The Phoblographer

The Phoblographer is about the happenings in the world of photography/videography and how technology affects it and us everyday. Expect lots of photography deals, tips for professionals and starts alike, photographer profiles, etc.

Gear- Targeted towards semi-professionals, enthusiasts and professionals.

Tips- Targeted towards everyone.

Chris Gampat- Editor in Chief

The site is run and published by Chris Gampat. He has worked for Photography Bay, Blind Photographers, PCMag, Geek.com, Magnum Photos, and MAC-On-Campus amongst others. He’s had photos in the NYTimes and all across the web and publishing world. If you’d like to contact Chris or are more interested in how he can help you, promote/review your product, contact him at ChrisGampat[at]thephoblographer.com. Chris lives in the NYC area and is always happy to work with new vendors.

Chris is on Flickr and Twitter.

Gevon Servo – Lead Tester

Gevon Servo, aka @GServo, is a New Jersey resident. For thirteen years, he has been a questionable mannered computer geek for a Major Mass Transportation company in New Jersey. The rest of his time he is a Coffee loving, Beer Appreciating, Comic Book Fan boy and Photographer. Yes, somewhat eclectic.

On His site Gservo.com, Gevon mostly writes about his photography life but also occasionally writes for DailyShotofCoffee.com. Gevon’s work was recently featured on Jersey Bites Weekend Post “This is New Jersey,” and can be found on the Green Screen Background on last 2 seconds of the Video Podcast of http://www.coffeenate.com/

You can email him at GevonServo[at]thephoblographer.com

Julius Motal- Copy Editor

Julius has a family history rooted in photography. From a photo development lab on his father’s side and a photographer for the Archdiocese of New York on his mother’s side, photography runs thick in his veins. He is a Minolta Maxxum film shooter with a bevy of lenses, and his work can be found on his flickr. Due to the Creative Commons license on his photographs, many blogs have used his photos in their posts. Photography is second nature for Julius. He also writes for Rainn Wilson’s website, SoulPancake.

You can email him at JuliusMotal[at]thephoblographer.com

Nigel Paterson- Features Producer

Due to an intense dislike of crashing, Nigel Paterson had to skip becoming a motorcycle racing superstar and settle for photographer/journalist and motorcycle magazine publisher. His work has been published in ProPhoto, Australian Penthouse, Geare and Camera (the Australian editions) in addition to the various motorcycle magazines he’s worked for. Experienced with everything from compact digital to 5×4-inch film cameras, Nigel is most at home with a 300mm f/2.8 and a fast burst rate. Nigel is based near Newcastle, Australia, currently uses Canon, Multiblitz and Olympus digital gear, has a small studio and posts one image each day to his website, www.myphototoday.com. His motorcycle magazine can be found at www.cycletorque.com.au.

You can email him at NigelPaterson[at]thephoblographer.com

Matt Beardsley- Lead Tester

Matt Beardsley is a professional photographer in San Francisco, CA.  He has a wide range of editorial and commercial clients and especially enjoys shooting people.  To the Phoblographer, he brings experience with professional-level camera and lighting gear as well as technique tips and tricks from the field.  He runs a fun little studio with wife, Laurie and his work can be seen at mattbeardsleyphoto.com.

You can email him at MattBeardslet[at]thephoblographer[dot]com

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