Allan Qua Borebor
2015 Best New Talent
Allan Qua Borebor got interested in photography since he lives in a certain place in the Philippines. The need to have a good landscape pictures for the company website and advertisement made him decided to buy his first ever camera. From then on, he considered photography as a hobby. He took pictures of different places and people without any formal knowledge in photography. He learned to love being a street photographer. He was very much inspired that he decided to buy his very first DSLR in 2013. From a simple hobby, photography became a passion. There was always a desire to come up with quality and relevant photos. Thus, he decided to enroll in a basic photography workshop and consequently, in an advanced photography class by the Federation of Philippine Photography Foundation (FPPF).
To enhance his skills, he joined Manila Avid Photographers (MAP) to see how other photographers work. He travelled in various places, shooting landscapes, festivals and other human activities. He attended other workshops on landscapes, portrait and Fine Art Photography. It was in 2014, when he started joining international competitions. He won the first prize in FXB International for the theme Framing Hope. He also received an Honorable Mention in MIFA 2014 competition in fine arts category. In 2015, he bagged the 1st Place award in the Philippines-SONY Power of Imaging Southeast Asia – Photo Challenge – Action. My entry in SONY World Photography Awards was Commended – Open Competition – Category: Architecture and was part of SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS EXHIBITION at Somerset House, London from April 24 – May 10, 2015. This year, Allan joined PX3 competition and received 5 Honorable Mentions.