2009 Dinagyang Festival Winners
January 27, 2009
Just got back from the Dinagyang Festival, havent posted any photos because i still have to catch up with work… so photos will come later… in general, the festival went well not as much tribes this year because of budget constraints. 17 tribes down from the 25 tribes last year. I noticed that the gap between the good tribes and the mediocre ones are getting wider.
I will be posting some not so good news on my next post about 2 newspapers and a goverment website using my photos without permission and credit. 
2009 Dinagyang Festival Winners
Major Awards for the Dinagyang Festival 2009
- Grand Champion – Tribu Paghidaet
- 1st Runner – up- Tribu Bola-bola
- 2nd Runner – up- Tribu Ilonganon
- 3rd Runner – up - Tribu Silak
- 4th Runner – up - Tribu Himal-Us
Minor Awards for the Dinagyang Festival 2009
- Best in Street Dancing – Tribu Bola-bola
- Best in Music- Tribu Paghidaet
- Best in Choreography- Tribu Paghidaet
- Best in Performance – Tribu Paghidaet
Special Awards for Dinagyang Festival 2009
- Best in Discipline – Tribu Atub-atub
- Best in Headdress – Tribu Paghidaet
- Best in Costume – Tribu Paghidaet
Major Awards for Kasadyahan Festival 2009
- Grand Champion – Tribu Kasag
- 1st Runner – up - Tribu Sa-ad
- 2nd Runner – up - Tribu Madia-as
- 3rd Runner – up - Tribu Bayluhay
- 4th Runner – up - Tribu Tultugan
Minor Awards:
- Best in Performance – Tribu Kasag
- Best in Street Dancing – Tribu Saad
- Consolation Prize – Tribu Jimanban
2009 Luces in the Sky Competition Winners
- Champion – Dumagete City DSS fireworks
- 1st Runner – up- Iloilo City Scorpion
- 2nd Runner – up - Laguna Futech Fireworks
Anton Sheker for the 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit
August 15, 2008
Anton Sheker one of the featured Travel Photographers in the upcoming 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit.
Anton Sheker is obsessed with the Philippines’ numerous festivals—from the most elaborate and popular to the most obscure. His works, which traverse a wide spectrum that includes interiors, food, art, people and scenic landscapes, have seen print here and abroad, including Mabuhay magazine and Islands, a Florida-based magazine that specializes in features of idyllic islands. He is currently working on a personal project, now on its fifth year in the making: a book-form documentation of the most storied Filipino fiestas.
“Iloilo Paraw Regatta ‘08”
Sail Season
Anton Sheker captured the assiduous last-minute preparations before the kickoff of Ilo-ilo festival’s main event, the Regatta. Held every second Sunday of March, the festival is a floating extravaganza of colorful, hand-painted sails and locally crafted paraw, the local outrigger.
High Spirits
Sheker is particularly drawn to the almost electric and unique energy that each festival generates, or what results from a potent mix of the vibrant costumes, the choreography, the spectators, and the history of the festival. At the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo, held every fourth Sunday of January, the atmosphere reaches fever pitch with the chanting of “Hala Bira!”
