Shaira Luna
Shaira Luna (born 20 September 1986),[1] is a Filipina freelance photographer. She, among others, was known as a "gifted child" and a "Promil kid", having been featured in Wyeth's infant formula ad in 1990.[2][3][4]
Luna is currently a fashion and advertising photographer represented by the international creative talent agency At East | Jed Root.[5][6]
Biography
Shaira Luna was born on 20 September 1986, to her father Bong, a businessman; and her mother, Jenny. At the age of 2, Luna was able to "recite 41 nursery rhymes and explain where rain comes from, name different musical instruments, list all the planets (including their moons), classify insects, and paint in oil". Her adviser then recommended Luna attending a class in the sixth grade despite her age.[1]
She was only 13 when she enrolled at De La Salle University to pursue her BS degree in human biology, but after shifting to different courses, she dropped out in 2006 to focus her passion in photography.[2] Luna recounts that when she started to foray in photography, she said "I would literally shoot everything: I tried portraits, I tried food... I would shoot events, birthdays, binyag (Christening), fiesta, basketball ng liga (basketball leagues). Minsan libing din (Sometimes funerals, too).” She also said in a separate news piece that "Photography was really just a hobby during college. My career developed very gradually and organically—I really went through everything before it even occurred to me that this was something that could be done for a living!"[4]
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References
- 1 2 Doloricon, Richelda (January 23, 2015). "2-year-old girl displays Grade 6 mental skill". Shaira Luna's Facebook page: Shaira Luna - A Timeline in Photos. Malaya. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "Shaira Luna: From gifted child to pro photographer". GMA News. April 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ Jose Miguel Dumaual (January 29, 2015). "Then and now: 'Gifted' children 20 years later". ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- 1 2 Villaluz, Nicole (January 22, 2015). "Gifted Kids from Popular TV Ad in the 90's: Kiko, James, and Shaira, Where Are They Now?". When in Manila. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Shaira Luna Bio". Jed Root Manila. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "A gathering of storytellers: An invitation to the Philippine Readers and Writers Festival 2016". CNN Philippines. August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.