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spotlight magazine Mar 2012 international photo production
Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production offers comprehensive production services for still and moving images, locally and around the world.
The company’s founder Mary Pratt is not only used to switching back and forth between languages - primarily English and German - but, perhaps more importantly, cultures. Having grown up in Switzerland and living in New York for over 17 years, Mary is familiar with the subtle differences between American and European tastes that can be crucial when realising a campaign.
Mission has a lot of experience working locally, within the United States and anywhere in the world (in well over 20 countries on all continents but Antarctica) and has built up a vast trusted network over the years.
Visit Mission’s website for more information.
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showcase magazine Dec 2011 new york issue 316
Mission Photo Production
While Mary Pratt, founder of Mission Photo Production, frequently works on advertising campaigns and car shoots, she enjoys the diversity that comes with the territory.
Recently, Mission produced photo and film footage for long-time client Daimler/Mercedes in Texas and Oregon, as well as stills for Chevrolet in Detroit and Chicago. In addition, Mission and North South Productions co-produced an ad campaign for Wempe in New York City.
“One of the aspects I love about my career is the variety,” Mary reflects. “No job is alike, and yet each project feeds the next one - often in unpredictable ways. By continuously building upon experiences, I can offer clients a platform on which their concepts and needs can be realised successfully.”
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spotlight magazine Oct 2011 international photo production
Mission Photo Production
"Producing photo shoots could never be described as monotonous - its challenges are ever changing, and sometimes very refreshing. One day you work with supermodels, the next you are wrangling a group of farmers who are eager to go back to harvesting."
For Weis Markets’ “Your neighbor’s our farmer” campaign, Mission was hired to find a picturesque farm in Pennsylvania and liaise with real farmers who supply the supermarket with produce to gather together for a photo shoot. And the supermodel? Stay tuned - images from the new Wempe campaign, photographed by Bettina Lewin and co-produced with North South Productions in Cape Town, are to be released any day now.
Mission has also been busy with car shoots, with new images for Mercedes photographed in Houston, and Chevrolet shot in Chicago and Detroit.
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showcase magazine May 2011 new york issue 275
Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production's year started off with several studio jobs and a car shoot. For Mercedes, Mission hit the road for three weeks to produce four separate projects rolled into one: still photography, two editorials, and a film shoot involving the partial closure of an interstate highway. Simon Harsent photographed a trained squirrel for Old English, and Mitya Kushelevich did a series of portraits for Kaspersky, the antivirus software.
“It’s all in the mix”, says Mary Pratt, the founder of Mission Photo Production. “From studio shoots to travel projects; car shoots to working with celebrities; editorial to advertising - we enjoy them all."
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showcase magazine Jan 2011 new york issue 256
Mission Photo Production
Mission has launched a new website and Mary Pratt invites Production Paradise readers to take a look.
Recently completed projects couldn’t be more diverse: For Rolex, Fadil Berisha portrayed the divine Renée Fleming, while tech scouting took place in an undisclosed location for a range of secret new Mercedes products. Joanne Dugan created a beautifully complex environmental still life for Cetaphil, and Walter Chin snapped a quintessential New York Christmas shopping story with Sonîa Bogner for Bogner.
Mission has experience in a wide range of productions:
- Big Budget Jobs
- Guerilla Style Shoots
- Local Shoots
- Multi-territory Travel Jobs
- Last Minute Productions
- Long Range Planning Projects
- Aerial Photography
- Advertising
- Cars
- Celebrities
- Editorials
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showcase magazine Oct 2010 new york issue 240
Mission Photo Production
It has been a multifaceted summer for Mission Photo Production. For Rolex, a Frank Lloyd Wright jewel in Florida, scouted by Mission, proved to be the perfect backdrop for a portrait of an emerging tennis player. Following this, Mission produced three fashion stories for the venerable German department store Ludwig Beck, photographed by David Burton c/o Brigitta Horvat. Mission also produced an eyewear and watches shoot for Uli Holz and Davidoff, and when Kai-Uwe Gundlach undertook a whirlwind world tour for Smart, Mission orchestrated the New York portion of the shoot.
Mission Photo Production is gearing up for what looks to be a fourth quarter full of exciting challenges. Mary Pratt is approaching the projects on her table with a sharp eye towards the creative needs and the comfort of her clients, while she maintains a healthy respect for the budgetary constraints of current market conditions. Like engineering a bridge with exactly the right amount of steel, there is an art to producing a beautiful campaign with economy. Mary prides herself on this skill.
