portraiture & celebrity photography Nov 2017

Adam Lawrence is a commercial portrait photographer based in London who has been photographing people for a variety of clients over different sectors for the last two decades.

Whether for an advertising agency, a music magazine or a television company, Adam’s photos retain a vibrant and unique style.

Recent clients include UKTV, Mitsubishi, Channel 4 Television, Fosters and Blink Publishing.

Andjela Grozdanic is an experienced photographer specialising in corporate and business portraiture as well as celebrity photography. Her approach is very thorough in terms of understanding the specific needs of each client, their attitude and the nature of their business while staying true to her own style.

Her art direction (elegant, sophisticated and clean) helps emphasize the energy and commitment of her clients. Andjela believes that good communication and trust are an important basis for capturing good portraits - which is why she will spend time really getting to know her clients.

Approaching from every angle, understanding the needs of her clients, their business and goals while bringing her own style and creativity into each image, Andjela's portraits tell a story of accomplished individuals and their successful lives.

Along with television show key art and advertising campaigns, this month Blair Bunting photographed Houston Astros pitcher and World Series winner, Justin Verlander. This piece wraps up a year of spectacular sports campaigns and fun behind-the-scenes videos, including Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals photographing Blair's family portraits. 2017 has been an exciting year culminating in Blair being named as a Global Ambassador for Hasselblad.

Christopher (Frag) Fragapane is a photographer, bon vivant, globetrotter, writer, and adventurer.

After graduating from Rome Free Academy, where he completed every art class offered with the exception of 3D art and, ironically, photography, Christopher earned his degree in the Applied Science of Photography.

Post-college he relocated to New York City where he worked alongside many talented and hardened photographers from across the globe, gaining valued experience across fashion, lifestyle, advertising and still life.

Having spent a decade and a half in New York and watching it’s best gritty bits be hosed off and sold to any number of national name brands, and having grown older and more wise, seen the world and fallen for a girl from Ireland who lived in Los Angeles, it was time for Christopher to follow his heart to the west coast where he settled in Venice, California.

Drawing from a background in art and fashion, Christopher has worked for a variety of clients including corporate, home design, fashion and entertainment firms.

Emily Assiran is an award-winning photographer based out of Brooklyn, NY. She specialises in commercial and editorial portraiture.

Hailing from Philadelphia, the land of cheesesteaks and Rocky, Emily graduated with a BFA in photography from Tyler School of Art. This passion brought her to New York City in pursuit of her career. Since then, she has photographed many recognisable talents such as Woody Allen, Aziz Ansari, Ann Dowd, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

Emily’s friendly demeanor and ability to work under pressure has served as an asset to many clients, enabling her to work with many different kinds of subjects. Whether celebrities, scientists, Cuban ranchers, or CEOs of major corporations, Emily's love of meeting new people and telling their stories comes through in every shot.

Emily’s clients include The Wall Street Journal, Essence Magazine, Brigitte Woman, NKGF and Capital Health Group, amongst others.

Oslo-based portrait photographer, Håvard Schei, likes to put his subjects in a different role than what the everyday brings. "It often puts people at ease. Acting makes people more confident and can give remarkable results."

He did this with his last portrait series of Norwegian director and editor, Lars Sandbakken, all bulit and set up in his own studio in Oslo.

Håvard creates visuals for a variety of clients including recent work for Toyota, DNB, ADAC Magazine Germany and NAPA Greenland, among others.

Follow Håvard on Instagram.

Ian and Erick are photographers specialising in lifestyle, portrait and action sports. They have travelled the world to Hawaii, Tahiti, Bali, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Maldives, France, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, South Africa, LA and NY for photo shoots and know what it takes to get the shots in a high pressure environment.

Over the years Ian and Erick have used their lifestyle photography skills to complement their portrait photography. They treat location and surroundings very much as part of the process, and their subjects always feel relaxed and at home in front of the camera.

Over the years, the pair have worked with advertising agencies such as M&C Saatchi, Host, JWT, Cummins & Partners and others. They have worked on ad campaigns including Bolle Sunglasses, Sky Vodka, RAC, Red Bull, Decathlon, Rip Curl, Bankwest, Lululemon, Shell, Hurley and Woodside. Their photos have appeared in National Geographic, NY Times, Free Sport (France), Action Asia and Tiger Airways Magazine, to name a few.

