cars, transportation & landscape photography + motion Sep 2015

Featured in this Spotlight are new releases from Anton Watts' fashion shoot in Downtown LA.

Additionally, Anton has recently photographed Volvo XC90, Mercedes AMG GT S with a 50s Gullwing, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, and Lexus RX both in the US and Europe.

Follow him on Instagram and Facebook to see more of his work.

Anton is represented in Europe by Catherine Collins.

Norway to Scotland to Germany. Mobility has its advantages, and its pleasures too. This is shown through Blue Studios' pictures. 

The German company's photographers travel around in Europe to capture and create special moments of strength, power and beauty.

No matter the surroundings, quiet nature or vibrant racetrack, the atmosphere and emotion of every instant is reflected in the finished picture.

For clients, the Blue Studios team do not just provide a "service“ - their work also contains passion which is applied to their products.

Chris Sisarich’s approach to film and stills is the same - to create a relaxed fun environment. He captures beautiful little moments and the same genuine emotions in both mediums.

"I love my work. I love the variety, the fact that every day is different. That I get to work with so many different and amazing people, that it takes me to far flung corners of the world. That I get to work on projects that are visually rich, emotive, striking, fashion forward, or just plain sexy. What a job!"

Chris has just been selected in Lurzer's Archive 'Top 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide 2015 / 2016'.

Darren Capp shoots cars in India, China and Australia. Auto photography is his passion, and has been for over 25 years. He infuses drama and style into a broad cinematic look, complimenting the car through the cues and lighting of each location.

Over the last 12 months, major assignments through his agent in China have included an extremely cold but beautifully sunny Beijing shooting the Mercedes E400 Sport range for BBDO. At the other end of the scale, an extremely hot Shanghai saw the team shooting a number of images for the updated Range Rover Evoque range along with the crew from Wunderman.

Darren also travelled to a steamy New Dehi during the monsoon season with his agent Sunny S Alex for an update to the Renault Scala. Locally, Darren utilised Melbourne’s strong architectural style as a basis for locations for the Mercedes Benz B-Class 250 4Matic.

In this Spotlight, David Westphal shares what has become known as the year of the trucks, commercial and passenger. These images highlight his range and ability for developing the narrative and bringing to life the utility of the vehicles - with the added element of talent.

David spent the summer travelling coast to coast, from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon, for a long-term client for a new reveal in late autumn.

His work continues to specialize in automotive location photography for Ford, Jeep, Nissan, Ram, Subaru and Toyota. He is excited to soon embark on his next global adventure.

Based in Sydney, Easton Chang is two-time Australian Advertising Photographer of the Year through his portfolio of car advertising photography.

His recent list of clients includes Ford AsiaPacific, SGM Cadillac, Porsche Australia and Cessna Aviation.

With over one million followers of his work on Facebook, Easton’s work and style has become incredibly viral and prominent in the social media community.

Frans Nygaard is a commercial photographer specialising in automotive and transportation photography.

In addition to photography, Frans has a full in-house CGI workflow that allows him and his team to tackle timing and technical challenges without sacrificing creative freedom or quality.

His automotive clients incude Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Skoda, Subaru and Audi.

Garry Simpson is a highly experienced car and landscape photographer.

He works on a wide range of projects and has shot national and worldwide campaigns for a number of clients including Land Rover, Mercedes, VW and Nissan.

His compositions have simplicity even though many of the shoots he works on are highly complex. Garry is renowned for his problem solving ability as well as his desire to maintain a photographic believability.

Garry is represented by Vue.

It has been a long journey for Hardesh Dhingra, who is renowned for digital photography and known as pioneer in the field. He enjoys working in a controlled studio environment, taking advantage of the best light and capture equipment.

His 27 years of experience allow him to shoot any project, from small still life to large automobile SUVs in his large studio in Manesar Gurgaon. His studio client list includes top Indian advertising agencies and leading automotive brands.

His team of dedicated production and photography assistants and digital retouchers ensures the best quality and most efficient execution. Also in-house is a fully fledged fine art and commercial printing set-up, offering complete control from capture to final print.

Hardesh particularly likes working on conceptual photo projects that challenge him to blend photography and digital post-production skills to create a powerful final image.

JohnM’s global clientele includes Mercedes-Benz, Mazda, Jaguar, Boeing, The Discovery Channel and others. His career first blossomed while being represented as a photographer specialising in theatrical studio lighting, but it has since set a new course that has sent him to numerous far-flung locations.

