Gai Phanalasy
photographer
About
November, 2020
Still Photographer & multi Emmy Award winning Photojournalist.
My experience in photography includes producing social media content, covering news events, lifestyle magazine print, fashion, lifestyle portraits, editorials, landscapes, cityscapes, music concerts, corporate functions, and broadcast television. I also shoot and edit news story styled packages and sizzle videos crafted specifically for social media consumption.
I grew up in Nashville, Tennessee where I developed a deep love for photography, capturing images with both still pictures and edited video. I began with my first published magazine print work in late 2014 and by mid 2015, I decided to leave my day job with an espresso machine company to pursue photography, full-time.
In 2016, more professional and creative opportunities in photography presented itself which led me out West to Las Vegas, Nevada, where I currently reside. Las Vegas has brought several opportunities for me to cover a vast variety of subjects to document and tell stories in the format of photography and video. From red carpet events to corporate events to events such as covering US Presidents, I have conducted numerous on camera interviews covering a wide range of topics and Clients.
I have had the honor of winning three Emmy awards and one Edward E. Murrow award for my work as a Photojournalist with telling a range of stories about people living in underground tunnel beneath the Las Vegas Strip, Paranormal Researchers, and UFC fighters to mention a few.
On my personal time, I truly enjoy exploring the outdoors with my camera and navigating the desert and getting in between the mountains, the pine trees, and the lakes while teaching myself how to camp so I can spend more time in nature. On the other hand, I also enjoy walking the city to find interesting subjects to photograph.
While I will be periodically updating this site, you can find me posting my work more regularly as post fresh content on my Instagram feed. You can find me @GaiChicken www.Instagram.com/GaiChicken.
Thank you for stopping by and taking time to look at the work of photography I've collected over the years which I truly love.
Published Work & Clients
USA Today, Fandango, Yellow Pages, FOX, FOX5 Vegas, NBC Las Vegas, NBA, ESPN, E! Entertainment, WWE, Vogue,Wasserman Group, Maritz, The Refined Agency, Peroni USA, Caesars Entertainment, Olia Zavozina Bridal Couture, Gannett, The Tennessean (Newspaper), 12th & Broad (Magazine), Nashville Fashion Week, Nashville Humane Association, WannaDo Local, Commercial Me Now, Path 1 Communications, Health Stream, HCA.