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spotlight magazine Sep 2010 photo production
New York: Mission Photo Production
"Production," says Mary Pratt, "with all its intricate details, is like assembling puzzle pieces to form one big, beautiful picture. Over and over, I find it to be a wonderful challenge."
Mary is the founder of Mission Photo Production Inc., a New York-based full service production company. Born and raised in Switzerland, she is fluent in several languages and has been producing in New York City and around the world for over 15 years for some of the top photographers, creatives and clients. Her meticulous approach in planning and budgeting is appreciated by plenty of repeat clients, but she is alert to the fact “that things can change in a heartbeat, and so you’ve got to stay flexible and re-think situations constantly.”
Clients include Audi, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Motorola, Rolex, Smart, UBS and XL Capital.
"We are gearing up for a busy fall," says Mary, "and are excited to be working on so many interesting projects. Stay tuned!"
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showcase magazine May 2010 new york issue 216
Mission Photo Production
Established in 2000, Mission Photo Production under the guidance of Mary Pratt has experience with a broad spectrum of projects. Yet it was a genuine first for Mary to be working with two photographers, Gilles Bensimon and Andrew Dunn, back-to-back on a tandem fashion shoot for Bogner.
It essentially meant producing two jobs that were tied together by the client and the art direction, as well as managing a “behind the scenes” video shoot - short stories being told on in-store screens and also on the Bogner website. As technology and markets are shifting, Mary increasingly finds herself producing moving images and still photography simultaneously.
Visit the website for more information.
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showcase magazine Feb 2010 new york issue 201
Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production proudly presents Markus Bolsinger's pictures of the Mercedes SLS AMG. The photos were taken in Oregon and are part of a 144-page book that celebrates this future classic.
It is common knowledge that book projects don't have enormous budgets, but Mission was able to pull off the production economically without sacrificing on quality. Thanks to the company's vast experience and a solid network built up over years of working all over the United States and worldwide, Mission's producers are well-versed in making the most out of a client's budget - a vital distinction during this global recession.
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showcase magazine Oct 2009 new york issue 182
Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production offers all-inclusive production services in New York City (where the company is based), as well as around the world. Mission's founder, Mary Pratt, is Swiss-English, and speaks some Spanish, Italian and French, besides her native tongues German and English.
Mission has just finished shooting with Markus Bolsinger for Daimler in Oregon, with the brand-new Mercedes SLS AMG (car aficionados will know that this is the re-launched Gullwing).
The shots for the new mobility concept car2go, photographed by Kai-Uwe Gundlach and featured in this Showcase, have caused a huge stir far beyond the auto industry.
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showcase magazine Jul 2009 new york issue 173
Mission Photo Production
Mary Pratt established Mission Photo Production in New York City in 2000. Mission is a full service production company offering anything from location scouting to casting, budgeting and travel arrangements to clients from all over the world.
Mission began the year with a shoot for Swiss Post with Tom Nagy in below-zero temperatures on Times Square. (And now, under completely different climatic circumstances, she's working with him again, for SAP.) Mary then travelled to Barcelona with Chris Sanders for a beauty client (the images are yet to be published and therefore cannot be shown).
Presently, Mission is wrapping a shoot for an exciting new mobility concept, photographed by another loyal client, Kai-Uwe Gundlach, in New York City. Images to be released in the next issue of Showcase.
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spotlight magazine Feb 2009 photo production issue 3
New York: Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production is a full service production company specialising in advertising and car shoots. Founder Mary Pratt has been independently producing photo shoots, domestically and abroad, since 1995. Born in Switzerland, Mary speaks English, German, Italian, Spanish and French.
Mission is based in New York City, but Pratt and her team are equally comfortable anywhere around the globe and are frequently hired to produce shoots elsewhere. Last year alone, Mission worked in 31 locations on 5 continents. The company has a number of multi-country assignments under its belt for clients including UBS, XL Capital and Microsoft, among others.
Within the United States, Mission has established a tight network of top-notch location scouts, casting agents and other highly specialised professionals, such as food stylists, car technicians and animal wranglers.
Mission offers proficiency and economy in all its productions. Acting as a global liaison, the company serves its clients with experience, dedication and enthusiasm.
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showcase magazine Feb 2009 new york issue 147
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Mission Photo Production offers full photographic production services: anything from location scouting, casting, budgeting, travel arrangements "and all the little stuff that is needed along the way."
