Gar Travis, a 1978 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy and United States Coast Guard Veteran served as a numismatic researcher consultant for more than fifteen years following his enlistment. He dabbled in film photography and was an early experimentalist in the field of digital numismatic photography. Moving to California in 2004 to assume a position with an internationally known numismatic auction house as a cataloger/photographer, Gar brought with him a love of photography and his cameras. Wanting to show where he has been and what he has seen and willing to share his visual captures with the world, Gar offers his images via www.garphoto.com

In addition to his many business and hobby interests, Gar is the Chief of Photography of Powered sport flying magazine, a contributing editor to The NUMISMATIST magazine, an Entertainment Photographer for the Renaissance Pleasure Faire® of Southern California, Ship's Photographer for the American Pride and an Advisor to the Children's Maritime Foundation. Gar has written and photo-illustrated Cyprus Coins, which was published in 2006 by the Cyprus Museum. The book offers a numismatic chronology of Cyprus and features coins housed in the museum.