Digital Photography
by Gar Travis
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Gar Travis, a 1978 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy and United
States Coast Guard Veteran served as a numismatic research consultant
for more than fifteen years in North Carolina following his enlistment.
He dabbled in film photography; establishing himself as a
professional in 1989 and was an early experimentalist in the field of
digital numismatic photography. Moving to California in 2004 he assumed
a position with one of the world's largest numismatic auction houses;
Greg Martin Auctions as a senior numismatist and chief cataloger.
Gar retired from his numismatic position after serving nine superb years
seeing the company grow globally and being recognized as a Fortune
500 Company; which is known today as Stack's-Bowers Galleries.
Wanting to show where he has been and what he has seen to his long time
friends in North Carolina and willing to share his visual captures with
the world, Gar offers this web site. A "one of a kind" his fellow
photographers call him; as he is a philanthropic professional photographer
- giving his services in exchange for substantial donations to several
youth based non-profits he endorses. Giving his time and talent Gar is
the Chief of Photography of Powered Sport Flying magazine, a contributing
editor to
The NUMISMATIST magazine, Chief Entertainment
Photographer for
the Renaissance Pleasure Faire® of Southern
California,
Ship's Photographer for the American Pride and an Adviser to the
Children's Maritime Foundation.
Gar is the author of the book; Cyprus Coins, which he also
photo-illustrated. The text was published in 2006 by the Cyprus Museum.
The book offers a numismatic chronology of Cyprus and features coins
housed in the museum.
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No photographs on this website are
for sale.
Museums and non-profit organizations associated with events
photographed including Air Shows and Reenactments may obtain digital
images of their event free of charge upon request. Such requests must
originate from marketing or public relations representatives of those
events. Please provide: contact name, title, mailing address and
telephone number as well as 501(c) (3) non-profit information. If the
photographs are to be used on a web site or in print, credit as to source
must be given in addition to a link to this web site.
If your organization is not a non-profit and
would like to have my photography services, please contact me. I
will provide my services in exchange for a
sizable donation to a non-profit organization of my choice in your name
or the name of your organization. My services are limited to Southern
California from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. It will be my sole
decision if my photography services will be provided. If the event or
activity is suitable for inclusion on my web site, the photographs will
be made available there as well in addition to being placed on CD for
your use. There are no printing services or photographic packages
available.
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