The Story so Far

When we launched Contrastly in late-2012, we had no idea how incredible the journey would be or how many photographers we would be helping along the way. After all, helping fellow photographers is and always has been our mission.

Today we are an enthusiastic and passionate team of photographers, writers, educators, photo editing experts, and content creators from all around the globe. We provide tools, resources, products, and guidance to hundreds of thousands of budding photographers every single day.

At its core, Contrastly is an online photography magazine, a newsletter, and an online store providing Lightroom & ACR presets, Creative Profiles, and Photoshop actions, as well as instructional ebooks and video courses.

Meet the team
Jon Phillips

Jon Phillips

Founder

Jon is a photographer, product engineer, guitarist & musician, and all-around web nerd. He's the founder and editor of Contrastly which he launched in late-2012. If something is broken on this site, it's his damn fault.
Adam Welch

Adam Welch

Contributor

Adam is an award-winning photomaker, author, educator, and a hardcore nature junkie. You can usually find him on some distant trail making photographs or at his computer writing about the elegant madness that is photography.
Kent Dufault

Kent Dufault

Contributor

Kent DuFault is a professional photographer, author, and the Director of Content at Photzy and main contributing author here at Contrastly.
Jo Plumridge

Jo Plumridge

Contributor

Jo Plumridge is a UK based photographer specializing in portrait, corporate, and travel photography. She regularly writes for magazines, website, and books.
Michael Gabriel

Michael Gabriel

Contributor

Michael Gabriel L. Sumastre is an experienced writer who loves to take pictures of the countryside. He's an expert in drones and aerial photography.
Christina Harman

Christina Harman

Contributor

Christina is a photography enthusiast from Alaska. She's taken pictures in Mexico, England, France, & China. She likes sunny days, new lenses, and good coffee.
Marc Andre

Marc Andre

Contributor

Marc is an avid photographer and the founder of Loaded Landscapes, a blog entirely dedicated to landscape and nature photography.
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