Chari Villegas
Manila, Philippines
Chari Villegas is a photographer based in Manila, Philippines. She has a strong documentary photography background, having worked as staff photographer for major publications, Manila Bulletin and BusinessWorld. She trained under legendary photojournalist Albert Garcia.
Her photography career started when she took Behind the Scenes photos for independent films such as Huling Pasada (2008) and Sabungero (2009). She later became a photographer for then Rep. Leni Robredo’s Vice Presidential Campaign in 2016. She has also documented VP Robredo during her term as the Vice-President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
In addition to photojournalism, Chari's interests are also in food and fashion photography, for which she is training under notable food photographer Miguel Nacianceno.