Praveen Jayakaran Photography – Adventure Sports and Outdoor Lifestyle I’m an independent content creator based in India, specialising in adventure sports and outdoor lifestyle since 2016. The people I usually work with are mostly professional athletes who are very adventurous, and super cool to work and hang out with. I enjoy working with them. Although I …
Spotlight
Photographers share their backgrounds, stories, photo tips, and what’s in their bag – one thing they all have in common is that they all joined the BLACKRAPID revolution!
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BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Maureen Armstrong
Maureen Armstrong Photography – Wild Horse Photographer Maureen Armstrong is a wild horse photographer whose work is rooted in movement, emotion, and storytelling. Her background photographing Division I football and professional sports sharpened her instinct for capturing powerful, fast-moving moments. Today, she travels throughout the American West documenting the strength, beauty, and remarkable family bonds of …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Margo Reed
Margo Reed Studio – Visual Storytelling I’m a visual storyteller working primarily with nonprofit organizations and their publications and marketing teams. I have a background in photojournalism, having started my career at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Today, my clients generally work in medicine, arts, and education. I work with marketing directors who want to document authentic human …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Gustavo Valdez
GV Photography – Sports, Scenic, and Portrait I am a Mexican photographer based in Monterrey. My style centers on finding the human behind the celebrity and capturing genuine, candid moments. My work focuses on two distinct worlds: football and scenic art. Over the past 15 years in football photography, I have captured incredible goals, championships, and …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight Jay Watson
Jay Watson Photography – Lifestyle, Automotive, Editorial, Corporate I am a San Francisco Bay Area-based commercial photographer with 25 years of experience. Some of my clients include Bicycling Magazine, Nikon USA, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, and Wired (UK). I’m originally from Baltimore, Maryland. If I were not a photographer, my dream job would be to come off the …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Daniel Rodolfi
Made By Rodolfi – Action Photography (Based in Sweden) I started taking pictures after a big accident. Photography is my way back to life. Do You Have a Good Photo Tip for Us? Quality before quantity. Thanks to a Big Accident Thanks to a big accident, I took the picture of my life at the MXGP, …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Thormey Lobsang-Gattini
Thormey Lobsang-Gattini – Thormey.Photography I am a young French photographer, 21 years old, based in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the heart of the French Alps. Passionate about visual storytelling and creation, I aim to capture authentic moments, breathtaking landscapes, and a wide range of subjects, while sharing my journey with a growing online community. Do You Have a …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Ray Kuglar
Ray Kuglar – Unit Stills Photography Ray Kuglar is a Houston-based unit stills photographer whose work helps bridge the gap between production and audience. He has spent more than a decade creating images for film, television, and commercial productions. Do You Have a Good Photography Tip for Us? f/8 is great… or what’s more commonly known …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Russ Ellis
CyclingImages – Cycling Photography I always try to create artistic images that capture the emotion as well as the action in the events and races that I attend. I want you to be able to view my images and feel like you were there yourselves and even more I want people to hang my images on …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Zai
Zaitoldme – Fine art / Documentary / Campaign Zai is a visual storyteller working at the intersection of cinematography and photography, where images are not simply captured—they are felt, remembered, and lived. Rooted in a black-and-white practice, his work strips away distraction to reveal something more enduring: truth in its most human form. There is a …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Bobbie van den Bosch
Bobbie Photography – Events & Festivals I’m Bobbie, an event and festival photographer from the Netherlands with over 8 years of experience behind the camera. What started as a passion for photography and festivals has grown into a career where I capture the energy, atmosphere, and emotion of live events. From intimate events to massive festivals, …
BLACKRAPID Spotlight: Ryan Casey
Ryan Casey Photography – Action Sports, Concerts, Portraits Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, I grew up playing hockey and soccer but loving all sports. Well over 20 years ago I picked up my first camera and gravitated to sports. Still based out of St. Louis, Missouri, I cover sporting/action events and I still love …
