Mark Gamba biography

After completing his Associate's Degree in Photography from Colorado Mountain College near his hometown of Glenwood Springs, Mark took the plunge in November of 1988 and moved to New York City. He began gaining national recognition with the cover shot for Skiing magazine's January 1989 issue, and in April of 1991 got his "big break" when Sports Illustrated gave him an eighteen-day assignment shooting whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon. Five years of toil in the Big Apple gave Mark the client list he needed to make it elsewhere, and in 1994, he moved his family and studio to the mountains of Central Oregon. A mecca for athletes and a region of beautiful locations, Bend was a nice change from big city living, but the schooling opportunities are limited, and Mark and his wife have three children to educate, so in January 2004, Mark relocated to the Portland area. Boasting a cutting-edge creative community, vibrant urban locations, and international airport, Portland is ideal for meeting client needs. It will also allow for twelve years of Waldorf education for those three kids. Mark is also flexing his artistic muscles with the opening of Mark Gamba Gallery, featuring some of his favorite images as limited edition fine art prints. The Laundry List Mark's editorial client list includes: Outside, Runner's World, Self, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Money, Bicycling & Mountain Bike, People, Sunset (100th Anniversary Issue cover), Men's Journal, Newsweek, Esquire, ESPN, US News and World Report, Artful Living (American Express Custom Publishing)and National Geographic Adventure, for whom he has shot six covers and a number of feature articles. Advertising clients and agencies that also count on Mark to get the shot: Fallon McElligot, Minneapolis (Nikon); Arnold Ingalls Moranville (Logitech); Bronner Slosberg Humphrey, Boston (AT&T, L.L. Bean); McCann-Erickson Hong Kong (Salem) BBDO (Snickers); Bozell, Southfield, MI (Jeep); Leagas Delaney (adidas America); Periscope (Lawson Software); Adler Boschetto Peebles & Partners, NY (Chemical Bank); Lowe & Partners (Sony); Messner Vetere Berger McNamee Schmetterer, NY (New Balance shoes); Tucker, Wayne & Luckie, Atlanta (Bell South); Harrod Mirlin (RJR Nabisco); Bronner & Tate (Intermedics Orthopedics); Tom Davis & Co., Boston (Saucony shoes); Nova Promotions Group, New Jersey (Fuji Film); Clarion Marketing (UPS); adidas America, Portland; Columbia Sportswear, Portland; Wilson Sporting Goods, New Jersey; Muller & Company, Kansas City(Bolle); Perich + Partners, Ann Arbor ( Carhartt, Earth Shoes); DMB Associates, Inc. Scottsdale, Spike DDB (Royal Caribbean); ziba design (Tetherow); Discovery Communications; & J. Walter Thompson. Mark and his team are always up to a challenge, whether it's roping up with an arborist to photograph him topping a 150-foot Ponderosa, gaining access to an off-shore oil rig, or convincing NBA star Kobe Bryant to do one more jump shot. As your creative partners, we will get the shot you envisioned and often send you home with something even better. Mark's personal dedication to making eye-catching photographs is not relegated to sports alone. His abilities are far-reaching and broad in scope, and his experience shooting 35mm, 2 1/4, panoramic, and all forms of digital allows for imagery that push the boundaries of possibility. Mark's landscapes, underwater work, and portraits all evoke emotion that stop the eye and capture the imagination.