Top 14 Photography Influencers in Philippines on Instagram (Sep 2026)

We found 17 photography influencers in Philippines on Instagram. These creators use "photography" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in Philippines. Here are the top 14, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Updated September 15, 2026

  1. 1Jilson Tiu instagram profile photo

    Jilson Tiu

    @jilson.tiu

    Independent photographer For projects and stories: jilsontiu@gmail.com Alt: @jilsontiu

    Mid-tierPhilippines
    Followers116K
    Engagement rate7.60%1.9x page median
    Suspicious followers14.2%Moderate
    Average reel plays32.8KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Jilson Tiu's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines54%
    United States of America8.5%
    Japan2.5%
    United Kingdom2.1%
    Canada2.0%

    Audience gender

  2. 2Karina & Lucas | family•travel•love instagram profile photo

    Karina & Lucas | family•travel•love

    @nomadswithrings

    Pilot & photographer Canada Wife & Husband | Mom & Dad to Cielle ☁️ Sharing life, love and adventures with our little one 🧸

    MicroCanada
    Followers75.6K
    Engagement rate4.46%At page median
    Suspicious followers17.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays18.4KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Karina & Lucas | family•travel•love's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines51%
    Brazil6.2%
    United States of America6.0%
    Costa Rica3.8%
    Iran3.4%

    Audience gender

  3. 3@skyyyshotsss instagram profile photo

    @skyyyshotsss

    @skyyyshotsss

    Entertainment Photographer Concerts • TV & Film • Fashion & Editorial Available Worldwide ✈️ Documenting the artists,fans and everything in between.…

    MicroUnited States
    Followers32.3K
    Engagement rate5.13%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers21.9%Elevated
    Average reel plays19.8KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    @skyyyshotsss's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines75%
    United States of America4.6%
    Indonesia2.6%
    United Arab Emirates2.3%
    Malaysia1.5%

    Audience gender

  4. 4Eilyn Yatco || PhotosbyEilyn instagram profile photo

    Eilyn Yatco || PhotosbyEilyn

    @mspainteilyn

    @sketchnotes @filmbyeilyn @eilyntech @photosbyeilyn Freelance photographer & taga-reels || Antipolo 📷 #photosbyeilyn #KayodBeshie

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers29.4K
    Engagement rate4.16%At page median
    Suspicious followers18.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays2.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Eilyn Yatco || PhotosbyEilyn's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines87%
    United States of America2.1%
    United Arab Emirates1.1%
    China0.7%
    Malaysia0.7%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Angelo Mendoza | Photographer instagram profile photo

    Angelo Mendoza | Photographer

    @angelomendo

    Photographer & Director Travel • Lifestyle • Weddings Tokyo ↔ Manila 🇯🇵🇵🇭 Available worldwide for campaigns & commissions

    MicroJapan
    Followers20.2K
    Engagement rate2.44%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers16.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays9.3KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Angelo Mendoza | Photographer's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines75%
    United States of America6.0%
    Japan2.5%
    United Kingdom1.3%
    Canada1.3%

    Audience gender

  6. 6Jervy Santiago instagram profile photo

    Jervy Santiago

    @jervysantiago

    NYC • PH 🗽 🇵🇭 Editorial & Lifestyle Photographer 📸 Walk by Faith, not by Sight - 2Cor 5:7

    MicroUnited States
    Followers17.2K
    Engagement rate3.94%At page median
    Suspicious followers17.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays2.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Jervy Santiago's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines76%
    United States of America7.4%
    United Arab Emirates1.9%
    Singapore1.5%
    Japan1.4%

    Audience gender

  7. 7Paul Mendoza instagram profile photo

    Paul Mendoza

    @pongtrip

    🇵🇭 Psoriasis Warrior | Healthcare Advocate 📷 Photographer with purpose ✈️ Exploring food, culture & connection 💻 Digital storyteller breaking…

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers16.4K
    Engagement rate3.31%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers12.7%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.5KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Paul Mendoza's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines73%
    United States of America6.0%
    Australia2.2%
    Japan1.8%
    Spain1.5%

    Audience gender

  8. 8kyy instagram profile photo

    kyy

    @kyy.endaya

    a man w lots of sidequest kyyendaya29@gmail.com ✉️ photographer | social media manager | editor | lifestyle @slomo.siargao @siargaofoodandwinefestival

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers14.5K
    Engagement rate10.80%2.7x page median
    Suspicious followers10.3%Moderate
    Average reel plays13.4KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    kyy's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines87%
    United States of America3.8%
    Japan1.4%
    Italy1.0%
    United Kingdom0.9%

