Steve Maguire , feature writer
Steve started playing paintball in 1989 just east of Toronto , Canada . He was forever hooked that first day . Reffing at numerous local fields in order to pay for his playing time he went on to become a tournament paintball player , international referee and overall enthusiast of the sport . Steve is that guy that always wants to try something new , help a fellow player or make a new friend . That passion has lend him to create the Popular Unknown Paintball Podcast . Steve is an active member of the Ally Remembered Foundation , a nonprofit organization born in the paintball community and dedicated to the prevention of domestic violence .
Jeff Deubert , Senior Designer
Jeff is a Senior-Level Designer who comes to us after working with both PB2X & PaintballX3 mags , having done layout design for both publications over a span of more than 8 years . He has years of design experience & his passion for art shows through in all his mag work . He ’ s also a big-time college football & basketball fan and is waiting patiently for his Scarlet Knights ( Rutgers ) to one day win a national championship in one of those two sports ( ha ). He resides in a rural town in southern NJ with his wife Beth & his young children Justin & Jocelyn . He enjoys spending much of his down time with his family , his Shiba Inu named Kira and his Black Lab mix named Harper .
Matt Clayton , Photographer
Matt Clayton , a film and digital portrait and sports photographer based out of Southern Illinois and founder of EagleScoutPB Photography , got his start in paintball in 2014 after going to a field for his bachelor party . He found his love of shooting limited paint shooting a TIPX and then moving to a CCI Phantom . After a temporary injury in early 2020 he wanted to support his team so he grabbed his camera and hopped on the field and has been shooting events since . You can usually find him at at events in Illinois , Indiana , Wisconsin and occasionally on the east coast . www . paintball . media
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