New York is Mission's home base, but founder Mary Pratt often gets hired to produce shoots elsewhere. In the past year, Mission worked in 17 countries for a Microsoft campaign. This is when it comes in particularly handy that she speaks German, Italian, and some Spanish and French.
Recent shoots: Pilgrim (photographer: Casper Sejersen), Mercedes Hybrid S-Class (Markus Bolsinger), Hyatt Hotels (Paul Costello), Swiss Post (Tom Nagy).
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showcase magazine Oct 2008 new york issue 132
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Mission Photo Production produces photo shoots worldwide, handling location scouting, casting, budgeting, travel arrangements and pretty much everything else that arises along the way.
Mary Pratt, the founder of Mission, has over 10 years of experience with ad campaigns, car shoots, aerial photography and fashion shoots, ranging from local one day shoots to multi-month productions around the world. She is fluent in several languages.Recent productions include Schenker Transport with Kai-Uwe Grundlach, Delmod with Jens Schmidt, and the continuation of the large Microsoft "On my Way" campaign, photographed by Richard Renaldi.
Featured in this Showcase are a random selection of 'making of' and crew shots from the hugely successful Microsoft shoot, snapped along the way by crew and agency members as well as the photographer himself.
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showcase magazine Jun 2008 new york issue 118
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Mission Photo Production has been providing full photo production services to photographers and agencies since 2000.
Clients includes Microsoft, Visa, Mercedes, IBM, Land Rover and UBS, among many others.
A selection of photographers includes: Tom Nagy, Richard Renaldi, Kai-Uwe Gundlach, Mary Ellen Mark, Brad Harris.
For Danish costume fashion jewellery company Pilgrim, Mission co-produced a shoot with Copenhagen-based The Lab, with Helena Christensen modelling the latest collection.
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showcase magazine Feb 2008 new york issue 105
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Founded by Mary Pratt in 2000, Mission Photo Production Inc. offers full photo production services that are tailored to meet every clients' specific needs.
During car shoots for clients such as Mercedes, Land Rover and Volkswagen, 'specific needs' can range from devising complicated schedules, where cars get swapped between the East and West coasts without having to factor in any costly down-days, to shutting down heavily trafficked bridges or hoisting cars onto rooftops and saltwater-splashed cliffs.
Pratt grew up in Switzerland and is fluent in several languages. She is experienced in handling multi-country shoots, having done so for IBM, XL Capital, UBS and, most recently, Microsoft. The latest project encompassed 20 destinations in 15 countries, covered over the course of four trips.
"Production", says Pratt, "with all its intricate details, is like assembling puzzle pieces to form one big beautiful picture. Over and over, I find it to be a fun challenge." -
spotlight magazine Feb 2008 photo & commercial production issue 2
New York [USA]: Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production offers complete production services worldwide.
Recent productions include:- A series of new images for the award-winning ongoing XL Capital campaign, photographed by Tom Nagy in Singapore, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Japan and the US.
- Launch campaign for the new VW Scirocco, photographed in New York City by Ralph Richter (images not yet released).
- Fashion shoot for German label Broadway, photographed by Max von Treu (those masked hotties apparently caused quite a ruckus!).
- Mercedes shoot in Alabama with Markus Bolsinger, featuring cars manufactured locally in Tuscaloosa, AL.
- Helena Christensen for Danish accessories label Pilgrim, shot by Signe Vilstrup.
Mission is currently working on a global Microsoft campaign with fine art photographer Richard Renaldi. Thanks to Mission's large network of local contacts built up over many years, this is turning into a successful and beautiful campaign. Images to be released in late spring.
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showcase magazine Apr 2007 new york city issue 71
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Mission Photo Production is based in New York City and provides a full range of production services.
Mary Pratt, who founded the company in 2000, laughs, 'At this point, it almost doesn't matter where we're based out of; the jobs we do are all over the world - which is a good thing!'Mission produces ad campaigns, car and fashion shoots. Recent productions include:
- 22-page editorial for Marie Claire Italia, photographed in the Hamptons by René & Jannis
- Two ads for Visa with Tom Nagy and TBWA/CHIAT/DAY in New York City and North Carolina
- Markus Bolsinger's images of the Mercedes Ocean Drive prototype in Texas
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The Land Rover 2 launch campaign in Hawaii
with Kai-Uwe Gundlach and Y&R Irvine.