    Audience gender

  9. 9Bryan Waverider instagram profile photo

    Bryan Waverider

    @siargaosurfphoto

    ⚡️Local Surfer | Surf Photographer & Guide 📌 Siargao Island, Philippines 🇵🇭 🌴Get your Siargao Surf Travel E-Guide 👇

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers14.3K
    Engagement rate10.38%2.6x page median
    Suspicious followers11.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays52.8KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Bryan Waverider's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines59%
    United States of America6.3%
    Australia5.8%
    Israel2.9%
    Indonesia2.7%

    Audience gender

  10. 10Patrick Diokno instagram profile photo

    Patrick Diokno

    @patrickdiokno

    Advertising Photographer + Design email at: patrickdiokno@gmail.com

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers13.3K
    Engagement rate3.86%At page median
    Suspicious followers24.4%Elevated
    Average reel plays8.5KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Patrick Diokno's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines76%
    United States of America5.7%
    Japan2.1%
    United Arab Emirates1.6%
    Indonesia1.3%

    Audience gender

  11. 11Jovelyn Mateo instagram profile photo

    Jovelyn Mateo

    @jovelynbmateo

    Photographer • Storyteller • Creator 🎥 92K on TikTok | 📷 @jovedailies 🎞️ More of my work → Reels 📩 Business inquiries & bookings via email only

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers13.3K
    Engagement rate3.66%At page median
    Suspicious followers17.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays2.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Jovelyn Mateo's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines83%
    United States of America4.3%
    Canada1.2%
    United Arab Emirates1.0%
    Australia1.0%

    Audience gender

  12. 12Dayana Castro instagram profile photo

    Dayana Castro

    @dianeecastro

    photographer of ur insides ☢️ 📍cgy & gc, PH 💌: castrodiane23@gmail.com

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers11.7K
    Engagement rate47.67%Outlier, verify before using
    Suspicious followers12.7%Moderate
    Average reel plays5.3KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Philippines91%
    United States of America1.6%
    United Arab Emirates1.2%
    Malaysia0.8%
    India0.6%
  13. 13Boogs Rosales instagram profile photo

    Boogs Rosales

    @boogsrosales

    Underwater Photographer & Filmmaker 🇵🇭 iLCP Associate Fellow

    MicroPhilippines
    Followers10.9K
    Engagement rate2.46%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers11.7%Moderate
    Average reel plays6.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Boogs Rosales's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines62%
    United States of America8.3%
    Australia2.4%
    United Kingdom2.1%
    Indonesia2.0%

    Audience gender

  14. 14.Kyndel Rafols | Melbourne Wedding Photographer instagram profile photo

    .Kyndel Rafols | Melbourne Wedding Photographer

    @kyrafols

    2026-27 Travel📍Italy France Switzerland NYC London PH Featured in Vogue AUSTRALIA, the Lane, the Wed, Tatler, WedVibes, Together, The Bridal Journey

    MicroAustralia
    Followers10.6K
    Engagement rate2.50%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers18.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays5.4KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    .Kyndel Rafols | Melbourne Wedding Photographer's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Philippines81%
    United States of America7.5%
    Australia1.7%
    Japan1.6%
    Canada1.3%

    Audience gender

Benchmarks

Top photography influencers in Philippines: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong photography creator from an average one.

17creators indexed15.5Kmedian followers4.05%median engagement16.1%avg suspicious followers

The top photography influencers in Philippines run a median engagement rate of 4.05% and average 16.1% suspicious followers. Treat 4.05% as the bar a strong photography creator in Philippines should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best photography influencers in Philippines here span 13 nano or micro and 0 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in Philippines (100%), skewing female at 62%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like photography, photography, photo in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in Philippines. 17 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 14. Figures are a snapshot taken on Sep 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

Philippines100%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
13
Mid-tier100K to 500K
1
Macro500K+
0

Combined audience gender

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FAQ

Photography influencers in Philippines: common questions

How do I find photography influencers in Philippines?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 17 photography influencers in Philippines and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 14 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top photography influencers in Philippines right now?

On this ranking, Jilson Tiu (@jilson.tiu), Karina & Lucas | family•travel•love (@nomadswithrings), @skyyyshotsss (@skyyyshotsss). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Sep 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for photography creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these photography influencers in Philippines, the median engagement rate is 4.05% at a median of 15.5K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 16.1% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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