PHOTOGRAPHER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, VISUAL ARTIST

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

SHOOTING, PRODUCING, & CREATING VISUAL NARRATIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS, EDITORIAL , COMMERCIAL CLIENTS AND BRANDS

A native of the Philippines, Irvin is a creative image-maker and storyteller. He is an award-winning Los Angeles-based Celebrity, portrait & fashion photographer and creative director who is not afraid to play with lights, shadows and colors. Irvin thrives in contrasts- light and dark, hard and soft, pedestrian and famous, quiet and loud. This vibrant, colorful style mixed with occasional black and whites, are the results of his love of fashion, films, music and art.

What sets Irvin apart from most of his contemporaries is that he is also a strategist and a problem-solver who enjoys the whole process of creation- from pre-production to post-production. Irvin will be there with you from the beginning to the end, making sure that your story, your vision and your goals are delivered.

He’s an image-maker and creative problem-solver rolled into one.

For Irvin, the story rules- exploring the various possibilities of sharing stories and finding common grounds among the intersecting narratives of film, TV, music and pop culture.

You can learn more about Irvin’s professional background HERE

Irvin is also the founder of A BOOK OF

EDITORIAL + CLIENTS + PUBLICATIONS

YOUTUBE, NBC, NETFLIX, LA TIMES, LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, IMDB, SCREEN ACTORS GUILD, THE WRAP, CRITICS CHOICE, Italian Vogue, Photovogue, REEBOK, Harper’s Bazaar US, Harper’s Bazaar VIETNAM, British Vogue, Australian Vogue, W Magazine,GRAZIA US, L’Officiel, Interview, British Journal of Photography, Vanity Fair Italia, PDN, Essence, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Elle Decor, Vogue Brasil, Man About Town, The Hollywood Reporter, Wonderland, Men’s Health Magazine, Illustrado Dubai, Daily Mail UK , Grazia, LA Confidential, Digital Photographer Magazine, E! Online, L’Oeil de la Photographie, Ladygunn, Schön! Magazine, Huffington Post, PEOPLE MAGAZINE, Hemispheres Magazine (United Airlines), American Pro Photo Daily, Buzzfeed, Refinery 29, Deadline, VARIETY, A Book Of, FLAUNT, Estetica, Modern Salon, L’Officiel Ukraine, L’Officiel Singapore, L’Officiel Australia, ORANGE COAST MAGAZINE, PASADENA MAGAZINE, SHEIN, etc.

Awards, ETC

2024 LOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB SOCAL 66TH ANNUAL JOURNALISM AWARD FINALIST FOR -ENTERTAINMENT PHOTO CATEGORY- LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE “MARGARET CHO - RIDE OR DIE BRIDE” W/ ADA GUERIN (CREATIVE DIRECTOR) 2024 3rd PLACE WINNER- LOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB SOCAL 66TH ANNUAL JOURNALISM AWARD FINALIST FOR- ANIMATION / MOVING GRAPHIC CATEGORY- LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, “MARGARET CHO- RIDE OR DIE BRIDE” W/ ADA GUERIN (CREATIVE DIRECTOR)
2024 LOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB SOCAL 66TH ANNUAL JOURNALISM AWARD FINALIST FOR- PHOTO ESSAY CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY- LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, “GARDENS OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS” W/ ADA GUERIN (CREATIVE DIRECTOR)
2024 LOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB SOCAL 66TH ANNUAL JOURNALISM AWARD FINALIST FOR- ANIMATION / MOVING GRAPHIC CATEGORY- LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, “MARGARET CHO- RIDE OR DIE BRIDE” W/ ADA GUERIN (CREATIVE DIRECTOR)
2022 BEST ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS PHOTOS, LOS ANGELES TIMES 
2022 Official Selection Finalist International Photography Awards ONE SHOT Photo Contest Color  2022 American Photography AI-AP 38 Winner 
2021 Los Angeles Press Club Nomination for THE WRAP
2018 Winner Focus Photo LA Summer Competition
2018 Winner Rangefinder Magazine Seeing the Light
2018 Shortlisted Communication Arts Photography Competition
2018 Dodho Magazine Best Photographer of the Year Finalist
2018 Focus Photo LA 2nd Place Winner
2017 Focus Photo LA Winter Finalist
2017 Bronze Winner Moscow International Foto Awards Professional Category- Nudes
2016 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards Professional Category- Advertising- Fashion
2015 Winner PDN FACES Portrait Photography Competition – Professional : Children/Babies
2015 Winner PDN FACES Portrait Photography Competition – Professional : Commercial/Editorial/Assignment
2015 Moscow International Foto Awards Honorable Mention Fine Art Portrait Category
2015 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards Philippines Professional Category- Advertising- Fashion
2015 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards Professional Category- Fine Art Nudes
2015 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards Professional Category- Fashion: Advertising
2014 Honorable Mention: International Photography Awards Professional Category- People / Portraits
2014 Honorable Mention: International Photography Awards Professional Category- Advertising / Fashion
2012 RAWartist Los Angeles Photographer of the year

Exhibitions

Photo LA / Los Angeles, Ca / January 2019
VOGUE JAPAN / Tokyo Midtown Design Touch / Mazda Design Exhibition / Tokyo, Japan / October 2018
Les Recontres De La Photographie / Arles, France / July 2018
“Breathing life into Things” Presented by Vogue Italia x Mazda / Milan, Italy / June 2018
Focus Photo LA / Los Angeles, CA / March 2018
Photo Independent / Los Angeles, CA / April 2017
Picture This Gallery / Long Beach, CA / September 2016
Busan Foto Fair (BUFF) / Bexco, South Korea / August 2016
Photo Independent / Raleigh Studos / Los Angeles / April 2016
LA Center of Photography Annual Members Show / DNJ Gallery/ Santa Monica, CA / (July-Aug 2015)
“Paradigms” Group Exhibition / University of the Philippines Los Baños / Philippines / (November 2015)
“LIGHT” Group Exhibition with the Graphics Metropolis Interns / Melrose / (November 2015)
Portfolio Showcase Exhibit at For the Stars Fashion House (October 2013)
RAWatists Los Angeles ACTIVATE (February 29, 2012)
RAWartists Hollywood THE BLEND (May 11, 2012)
RAWartists Los Angeles RAWawards Semifinalist Night (November 2012)
Art Heart’s Fashion PopUp event / Los Angeles / (April 5, 2013)
Coalescence- A night of Art and fashion / Los Angeles / (July 20, 2013)
2011 Snap to Grid Exhibit during the DTLA Artwalk at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts (LACDA) -Los Angeles, California/December 2011

LANGUAGES:

ENGLISH, FILIPINO, SPANISH