The Phoblographer is a website that explores the psychology of photographers as they do their work. It also offers reviews, tips, tutorials, and news from a lifestyle point of view. The site explores the photography world and pop culture’s effects on the art form.
The Phoblographer’s various product round-up features are done in-house. Our philosophy is simple: you wouldn’t get a Wagyu beef steak review from a lifelong vegetarian. And you wouldn’t get photography advice from someone who doesn’t touch the product. We only recommend gear we’ve fully reviewed in these roundups. If you’re wondering why your favorite product didn’t make the cut, there’s a chance it’s on another list. If we haven’t reviewed it, we won’t recommend it. This method keeps our lists packed with industry-leading knowledge. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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The Staff
Chris Gampat: Editor in Chief
Chris Gampat forged the Phoblographer in the heat resulting from the effects of 2008’s economic recession. Today, he manages the delicate balance of the Editorial and Business sides of the site. Chris has worked all around the industry: PDN, PCMag, IGN, Geek.com, Imaging Resource, Magnum Photos, Gear Patrol, B&H Photo Video, American Photographic Artists, etc. He’s a former paparazzo, wedding photographer, and photojournalist. These days he’s mostly a conceptual photographer. His photographer can be found at The Gampat. He’s best known for a viral photo series around New York’s love of pizza! Quotes and interviews of Chris have been featured in national magazines, newspapers, and television such as the LA Times, Glamour Magazine, CTV, NYTimes, Michelin, Creative Live, Studio C41, etc.
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[dot]com. Chris lives in the NYC area and is always happy to work with new vendors.
Marianna Rudakova: Cartoonist
Marianna Rudakova is a woman director, animator, puppet maker and illustrator. She is a co-organizer of Knikni Studio, which was organized in 2018 in Minsk. Now Knikni Studio is an indie-production studio of full cycle animation production based in Warsaw. Among the studio’s projects there are commercials, explainers, tv shorts, animations for social networks and illustrations for web-magazines.
Hillary Grigonis: Reviews Editor
Hillary K. Grigonis is a Michigan-based photographer and tech writer. Hillary first developed her two passions — writing and photography — working at the local newspaper in high school and she’s been mixing the two ever since. As a freelance writer, she regularly writes about technology and photo gear. Her work has been published in Business Insider, Digital Trends, CreativeLive, and many others.
After several years in photojournalism, she launched Hillary K Photography, where she focuses on weddings and portraits. Her photojournalism roots still show in her work that favors a mix of candid photography, and relaxed poses.
Hillary lives with her husband and three kids in the-middle-of-nowhere Michigan, where she also enjoys hiking, camping, crafting, and reading.
Feroz Khan: Junior Photo Editor
Never seen without a camera (or far from one), Feroz picked up the art of photography from his grandfather at a very early age (at the expense of destroying a camera or two of his). Specializing in sports photography and videography for corporate short films, when he’s not discussing or planning his next photoshoot, he can usually be found staying up to date on aviation tech or watching movies from the 70s era with a cup of karak chai.
Lara Santaella Carretero: Developer
Lara Santaella is a Spanish photographer currently based in the North American Midwest. She’s a designer, writer and photographer who dabbles in every kind of photography she can, from photojournalism to boudoir shoots. You can find her work on her website or Instagram.
Colin Alexander Duffy: Contributor
Colin is a contributing writer with a background in law, currently working in digital consultancy and film photography in Barcelona, Spain. Colin is passionate about exploring how traditional photography can be combined with modern technologies.
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