1. Ben Cabrera
2. Bien Bautista
3. Jaime Zobel de Ayala Sr.
4. Emil Davocol
5. Pancho Escaler
6. Wig Tysmans
7. Jojo Guingona
8. Quincy Castillo

Benedicto Reyes Cabrera - or BenCab, as he is more popularly known is widely hailed as a master of contemporary Philippine art. He was born in Manila on April 10, 1942. BenCab began carving a niche for himself in Manila's art circles shortly after receiving his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines in 1963. A painter and printmaker, he has exhibited widely in the Philippines and in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has won several major art awards in a career spanning four decades. In 1992, he received the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining (Cultural Center of the Philippines Award for the Arts). In 2006, he was conferred the Order of National Artist for Visual Arts by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacanan Palace. His works have been the subject of three books, Ben Cabrera: Etchings (1970-1980) by Cid Reyes; Bencab's Rock Sessions by Eric Caruncho; and BENCAB by Alfred Yuson and Cid Reyes. The artist lives and works in Baguio City.

Bien S. Bautista - has been both a professional and fine art photographer since 1976, although his initial interest in photography dates back to his childhood days when he was playing with a Diana camera. This very early infatuation with photography bloomed into a passionate love affair as the years passed.

Today, he is one of the most sought after professional photographers in the advertising world. He has won many awards including the prestigious Master Photographer Award 2001 from the Camera Club of the Philippines. Recently, he held a major retrospective exhibit and book launch at the Art Space Gallery, Glorietta. “Esta Bien,” was the title of both the exhibit and his coffee table book.

A recent one man exhibit in Honk Kong as well as a group show in New York are part of his many achievements.

Bien is a very talented and prolific photographer who continues to surprise us with his new and exciting imagery. Bien’s business and lifetime partner Remy describes his vision in a short sentence, “Bien opens a window in your life to let you see his.” 

Jaime Zobel de Ayala - is chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation, one of the oldest and most respected business houses in Asia. An art photographer for the past 30 years, Zobel has won several photography awards in the Philippines and abroad. He is the first Filipino amateur photographer to be conferred "Licentiate" by the Royal Photographic Society and has received similar commendations from the French and Spanish governments for his contributions to art and culture.

Zobel exhibits regularly in the Philippines and has produced several critically acclaimed books.

Zobel continues to break new ground in art photography with
Explorations in various art media.

Emil V. Davocol - When the good lord handed out artistic talent, we suspect he was playing favorites. Emil Davocol is a gifted Photographer, illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer. He received his first regional award for Asia's best photograph in 1976. When he decided to concentrate on advertising photography, he reaped awards of excellence from the local advertising industry. In the international scene, his visuals for an airline print ad was a CLIO finalist.

His photographs have been part of six group exhibits, which includes his latest collaboration in New York with three U.S. based Filipino photographers. His images have also graced eleven hard bound books.

Emil is an Icon of Filipino talent. What makes him an even bigger person is his humility, graciousness and willingness to impart his knowledge.

Pancho Escaler - Imparting knowledge to young people and encouraging them to nurture their creativity takes a whole lot of talent, patience and devotion. Among all the photographers who are participating in this abstraction exhibit, Pancho Escaler is the only one who has been teaching basic photography and creative visual perception for the past 20 years at the Ateneo as well as at the Assumption College.

We can just imagine how many young people’s lives he has positively influenced throughout his teaching career. Aside from this he has photographed countless celebrities and distinguished members of society including a few Philippine Presidents.

He is also a resource person at Photo World  and has served as director of the Camera Club of the Philippines as well as the Advertising Photographers of the Philippines. Pancho is well known as a Beauty and Glamour photographer but few of us know that the reason his portrait work is outstanding is because he captures the character and spirit of his sitters.

Wig Tysmans - Has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years. His expertise in his fine rendition of portraiture and figure studies. He has captured an eclectic array of Filipiniana subjects for the numerous books that he has produced, and is currently chairman of the Board of judges of the annual Art Petron Competition’s photography category.

Jojo Guingona - has been a freelance commercial, advertising and editorial photographer professionally for the last 10 years.  But his love affair with photography began long before that when he picked up his mom’s Nikon F2 when he was 12.    
         
Fast forward about 30 years and Jojo is currently focused on commercial and advertising photography and has found himself doing what he loves best after having gone through several career changes.  Jojo is actually an audio engineer. I have had several one man exhibits and I’m looking forward to collaborating with such a talented group of fellow photographers but more importantly a cherished group of friends.  Therein lays the chemistry and synergy that binds this group of artists.”
         
Jojo recently held an exhibit on architectural photography, where his heart resides.  He has held seminars on photography and is scheduled to be teaching a module on photographing interiors at the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging in 2007. Jojo is a member of the Camera Club of the Philippines as well and has served on its Board of Directors.  
         
Jojo has been working in the digital realm for the better part of 5 years and has totally embraced the technology. 

Quincy Castillo - has been a practicing professional photographer for 20 years and a digital artist for 15 years.

Travel and cultural photography is one of his many passions and his images from many parts of the world can be viewed through his website: www.quincyimages.com 

Quincy has participated in many photography exhibits both here and abroad and has done one man shows. He is past president of the Camera Club of the Philippines, the oldest and most prestigious photographic society in Asia and is a three time Master Photographer of the Year Awardee, (1985, 1992 and 2004).

Recently, he started holding digital photography and imaging workshops to teach basic digital photography and basic imaging. Teaching has always been his inclination and finds it gratifying to be able to share knowledge.