Cebu Pacific Smile Photo Contest Winners

The waiting is finally over as the winners of Cebu Pacific’s Smile Photo Contests are out! The response was overwhelming – as was the quality of the entries.

The competition was launched to celebrate 11 years of Cebu Pacific Air – and as our destinations have grown, so have the sources of inspiration for our entrants, an incredible 2,300 photographs were submitted.

Competition judged by:

Madeleine Ensor – Smile Editor
John Chua – Legendary Filipino photographer
Terence Goh – Creative Director, Ink Publishing
Lester Ledesma – Photo Editor, Ink Publishing

The top ten entries each win a flight with Cebu Pacific to a domestic destination of their choice.

Here are the winners:

Entrant: Estan Cabigas
Title: Flower Girl
Taken during the 2007 Sinulog festivities in Cebu.

Entrant: Jolan Antonio
Title: Smiling tarsier
Don’t cringe at the sight of this creature peering at you! It fits comfortably in a human hand.

Entrant: Joey P. Claravall
Title: Rustic scene
Rice threshing is a break from the traditional seaside scenes of Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Entrant: Walter Villa
Title: Havin’ a ball in Camiguin
Kids play in the fast running river, more commonly used by whitewater rafters

Entrant: Ann Margarette Francisco
Title: One Last Look
Sunset in Puerto Princesa is something locals are very proud of

Entrant: Ulf Gervelmeyer
Title: Kids!
Taken at Albasan beach in Numancia, Aklan

Entrant: Rosemarie Razon
Title: Faith
This photo was taken during Sinulog. It shows the faith of a child, who has braved the crowd to be part of the Santo Niño festival

Entrant: Mike Plana
Title: Rest In Fish
Parrotfish are not a common sight in the wet area of Mambajao Market, Camiguin

Entrant: Alex Empedrad
Title: Stimulating Springs
Sulfur-rich hot springs in Maco, Compostela Valley, Davao, are believed by the locals to possess healing properties

Entrant: Gep Pascual
Title: Boracay… welcome to paradise…
A boatman guides his vessel to shore

And the winner is…
Name: Chi Busque
Title: Girl’s Smile
Taken during Davao City’s Kadayawan Festival last August. I was lucky enough to get the girls attention with the smile while she was performing in the dance presentation.

Chi Busque will get an international return flight to any Cebu Pacific destination!

Congrats to the top 10. Special shout out to Ann Francisco, Walter Villa and Chi Busque! Those are awesome photos guys!