Mark Gallup

Mark is recognized world-wide for his action sports photography. His extensive list of clients includes established companies like Nike, Helly Hansen and Burton, as well as emerging companies who recognize the power of linking Mark's vision to their marketing initiatives. Many magazines, including Transworld Snowboarding, Snowboard Canada, Skiing, SG and Sports Illustrated for Kids, seek after Mark's stock and assignment photos for editorial use.

In his pursuit of snowboarding images, Mark's been harnessed in, knocked over, snowed out, snowed in, lost, landed on and generally weather and travel-beaten. Clearly, he takes the business of creating great snowboarding photos seriously!

Mark attributes part of his success to "living the life for so long. It's a whole subculture, more than just action."

Knowledge of action certainly helps in sport photography, though. For example, skiers run straight down a fall line but riders see a slope differently. They use terrain features for jumps and tricks. Mark's ability to anticipate action translates into snowboarding photos and ski images that get your heart racing.

In the end, all of these factors are nothing without solid technical expertise. That's when Mark's 20 years behind the lens becomes most valuable. Gallup Photography can deliver sharp, tightly-edited snowboarding images that will work for your project, however large.