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When I was in high school, my dad gave me a Pentax ME Super SLR camera complete with wide angle, standard, macro, and telephoto zoom lenses plus a book on taking better pictures. I became hooked to photography. While in college, and seeing my interest growing, my dad gifted me with a Contax RTS II with motor drive that came with some Carl Zeiss lenses and a dedicated flashgun bundled with a Billingham camera bag. It boosted my ego, giving me the impetus to take up courses in photography and membership with a camera club. I almost neglected my studies but my dad offered an incentive to add a Contax 167MT to my arsenal upon my graduation from the university, which I did, and he did. With the passing of years, I saw my camera system built up.

As a hobbyist, I have been fortunate to garner awards in on the spot photo contests and in other competitions that are usually held every year in my country.

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3rd Prize, nationwide photo contest --
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-- with Makati City Mayor & Mrs. Jejomar C. Binay and Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado extending their felicitations.

I’m quite new in digital photography and it's an eye-opener. As a beginner, I used a FujiFinepix S5000 and just recently acquired my first DSLR, a Nikon D70, which I'm presently trying out.

I work fulltime as a sales officer with a telecomm company but photography, as a song goes, is “always on my mind.”

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    King W G Photography says:

    "many thanks dad for teaching me the basic in photography. i've learned a lot from you. you are a living legend in photography. i've seen all your awards in photography and hope to duplicate it also."

    1st August, 2009

Name:
Alvin Gumba
Joined:
February 2006
Hometown:
Manila, Philippines
Currently:
Manila, Philippines
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Occupation:
Sales in Telecommunications and Real Estate