in his capacity as a cartoonist and illustrator, giambarba was a regular contributor to "sports illustrated", "this week", "true" and "spy". he was a member of the san francisco society of illustrators during the nine years he lived in sonoma county, california. giambarba is the author of 13 books, founded the scrimshaw press and "capearts magazine", and was, with his wife, fran, a founding partner of arts & flowers, publisher of botanically accurate greeting cards from 1985 through 1996. giambarba's work was introduced at the international center of photography in new york city on 18 december 2009, a collection of 15 film and 3 camera packages for the paul giambarba edition of polaroid cameras and film commissioned by dr. florian kaps, founder and director of the impossible project of vienna, austria.