Mr. Jophel Botero Ybiosa is a world-class and multi-award winning Filipino artist with at least 500 local and international honors. He´s an 11-time Ani ng Dangal Awardee for Visual Arts (National Commission for Culture and the Arts), Bagong Bayani Awardee for Culture and the Arts, Go Negosyo Inspiring Balik-bayan Creative Artist, Topnotch Filipino Artist and Professional Leadership Awardee (Asia-Pacific Luminare Awards), an Outstanding Alumnus for Arts and Culture of Culiat High School and Notable Alumni Awardee for Visual Arts of Polytechnic University of the Philippines – College of Communication. He’s the Founder of an award-winning arts and advocacy group – the Team Juan Makasining (2017 Asia-Pacific Excellence Awardee for Outstanding Arts and Advocacy Organization) and works as a Master Photographer at Princess Cruise Lines and served as a Special Lecturer at Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He´s the Captain of World Photographic Cup Philippine Team and recently appointed as a member of the New York Photography Awards and Global Photography Awards Grand Jury. Some of his historic achievements are the following: First Filipino to win Events Photographer of the Year and included in the Best of Show Exhibition of Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA), First Filipino to win a Gold Award in New York Photo Fair, First Filipino to win a 1st Prize in the Best Art Awards, etc.