Their artistic work has been exposed in galleries in NY, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, Perth and Mauritius.

Ian & Erick are represented by Flipp.

"I have been shooting editorial, corporate and educational institution jobs in the Washington DC area and around the world since the mid 90s.

My clients have included Forbes, TIME, USA Today, National Geographic Channels and Television, Leo Burnett, The Smithsonian Institution, Smart Money, Barrons, Peace Corps, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Medstar National Rehab Hospital, PreKnow, The Riecken Foundation and The Broad Foundation, among others.

Whether it's a Washington DC headshot or a large production shoot, I always enjoy shooting people and the interactions which occur along the way. I would love to talk to you about your next project!"

Environmental portraiture captures the essence of a subject in his/her natural habitat. Every one of Jonathan Bielaski’s photos tells a story of a person’s journey. The focus is greater than the person – it’s the reality of who they are at this time in their life – the background reflecting their personality and vice versa.

Whether working with pro athletes, celebrities, craftsmen, or someone at the very top of their field, Jonathan has the ability to create visual content that will stand the test of time.

New York-based advertising, editorial and corporate photographer Keith Barraclough is energetic, engaging, professional and personable. His creative and collaborative style, as well as being able to work in numerous fast-paced, high pressure environments, makes him a valuable asset to a wide range of clients.

One of Keith’s passions is working on personal projects. His most recent being 'The Redhead Project', whose portraits showcase his ability to capture compelling images of everyday subjects while putting the camera-shy at ease.

For more images and information visit his website.

Laura Barisonzi is a NYC-based photographer specialising in shooting portraits and people on location. She cast and produced her most recent personal project 'Makers', a series of more than 10 real artisans and creators working in their environments. Also part of this larger project '42 Carmine' is a short video project profiling a well-known NY luthier who makes handmade vintage electric guitars from reclaimed wood from some of New York's most famous buildings.

Clients have included Adidas, Google, Dove, Samsung, Gap, NFL, Red Bull, Runner's World, The Nature Conservancy, PBS, The Financial Times, The Guardian, and Adweek.

Mark Lehn is a commercial and portrait photographer. From hitchhiking through rural Mongolia and spending time at sea with Borneo’s traditional sea gypsies, to working on humanitarian projects across Asia and Africa, Mark can easily make a connection with people from diverse backgrounds and put them at ease to create moving and natural portraits in every environment.

Some of Mark’s clients include UNICEF, Atlantic Philanthropies, Geographical Magazine and Ink Global.

See more from Mark on his website.

Always focused on conquering the immediate task at hand, whether as a spotlighted young musician or a risk-taking, technical street skateboarder; Matt Hawthorne would be found in his young adulthood pushing the limits to perfecting his skill.

Eventually, Matt moved his concentration from making images his sponsors sought of him to honing his methods of capturing fast paced action images - by shooting his friends skating.

He found a love for the art form and his unique style with polished imagery quickly drew attention, projecting him into the start of a successful career. Shooting advertising campaigns now for over 10 years, Matt has developed an incredible crew.

Matt Hawthorne Productions has provided advertising campaigns for Gatorade, Target, Adidas, New Balance, Asics, Fila, Gold’s Gym, FedEx, and JCPenney, among many others. Matt is known for his unique photographic style, ranging from photo journalistic sports to highly stylised advertising. His awards include Lürzer's Archive '200 Best Photographers Worldwide' and Communication Arts Photo Annual.

While away from commercial assignments and the studio, he is found spending time with his wife, building legos with his son, shooting fun polaroids of his children, and cycling.

Michael Wilson has been involved in photography for 15 years. Much of this time was spent working as a photo assistant to celebrity and documentary photographer, Martin Schoeller, in New York City. This job provided the absolute best hands-on training in photography, and took Michael all over the world for clients such as National Geographic, The New Yorker and GQ.

Michael is now based in Maine and can often be found travelling around New England photographing people who are making positive impacts on the Earth.

Selected clients include Down East Magazine, Hypertherm, Sun Edison, Zest Magazine, American Craft Magazine, Maine Craft Association, Maine College of Art and The Cottage Journal.

