Jojie Alcantara
Photographer, Writer, and Artist in Davao City, Philippines
Jojie Alcantara
Photographer, Writer, and Artist in Davao City, Philippines
Jojie Alcantara is a former TV host, artist and Filipina journalist and a contributor to international publications.
A multi-awarded photographer and writer, her works are featured in the Department of Tourism's campaigns of "It's More Fun in the Philippines" and "Love the Philippines" and on covers and spreads of international airline travel magazines and the Best of the Best Philippines coffee table book series.
She wrote a column for Today and Manila Bulletin, and still writes for SunStar Davao since 1998. She was a 3-time nominee for the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards in two categories, Travel Journalism and Heritage and Culture.
As a professional photographer, she has bagged national and international awards and is a Getty Images contributor. Often on solo travels, she documents fascinating destinations and finds heartwarming stories of human interest and local culture.
As an artist and painter, she's had art exhibits featuring her caricatures, and several photo exhibits.
As a media personality, she was a television host, a commercial model and a radio talent. She's had brand endorsement deals for television and print, and a 4 year stint as a Fujifilm Philippines brand influencer and workshop resource speaker.
She blogs, organizes charity events, aids in disaster relief operations, runs photo exhibits, hosts events, teaches photojournalism and creative writing workshops and gives speaking engagements nationwide. She loves to share her experiences and skills with the youth in seminars and conventions.
She is often invited to judge in photo competitions, beauty pageants and festival street dancing.
On June 2013, she received a plaque of recognition from then City Mayor of Davao Sara Duterte for her significant contribution in the media.
She was one of the six keynote speakers in Photo World Asia 2017, a prestigious international convention for photographers held in Makati, Philippines.
She accepts commissioned projects and travel assignments for tourism and cultural explorations by invitation, having traveled to sixteen (16) countries in different continents so far.
Currently, she is documenting 110 tribes of the Philippines for a series of coffee table books that pay tribute and preserve the identities and rituals of indigenous communities, for publication by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).
This year (2024), she has signed a contract as a Philippine global ambassador for Radiant Photo Imaging.