Dennis S. Rito was born in the Philippines.
Rito studied photography through night classes in a government school and have
attended various workshops with recognized Filipino Photographers in Manila.
Rito was strongly influenced by documentary style of photography and his work varies from social issues such as poverty, human rights, music scene, culture and urbanity. Like a brush to a painter, Rito view photography as an extension of himself - a means of creative expression - either to appreciate, criticize, suggest, or provoke.
Rito’s work was featured in the
PhilPhotography Network (online), Mabuhay Magazine (Philippine Airlines
Inflight Magazine), 60th Philippine-American Jazz Festival (online).
Likewise, Rito’s work ‘Undas’ has been shown in Larawanology III: A Public
Photo Projection.
In 2007, Rito was 3rd Prize
(Black & White Category) and Special Mention (Color Category) in the WHO Photo & Video Contest with the theme ‘Images of Health & Disability.
Recently, Rito got an Honorable Mention in Px3 Prix de la Photographie 2008, Human Condition Photography Competition.
Rito had also participated in the following
group photography exhibit: Reflections: A Painting & Photography Exhibit
(August 10 – September 10, 2007); Changing Places: Two man Photo Exhibit with
Toni Cuesta (September 14 – October 19) ; Bin-i: Stories Behind Coffee, two-man
exhibit with Buck Pago (16 December 2007-31 January 2008)