John loves to apply lighting skills gleaned from the discipline of film photography which now serves to distinguish his look from the somewhat stylised appearance of images created using digital light rendering tools. His clients benefit from the photographer’s ability to synthesize authentic realism with the right mix of digital enhancement.

Splitting his time between LA and Northern Nevada, John surfs “the hill” in PV and enjoys time with his family, always finding inspiration in the landscapes where they live.

After graduating from film school, Ken Brown picked up photography which took him to NYC where he worked on shoots for the world’s biggest fashion brands. Later, he combined what he saw in fashion with his own technical work, shooting cars, antiques, creatures, and whatever came across his desk while working in the art department of a museum.

Ken is now an award-winning car, still life, and landscape photographer based in California.

​Linhbergh has a passion for all kinds of cars and car culture, which has boiled into a bubbling fervor thanks to the strong and diverse LA scene he has lived in for the last 10 years. 

Originally from San Francisco, where he developed a genuine love for the arts while visiting the many surrounding museums with his family, for Linhbergh the marriage of cars and the arts transitioning into car photography was completely natural.

He has since had the pleasure of working with many great companies to produce eye-catching campaigns. Some of his clients include Tesla Motors, Acura, Nissan, Mercedes, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi and Kia.

It has been 40 years since BMW created the first 3 Series car and to celebrate, London ad agency FCB Inferno commissioned Mark Bramley to shoot the six major 3 Series models since 1975, including the very latest from 2015.

The high profile campaign dominated outdoor sites across the UK, including the entire Oxford Circus Tube station as well as around 150 other outdoor sites. It also appeared extensively in mainstream press.

Other recent shoots include the new Hyundai Tucson, Mercedes GTS and Rolls Royce in Scotland.

Mark has also just completed the new Audi A4 brochure for BBH London which will be live on his website at the end of September.

Nathan Duff is a commercial photographer based in Brisbane and specialises in automotive and transportation photography.

Recent assignments have seen Nathan capture an array of vehicles including sports cars, passenger vehicles, SUV’s, 4x4s and off road vehicles. Buses, semi trailers, trucks, delivery vans, garbage trucks, motorhomes, caravans and campervans.

Nathan's commercial clients include Mazda, Porsche, Audi, BMW, Isuzu, Chrysler/Jeep and Penske Trucks.

Nathan's ability to capture action in camera and produce emotive and atmospheric images on location has also seen him commissioned by a large list of local and international editorial clients including Top Gear (UK and AUS), Wheels Magazine, Redwood (UK) Car (UK) and MOTOR.

Since launching Neil Fraser Photography in 2006, Neil's career as an automotive and landscape photographer has grown rapidly with assignments in the UK, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

Known for his ability to interpret a broad range of subject matter with flexibility and an unflappable disposition, Neil is widely recognised for his invigorating cinematic style.

Neil is constantly working between personal, editorial, and commercial projects and loves to travel.

Recent notable clients include Bonhams, RM Auctions, Sotheby’s, H&H Classics, Mercedes-Benz, Kia and Classic Cars magazine.

Paul Barshon chases the sun, spending his time between London and Los Angeles. His work encompasses all things automotive and lifestyle. He is represented in London by Trayler & Trayler and in the USA by Sternrep.

Combined with his technical skills, Paul’s passion for dynamic action makes him a great choice for this very specific and demanding field of work.

Visit his website for more information.

Specialising in car, landscape and CGI photography, Paul J Harvey has enjoyed the challenge of shooting global advertising campaigns for over 15 years.

Previously based in Paris, Paul has significant international experience and is fluent in French. Now based in London, he is an active member/director of the Association of Photographers (AOP). Recent commissions have been completed for Peugeot and Domino's Pizza.

Clients include Assystem, Channel4, Christian-Dior, Chrysler, Citroen, Concorde-Lafayette, Domino’s, Ford, Gdf-Suez, Honda, Lancia, Mercedes, Mitsubushi, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Shell, SNCF, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

Richard Le frequently splits his time between California and New York. Some of his recent work includes the Lexus GS350 and LS460, in which he freely explored the city of San Francisco and captured urban lifestyle photographs over a three-day period. He is looking forward to continue building his long-term working relationship with Lexus in the months to come.

