.A. (February2004) - Official Visit
- Busan, Korea (November 2005) - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2005) Summit
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (May 2006) - State Visit
- Libyan Arab (July 2006) - State Visit
- London, England (September 2006) - Working Visit
- Xiamen, China (November 2006) - Official Visit
- Boao, China (April 2007) - attendance at 6th Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2007
- Tokyo, Japan (May 2007) - Official Visit
- Canberra, Australia (May 2007) - Working Visit
- Sydney, Australia (September 2007) - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2007) Summit
- New York U.S.A. (September 2007) - attendance at the United Nation (UN) Summit and Clinton Global Initiative
- Kingdom of Spain (December 2007) - State Visit
- Dubai U.A.E. (January 2008) - State Visit
- Washington D.C. U.S.A. (July 2008) - State Visit
- New York, U.S.A. (September 2008) - attendance at the 63rd United Nation (UN) General Assembly
- Cartagena, Colombia (November 2008) - Private Visit
- Los Angeles, U.S.A. (December 2008) - State Visit
- Kingdom of Bahrain (February 2009) - two-day Official Visit in Kingdom
- Miami / Broward, Florida, U.S.A. (July 2009- Present) - Residency