LostInAustin.org is, at it’s heart, an entertainment/lifestyle directory. While providing entertainment, business and event descriptive and locations in a user-friendly, mobile ready format is our ultimate charge, entertaining you along the way, we hope, will be our niche.
We’ve chosen photography, in large part, to tell our Austin story, and we’ve been fortunate enough to attract some of Austin’s leading lifestyle/street photographers as contributors to lostinaustin.org and her sister site 6street.com.
Austin is a once bucolic state college town turned teeming international music, tech and entertainment destination. Her transformation, while truly impressive, was not altogether unexpected for those of us lauding her allure while at the same time desperately trying to guard her secrets. Austin has experienced, and continues to experience extortionate growth and change and we hope to document and deliver it all.
Will Taylor
Publisher, Sales, Partnership Coordinator, Content Manager –
After 25 years in the financial services industry, most of that spent with Amsterdam based The ING Group, Will developed and currently manages four on-line publications – Lost In Austin, 6street.com, laketravis.com and The Mountain Guide. Will splits time between homes in Austin and Crested Butte, CO. He’s also an admittedly amateur member of the media/photography team. You can contact Will here.
Ryan Conine
Photo Contributor –
Ryan’s an Austin based photographer specializing in aerial and ground based photography in Austin and the surrounding Hill Country. The goal behind every shot is to capture a view from a unique vantage point that nobody has seen before. Many of the photos taken come from the use of what most would call a drone. Others are taken at ground level taking advantage of lights, shadows and reflections. Ryan’s work can bee seen on his business Facebook page and his photography website. Ryan can be reached here.
Justin Snider
Photo Contributor –
As a former teacher and now a Technology Specialist by day, Justin has spent the last 15 years teaching and training others to use Photoshop and other graphic tools. Only in the last few years has he started exploring his own creativity through photography and graphic design. His true interests lie in aerial, landscape, and architectural photography. His work has been featured by KVUE News, Visit Austin, City Of Round Rock, the Round The Rock blog, and 365 Things To Do In Austin. You can see more of Justin’s work at Rock Studios, Inc., on Facebook and Instagram. You can reach Justin here.
Gino Barasa
Creative Support, Editorial, Blog/Photo Contributor –
Gino is an Austin based photographer specializing in making everything look awesome. It’s really that simple. Gino’s been a photography judge for viewbug.com and his work has been featured in the statesman.com, americansongwriter.com, austinot.com, petetownsend.net, roadhouserelics.com. Check out Gino’s work at 1138 Studios, Gino Barasa FB, 1138 Studios FB, Linkedin, Twitter and Youtube. You can contact Gino here.
Jeff Vaillancourt
Photo Contributor –
Jeff Vaillancourt may not make his living pursuing street photography, but that is where his passion lies. Recipient of The Austin Chronicle’s 2015 Best of Austin award for street photography. His work has been featured in vespermagazine.com, wastelandweekend.com, La Vita in Immagini unidivers.fr Jeff’s work can be found at vaillancourtphotography.com, Vaillancourt Photography FB and Instagram. You can reach Jeff here.
Alyssa Taylor
Content Management, Event Management, Partner Liaison, Billing –
Alyssa’s responsibilities at LostInAustin are numerous and largely undefined. She’s a project manager extraordinaire and exacting enough to maintain client page and event post redaction. She also handles partner billing duties. Alyssa is a blog contributor at laketravis.com. You can contact Alyssa here.