Now residing in the Bay Area, Richard regularly shoots editorial assignments for automotive magazines both within the States - like Super Chevy and European Car - as well as overseas publications in Europe such as Performance BMW, BMW Car, and Total 911.

Aside from publications he also does work for many after market automotive brands and custom shops all over California.

Sean Klingelhoefer has spent the first half of 2015 doing what he does best - capturing the sculpted form of the automobile and the essence of speed.

“Forever Amazing” is the apt title of the brand campaign for the world’s foremost sports car manufacturer, Porsche. Sean was commissioned to travel to Porsche’s newly opened North American headquarters to create heart-pumping imagery with in-your-face compositions of the entire range of high performance vehicles on-site at Porsche’s recently christened test track.

Sean also spent time in Salinas shooting the world-renowned custom car builder Cole Foster for Australia’s trend-setting magazine Fuel. A full day quickly passed shooting Foster’s workshop and several of his cars resulting in a special edition of the magazine where nearly one-quarter was dedicated solely to Cole’s work.

A bi-coastal shoot for Road & Track had Sean splitting his time between a snow-covered racing circuit in Connecticut and the urban streets of San Francisco showcasing the “insane mode” performance of the all-electric Tesla P85D.

Other recently shot campaigns not featured in this Spotlight include the all-new Nissan Maxima for TBWA\Chiat\Day, the all-new Chevrolet Volt for Commonwealth, and the Lexus F-Sport line of vehicles for Team One.

Skylar Nielsen was born and raised in Zion, Utah, a land harbouring a unique, almost alien landscape. Growing up he absorbed the serene vistas of one of the last largely untouched places on Earth, a place both sacred and haunting in equal measure.

Working as a hand on his family farm ingrained in him a relentless work ethic, the type of hands-on, old-school vigour that has translated to his role as a visual artist. Continually viewing his path through open eyes while tempering it with a world-weary experience, Skylar has segued from assignments involving global advertising campaigns for automobiles and motorcycles, to intimate micro-documentaries on the working-class forging their own path against economic adversity.

Skylar's work speaks for itself. It is marked with the need for exploration and feeling, but shines greatest in its contemplative and visual qualities. This unique juxtaposition sets Skylar's work apart, providing an idiosyncratic yet intimate profile that stakes out its own identity, deftly fusing the personal with the professional.

Stephan Bauer has been shooting for just under 10 years now and specialises in the automotive industry. With a deep passion for all things with an engine, Stephan truly loves working in this field and being able to show the true passion as well as beauty the designer's envisioned when creating each vehicle. 

Having lived in eight cities and four countries so far in his life, Stephan absolutely loves travelling and experiencing new cultures. His photography career thankfully allows him to do so and travel to some of the most incredible places in the world. Stephan was born in Austria, but spent most of his life living between Canada and the USA. As of summer 2014, Stephan now lives full-time in Munich. Germany.

To see more of Stephan's work visit his website and to see behind the scenes content follow him on Instagram.

Terry Collier continues to embrace his passion for automobile photography with his latest campaigns for BMW M Performance Limited Edition series and the North American launch of the new Mercedes Metris Van.

His realist approach to photography is refreshing in a market that is constantly looking for new digital treatments.

Terry is admired for his calmness and driving force on all his projects which make for a happy work place, even in the most challenging situations. He is often warmly regarded by his colleagues as “The Legend,” which brings a smile to his face.

Thomas von Salomon and his friend and co-photographer Michael Compensis recently joined we-shoot-it.com, a platform that brings together photography, CGI, post-production, video and more.

Together they worked on a series of BMW classics for a calendar project, due to go on sale at the end of October. More information can be found online at we-shoot-it.com.

For German magazine Ramp they shot Blackbean motorcycles, a small custom bike manufacture based in Munich. Post-production by Sebastian Mann / we-shoot-it.com.

2015 has been a phenomenal year for Wilson Hennessy. Shooting for clients such as Honda, Nissan, Hyundai and McLaren, he has helped launch fantastic new cars for these brands globally.

Wilson’s distinct advertising style was created shooting for editorial clients, which he still does regularly. Earlier this year Top Gear commissioned him to shoot the cars from the new 'Mad Max' film. The series was very well received by film fanatics and colleagues across the board.

To see more of this fantastic work look up his website. Wilson is available for commissions through his representation in the UK Horton-Stephens and in the USA Monaco Reps.