warsaw Jan 2012

Van Dorsen Talents, founded in 2011, is a full service agency representing talents including photographers, stylists, hair and make-up artists. The company also organises photo and film shoots for major Polish clients.

Recent photo shoots featuring Van Dorsen Talents have appeared in a number of renowned Polish magazines, including Elle, Glamour, Twój Styl, Gala, Viva!, Pani, Cosmopolitan, Fashion and KMag. The agency also recently produced campaigns for Avon, Max Factor, Reebok, Gino Rossi, Ochnik, Kate&Kate and La Mania.

The company's team and the talents it represents are bursting with creative energy, ensuring clients' expectations are surpassed in every production.

Photogram was established in 2007 to represent Polish photographers. Its current roster includes:

• Wolowski&Partners Studio specialises in still life and 3D photography. With widespread international recognition, the studio had a recent photo for Euro RSCG Warsaw published in the latest edition of '200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide' issued by Archive magazine.
• Kobas Laksa is a well-known Polish artist who produces conceptual projects. For his photograph of the Polonia Hotel entitled 'The Afterlife of Buildings', he was given an Art and Culture Ministry Award. The Polonia Hotel is a series of architectural transformations for which Poland won the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Architecture in Venice.
• Robert Zuchniewicz focuses on portraiture and lifestyle photography. He is currently in collaboration with a selection of Polish magazines and is photo manager for Kikimora magazine.

Photogram offers full photography production services, mock-ups, casting, location scouting and management. The company collaborates with most of the major Polish advertising agencies and works on projects for foreign agencies such as Grey, Leo Burnett, Lowe, Ogilvy and JWT.

Arek Kempka has been an acknowledged commercial photographer for more than a decade and his work is renowned for its unique style and high quality. 

Clients turn to Arek when they want to realise a complicated advertising project. It could be a picture made from liquid, a drink with splashes, a sophisticated dish or even shots for stop-motion animation; his extraordinary vision and skill makes anything possible.

The impressive range of work in his portfolio attracts big brands and top industry names alike.

Visit Arek’s website or contact him directly for more information.

Szymon Brodziak was born in Poland in 1979. An author of controversial photographs, he received the top prize at Prix de la Photographie Paris 2010 in the advertising category for his 'Noti Girls' campaign.

Szymon obtained multiple honourable mentions at the International Photography Awards between 2007 and 2010 for both his commercial and personal projects. He is also a recipient of the Johnnie Walker Keep Walking Award for "the constant fulfilment of dreams and the passion for setting new paths in the search of beauty."

One of Szymon's latest projects is the 2011 Charade Jewels ad campaign published in Italian Vogue (Gioiello).

Szymon Swietochowski was born in Poland in 1983. He took his first steps in image creation at the Higher School of Art and Design in Lodz in 2002, beginning his professional photography career in 2004 with a series of non-traditional fashion pictures for a range of Polish lifestyle magazines.

At the age of 23 Szymon received his first nomination for a Cannes Lions for his Converse campaign. He has also won a Golden Statue in the main Polish advertising competition KTR.

In the beginning he focused primarily on photographing people, but his work has evolved to include advertising, landscape and still life. In 2007 Szymon began shooting for some of the biggest names in Poland, including Samsung, Toshiba, Axe, Renault, Iveco, Energizer, Unilever, Converse, Ferrero, Martini and Amnesty International. He has since come to be recognised as one of the leading photographers in his field and now works for international clients such as Adidas, Coca-Cola and The Discovery Channel.

Wolowski&Partners are experienced photographers based in a well-equipped studio in Warsaw.

The team takes photographs, handles post production and CGI, and is specialised in still life, food and liquids.

The company's work has been featured on the Epica Shortlist on three occasions and has also been published in Archive Magazine and twice in the 200 Best Ad Photographers.

Rafal Maciaga shoots corporate and business photography, including advertising, catalogue, pack-shot, conference and event work. 

He has worked with agencies EURO RSCG (Sensors, 4D, Warsaw), Leo Burnett, Ciszewski PR, RC 2, On Board and Glaubicz Garwoliska, as well as in direct collaboration with clients including Wyborowa SA, Diageo, Nivea Polska, Ecco Shoes, Oriflame, Johnson & Johnson, Oceanic and Samsung.

Visit his website for more information.

Tom Dyczewski's fascination with photography began when he was only 10 years old. Eight years later, he published an extensive shoot from the barricades during the Moscow coup in 1991. In 1992, after studying marketing and management at the Warsaw School of Business, his career in advertising began with a managerial position in the US West Poland with Panorama.

In 1995, Tom founded his own firm and began a six-year collaboration with NoS Studio. He won first prize at the prestigious Kreatura 98 advertising awards and went on to form strong partnerships with leading agencies BBDO, McCann Erickson, Lowe GGK, DDB, Ogilvy and DraftFCB. Several of his ideas and strategies have been adopted by companies such as Lukas Bank, TP S.A., Plus GSM and Browary Tyskie.

In today's digital world, Tom has returned to his greatest passion and has founded a professional photography studio. He remains one of the most efficient and effective photographers when it comes to delivering a clear advertising message.

Artist and photographer Marek Czarnecki (ZPAF) cultivates artistic photography and advertising work, specialising in outdoor and panoramic 360° (IR, HDR, 3D, stereoscopy). Working out of his own 200m² photographic studio, he also provides full digital post production.

Marek has won a number of prestigious awards, including four Oskar statuettes at the British Professional Photography Awards. He is a member of the Master Photographers Association (UK), International Association of Panoramic Photographers (USA), British Institute of Professional Photography (UK), and the Federation of European Photographers.

Constantly striving to broaden the scope of his professional development in creative activities, Mareck has created many photo projects and personal albums. He collaborates with publishing houses in Poland, Germany, the UK and Dubai and also conducts seminars in the field of advertising photography.

Studio Las offers the most exclusive workspace in Poland, with four fully equipped studios, homemade cuisine, fantastic coffee and a unique atmosphere. The company creates the perfect environment for successful film and photo concepts.

The team is made up of professionals experienced in international production, delivering equipment including Briese, Profoto, Broncolor, Phase One, Hasselblad and much more.

Features include 1200m² of shooting space spread over four self-contained studios, parking, daylight facilities, a conference room (ideal for PPM’s) and a VIP room. Studio Las is located in the centre of Warsaw, just 2 km from the city's Chopin Airport.

Visit the website for more information.