Paintball Media Magazine June 2024 | Page 161

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 .

Weronika Wrona Krzemińska - Połeć

I love sports , especially volleyball ( which I played professionally for most of my life ), animals and traveling . I discovered paintball by accident and I am very happy that I can develop my passion for photography on the paintball field . During the year I photograph events in Poland and NXl Europe , and this year I was at the World Cup in Orlando for the first time . Apart from photography , I am a physiotherapist . I enjoy helping people .

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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