PHOTOGRAPHY
ABOUT MIGUEL SY
BIOGRAPHY
Miguel Sy is a Filipino Chinese photographer born in Manila on 1990. Currently based in the Philippines. He has been handling local and international clients for the past 8 years.
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He has focused his work around Architecture and Advertorial Photography but has done documentary work in various countries like Nigeria, Cambodia and ofcourse his own country in the Philippines.
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He is an avid Motorcycle and Scuba Diving enthusiast focused on exploration and documentation.
AWARDS
2017
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
GOLD - PROFESSIONAL ADVERTORIAL CATEGORY
GOLD - PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT CATEGORY
SILVER - PROFESSIONAL CONCEPTUAL CATEGORY
2016
IPA Family of Man Competition
GOLD- Professional Category
Honorable Mention -Professional Category
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2015
Grant Winner - Goethe Institut
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2014
1st - GI Climate Change nationwide photography competition
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2013
1st - Canon competition for best photograph of the year – College of Saint Benilde
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EXHIBITIONS
2017
“PATH TO GLORY”
COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE, SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ART@ TAFT AVE. I
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
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"AETAS OF BARANGAY NABUKLOD"
COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE, SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ART@ TAFT AVE. I
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
2016
“BUILDING WALLS AROUND US”
FOTOPARTY EXHIBIT @ LAGOS I NIGERA
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"WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW"
THE OXYMORONS OF PATTERNS AND THE BROTHER
PRESIDENTS LOUNGE EXHIBIT @ SDA TAFT AVE. | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
2015
IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT"
FOTOSEMANA EXHIBIT THOUSANDFOLD
@ BSIDE, THE COLLECTIVE MAKATI | PHILIPPINES
"BUILDING WALLS AROUND US"
URBAN DESIGN FESTIVAL/
MAESTRANZA INTRAMUROS FESTIVAL @ INTRAMUROS, MANILA | PHILIPPINES
"BUILDING WALLS AROUND US"
GOETHE INSTITUT PUBLIC SPACE/
GATED COMMUNITIES EXHIBIT @ LE CAFÉ CURIEUX, MAKATI |
2014
"GRAINS OF TIME"
GROUP EXHIBIT SALU-SALO FOOD BANK OF THE
PHILIPPINES, SECOND HARVEST ASIA SEMINAR @ MIRIAM COLLEGE| PHILIPPINES
"WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW"
AN INTROSPECTION EXHIBIT @ A SPACE MANILA | PHILIPPINES
"WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW"
GOETHE INSTITUT CLIMATE CHANGE
EXHIBIT @ FULLY BOOKED NATIONWIDE| PHILIPPINES
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