AirAsia and Nikon Award the Best Travel Photographer

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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! 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).

Alcatel Flash 2: Superb Mobile Photography Experience Unlocked

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There is no doubt that Filipinos love to take photos with their smartphones. You'll see many of our countrymen doing selfies and groupfies everywhere you go. It's not only Filipinos that were bit by the mobile photography bug, I've been seeing different nationalities doing the same thing wherever I go. 

Last week I was a part of the Bohol familiarization tour accompanying many foreign delegates from different countries and it was kind of hilarious seeing all of them infatuated with using their smartphones in taking photos, and participating in groupfies too. Of course, the selfie stick or monopod has been a bestseller that I can imagine the demand for it as very high.

Now, the Alcatel brand promises to push the limit in mobile photography or what they cleverly coined as "mobigraphy" referring to a commitment in providing users a unique mobile photography experience.

A launch of the Alcatel Flash 2 was held on September 22, 2015 at the Raven Boutique Club in Bonifacio Global City (BGC). They say the smartphone now features an even stronger focus on mobile photography than ever before. 

At the above photo are Michael Chen, Product and Marketing Director - APAC of Alcatel; Albert Wong, General Manager - APAC of Alcatel;  Inanc Balci, Chief Executive Officer of Lazada Philippines;  Lei Zhang, Country Manager - Philippines of Alcatel; and Yogi Babria, Business Development Director - APAC of Alcatel.

Fresh with their new brand color “Flash Green” signifying innovation, youth and energy, the term “mobigraphy" is not just about an action, but is now a lifestyle. 

Alcatel Flash 2: The Power of Green Launch on September 22

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Alcatel Flash is about to launch a brand new 5-inch smartphone today, 22nd September 2015. The images released doesn't reveal the specification or pricing of the new smartphone version, except that it has a 5-inch display size. The teaser announcements also teased about the device's photography ability by prompting 'redefine photography with leading edge camera technology.'

Along with the launch, Alcatel Flash’s brand color is renewed to “Green”, relating to a “Green” key iconic feature of the new model.

There will be one poster being released daily to unveil the product feature and we sincerely invite you to keep an eye on us to obtain the latest information.

With us, you can feel Refreshed, Excited, Energetic and Natural - the “Green Power” of life!

Want to know more? Please stay tuned with us: http://live.AlcatelFlash.com