And then there was one.
From the four office workers chosen to participate in AirAsia Travel Photographer 2015, including a car salesman and a barista, the online votes have been tallied and 36-year old Velvet Lagman takes home the grand prize!
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| AirAsia Travel Photographer winner Velvet Lagman (3rd from left) with fellow contenders (L-R) TJ Nepomuceno III, Paul Delfin, and Sarah Garcia at the awarding ceremony held recently in Mandaluyong City, Philippines |
Mentored by Malaysian photojournalist Adam Lee, Velvet has received the coveted title of AirAsia’s Best Travel Photographer of 2015 along with 100,00 AirAsia BIG Points and a Nikon D5500 with a 18mm-55mm lens kit.
The photo contest was jointly organized by AirAsia and ThinkDharma Inc. (the exclusive distributor of Nikon Digital Cameras) in partnership with AirAsia BIG, the airline’s global loyalty programme. Lucky Voter Grand Prize Winner was awarded to Mia Celindro. She received 100,000 AirAsia BIG Points and a Nikon 1 J5, while ten other lucky voting contestants were awarded with AirAsia BIG Points plus other goodies from Nikon.
Assisted by acclaimed photographers from the Philippines and Malaysia as their personal coaches, four pre-selected contestants travelled across Asia for one week, which started on July 21. Contestants were tasked to capture unforgettable moments in categories: landscape, food, portrait, architecture and travel in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Online voting via www.airasiatravelphotographer.com was opened to the public from August 20 and concluded on September 5.
Philippines AirAsia Head of Commercial Gerard Penaflor led the awarding ceremony held in Mandaluyong City, Philippines in September 18, 2015 and joined in the ribbon-cutting of the exhibit featuring pictures taken on the contest leg.
Keep updated with the next leg of the AirAsia Travel Photography contest by using #IamAirAsiaTravelPhotographer and receive the latest updates via Twiiter (twitter.com/AirAsiaPh) or Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsiaPhilippines).
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About AirAsia Philippines
As part of its commitment to make travel more affordable, convenient and accessible to all, AirAsia Philippines signed a strategic alliance with Filipino carrier, ZestAir, in March 2013 and moved its operation from Clark, Pampanga to Manila’s major gateway, Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Zest Air was later on rebranded to AirAsia Zest with a new corporate look wherein the Zest name has been incorporated into the iconic red hot circle, which is the signature logo of AirAsia to symbolize the partnership.
AirAsia Philippines and AirAsia Zest are part of the AirAsia Group with the former set to acquire 100% ownership pending government regulatory approvals. AirAsia flies to/from Manila, Cebu, Davao, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Kalibo, Palawan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Korea and several international points in China from Kalibo, gateway to Boracay island.
About AirAsia Group
AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with over 100 destinations. Within 14 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 260 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to over 170. The airline is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and India, servicing a network stretching across all Asean countries and beyond. AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards for seven consecutive years from 2009 – 2015. AirAsia is the first airline globally to collaborate with INTERPOL to implement the I-Checkit system to screen the passports of all its prospective passengers against information contained in the world police body’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database.
About AirAsia BIG
AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme is a lifestyle rewards program where members can easily collect BIG Points by spending on AirAsia flights and over 100 partners worldwide. AirAsia BIG was officially launched on November 2011 in Malaysia, followed by Indonesia in December in 2011, Thailand in February 2012, Singapore in September 2013, Philippines in May 2014 and India in September 2014. It has over 14 million members from 150 different countries worldwide. AirAsia BIG has earned multiple accolades from Marketing Magazine in 2014, receiving Gold in “Best Loyalty Programme of the Year” and “Excellence in Loyalty Marketing” and Bronze in “Best Regional Loyalty Marketing Programme of the Year.” Members of the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme are known as BIG members. Points earned via the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme are known as BIG Points. These points are valid for 3 years.
With the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, members can earn BIG Points and redeem for FREE flights or Tune Hotels stays. Option to redeem flights plus cash is also available for a minimum of 500 BIG Points. BIG member also get to enjoy 24 Hours Priority Redemption for major AirAsia flight sales.
About ThinkDharma Inc.
ThinkDharma, Inc. is one of the newest and most promising companies in the TAO Community. The Tao Community of Companies is one of the Philippines’ premier holding companies focused on supply chain services. TAO has grown to become a multi-billion peso Corporation with its core businesses ranging from consumer brands distribution, logistics management, marketing and commodity trading. With its management team, skilled marketing and sales force blending with TAO’s expertise and experience in consumer products distribution, ThinkDharma Inc. is truly a fusion of the very best.
ThinkDharma, Inc. was incorporated on December 14, 2015, and currently the exclusive distributor of Nikon Digital Cameras.
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