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showcase magazine Oct 2006 new york issue 60
Mission Photo Production
Mission Photo Production offers complete production services around the world. Recent production locations include Tokyo, Berlin, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Arizona, Hamburg – and of course New York City.
Look out for a series of new ads for UBS’ Wealth Management campaign, masterminded by Publicis and photographed by Brad Harris.Other recent productions include an extensive worldwide image bank for Motorola (photographer: Robert Grischek); a shoot for Mercedes Bluetec in California with Markus Bolsinger; and a campaign for ABN-AMRO (agency: TBWA Amsterdam, photographer Peter Funch).
Mary Pratt, also known as "Missionmary", has many long-time clients that rely on her careful estimating, coordinating and planning, and her calm on-set production services. -
showcase magazine Apr 2006 new york issue 48
mission photo production
Mission Photo Production started 2006 with a bang: a production with Brad Harris for new UBS global print ads took place in Berlin and Tokyo (agency: Publicis). Round two is in pre-production. Stay posted for more news and ads, as soon as they are released.
Meanwhile, halfway around the globe, another team was producing for Markus Bolsinger, who was shooting DaimlerChrysler’s new Mercedes E-Class in Las Vegas.
In New York City, Mission produced a shoot for Chase (photographer: Blaise Hayward, agency: McGarry Bowen).
Something to look out for in the near future: Robert Grischek’s striking new images for Motorola (agency: Goodby, Silverstein).
Mission Photo Production is based in New York, and offers full service production office locally and around the world. Mary Pratt, the principal of Mission, has a long record of international success in producing photo shoots.
Since they weren't able to obtain any final images yet from any of the recent shoots, Mission wanted to share some "Making Of" pictures from Tokyo. -
showcase magazine Jun 2005 new york issue 36
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Mission Photo Production offers complete photo production services, locally and around the world. The company is headed by British-Swiss Mary Pratt, who has been living in New York for over 10 years.Mission Photo Production recently produced an extensive Mercedes R-Class shoot in Florida, with photographer Markus Bolsinger. It was all top secret at the time, and kept a security team from Germany busy around the clock. The pictures are from a “making of” editorial that ran in German GQ Cars.
Other recent jobs include two with Peter Funch: one for Axe in New York (agency BBH New York), the other for Sony in Los Angeles (agency Fallon Minneapolis), followed by spectacular aerial shots of Chicago by Frank Meyl for Degi (agency Philipp & Keuntje Hamburg). Mary tells us she can’t wait to see the results from a fashion shoot for John Varvatos photographed by Danny Clinch – look out for a rock star chillin’ with his son in the September issue of all the glossies.
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showcase magazine Mar 2005 new york issue 28
MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION
Mission Photo Production is a full service photo production company based in New York. They are multilingual, which makes things a lot easier when working with international clients locally and around the world.
Lately they've done a lot of travelling: a campaign with Tom Nagy for XL Capital (McCann-Erickson Zurich) took them to Iceland, London, Puerto Rico, Copenhagen, California, Valencia and Finland. For DaimlerChrysler they worked with Markus Bolsinger in Los Angeles, the Nevada desert, Wyoming and Florida.
But they work locally, too: Robert Grischek shot a campaign for German InStyle magazine (MECH Berlin) on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Danny Clinch worked on a series of Nokia ads (Grey), and Neil Wilder photographed the New York Stock Exchange's new CEO for UBS (Publicis Zurich).
Title: Wempe
Title: Mercedes SL
Client: Chevrolet
Client: Wempe
Photographer: Carol Dronsfield
Photographer: Mitya Kushelevich for Kaspersky (Forge Worldwide)
Client: Bogner
Client: Bogner
Photographer: David Burton (Brigitta Horvat)
Photographer: Tom Nagy
Photographer: Kai-Uwe Gundlach
Client: Bogner
Client: Bogner
Client: Daimler/Delius Klasing
Client: Daimler/Delius Klasing
Client: Car2go
Client: Car2go
Client: Swiss Post
Client: Land Rover
Client: Microsoft
Client: Pilgrim
Client: Microsoft
Model: Helena Christensen
Client: Microsoft
Photo: Tom Nagy for XL Capital
Photo: Max von Treu for Broadway
Client: Land Rover
Client: Marie Claire Italia
The view from the Cerulean Tower Hotel in Tokyo, overlooking Shibuya-ku
