TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FOR OUR CLIENTS. LITERALLY.

Many of Zapwater’s first clients were in the digital photography industry. Charter clients included Moab Paper and RIP manufacturer ErgoSoft. As Zapwater continued to grow and work in other industries, the photo industry remained a special place in my heart. Every year, I looked forward to my trips to industry shows such as CES, PhotoPlus and PMA.

So when I was given the opportunity to be a real photographer, I jumped at the chance.

Recently, one of my clients, renowned wildlife photographer Andy Biggs asked me to tag along with him on a Photographic Polar Bear Expedition. Of course, I said yes.

On Tuesday, November 11, I be joining Biggs, a BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Finalist, and a dozen other photographers on a trip to the Churchill, Canada and the arctic tundra. Yes, that is pretty much the North Pole. Just for reference, Churchill is Canada's only port to the Arctic Ocean.

Today, I will be packing in all of my new gear from SONY into my gura gear bag and preparing for a once in a lifetime trip. A huge thanks to SONY for lending the group some of their new products to test out on the polar bears. Some of the gear SONY sent us includes a DSLR-A900 and SAL-300F28G Lense, as well as some of its other new products. I’ll be sure to get some great shots!

I’ll be be posting about the trip daily on Zapwater’s blog. So definitely make sure you check back for updates.

David Zapata

ZAPWATER TRAVELS TO NYC FOR PHOTOPLUS EXPO 2008

Each year, thousands of photographers travel to New York City for PhotoPlus Expo, the industry’s cutting-edge tradeshow for all things photography-related. Ranked one of the top shows by Crain’s and Exhibitor Magazine, PhotoPlus draws attention from thousands of professionals, novices and students, alike. Zapwater was on hand at the show - which took place Oct. 23-25 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the city’s West side - representing clients Moab by Legion Paper and photographer Andy Biggs.


Featured at Moab’s booth this year were prints from photographers Bill Fortney and Mark Kettenhofen’s upcoming book, America from 500 Feet II. Printed on Moab’s award-winning Entrada Rag fine art paper, the photos received a lot of attention from attendees at the show.

America from 500 Feet II is a unique book of aerial photographs that capture breathtaking American landscapes from a motorized parachute 500ft in the air. As a proud sponsor of the book, Moab capped-off its experience at PhotoPlus by hosting a private meet-and-greet with the book’s photographers at its booth.

Sarah Marseille
Publicist

PHOTO PLUS EXPO 2007

Thousands of photographers stopped by Moab Paper’s booth at the recent Photo Plus Expo at New York’s Jacob Javitz Center. Moab introduced its new line of Moenkopi line of Japanese Washi papers. Brought to market in conjunction with the Awagami Factory of Tokushima, Japan, Moenkopi is the newest product introduced by Moab and continues its tradition of developing and supplying the most innovative and unique inkjet papers available today.

The response was simply overwhelming but not surprising. The introduction of Moenkopi reiterated Moab’s dedication to introducing products that open the door to new levels of creativity.

Photographer Chris Conrad also put together an amazing display on Moenkopi featuring some of his images from his Ethereal Days series. Chris’ work is so original, I felt compelled to share it.



Next up for Moab Paper, Imaging USA 2008 in Tampa, Florida.