PHOTOGRAPHER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, VISUAL ARTIST

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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

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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.

IRVIN IS 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 the founder of THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE A BOOK OF

Irvin is also THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRPAHY AT LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE

A native of the Philippines, Irvin is a creative image-maker and storyteller. He is an award-winning Los Angeles-based Celebrity, portrait and 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, is the result of his love of fashion, films, music, and art.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

ENGLISH, FILIPINO, SPANISH

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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, V MAN SEA, DAVID YURMAN, INC MAGAZINE, R.E.M. BEAUTY, SHEIN, etc.

Awards

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Exhibitions

  • DALA PHOTO FEST / LOS ANGELES CA /2024,

  • 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

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