PEROU’s latest captures include Royal Blood, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man for NME, Ray Winstone and Taron Egerton for the Shortlist covers, Lorde for the Guardian, the cast of Follies for the National Theatre and James Blunt, to name a few.

PEROU shoots some of the most iconic names in music, sports, fashion and film. Based in London, working worldwide, PEROU is a camera eye for hire, a creative director, photographer and director. 

He regularly gets commissioned to photograph fashion legends and editorial features for Vanity Fair, The Guardian, GQ, Dazed and Confused and Esquire. In 2016, PEROU won the photography category run by Creativepool Annual for his personal project 'Coulrophobia' – a series of self-portrait photographs of clown faces by renowned make-up artists and MAC cosmetics.

Although Scott McAulay has built a career photographing the famous, he’s just as interested in capturing the lives of ordinary human beings.

“I love working with everyday people in their own environments,” he says.

Scott was raised in Birkenhead, Auckland, where his father owned a pharmacy for more than 45 years. It was here that he discovered his interest in photography and people.

“My dad had a great rapport with his customers, and I pretty much grew up in that pharmacy, spending a lot of my afternoons helping out. My work today is about making everyday people look strong and a little heroic in whatever they do.”

Scott lives in New Zealand with his wife and son. His clients include Air New Zealand, Visa, TVNZ and Warner Bros.

"Shamil Tanna has been flexing his creative skills this year by jumping feet first into the moving imagery world. With great pieces for Amazon, sports nutritional supplements Optimum Nutrition and working again with the fabulous Drew Taylor from Storror Parkour Team.

Sham’s photography and moving imagery encompasses a broad range including celebrities, musicians, portraiture and sports. This range allows him to capture the individual in the moment as well as showing an essence of who they are.

As well as moving imagery, Sham has been continuing to strength relationships with clients Amazon, Wired, 442, Star Alliance and Red Bull to name but a few.

Keep an eye on our website and Instagram to see what else Sham has to offer!"

Shane Lopes is a commercial advertising photographer based in downtown Los Angeles. He started the year by shooting numerous campaigns for companies ranging from casinos to breweries to fashion retailers. In the past year he’s been fortunate enough to see his work on billboards, magazines and publications around the world.

After graduating from Brooks Institute with his BFA in Photography and taking some time to soak in the sunshine and palm trees, Shane has been able to refine his stylistic look through his use of bold colours, dynamic lighting, and unique character expression.

Fuelled by his thirst for exceptional imagery, few photographers can match the energy and passion that Shane puts into the production and creation of every project he works on.

Director and photographer Rich Marchewka is passionate about capturing people at their most expressive moments. With experience in photography and commercial editing, Rich easily progressed into the role of commercial director. He has helped to promote TV series like TNT’s 'Will' with SHAQ offering Shakespearean spoilers, to support feature films such as 'xXx3' with short spots of Vin Diesel, and he has delivered one-time special events including Tim Robbins honoring Morgan Freeman at the Lincoln Center.

Rich brings out the best in everyone, from A-list celebrities to driven executives. Clients have included Fortune 500 companies like AT&T, academic institutions like USC, private businessmen like KISS musicians Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and more.

Rich leads others with humour and by finding common ground. When he is not working on his next project, he enjoys hiking mountain peaks and travelling the world. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

Stewart Cohen is the visionary behind SCPictures which is a full-service production company based in Dallas, Texas. Stewart is a Canadian-born American artist who specialises in photography and filmmaking featuring people whether they are celebrities, models or people on the street. He connects with people on a level where they just open up to him. The company’s strengths lie in its ability to do live action and stills during the same production (and separately as well, of course).

Stewart is as comfortable in a hut in Siberia as he is in a boardroom or a green room.

If you’re looking for great work and a good experience, SCPictures is an amazing place to start.

Recent clients have included The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, American Airlines, Gatorade and Neiman Marcus.

Zurich and Paris-based photographer and film-maker Tristan Paviot’s recent commissions include shoots for Heineken, France’s Lottery operator and the ADP (Paris airports).

He has worked for well-known newspaper and magazines such as Le Nouvel Obs (France), Globus (Croatia), and Prisma Press. His last series was made for France TV.

He is also a film-maker specialised in short, vivid videos for the internet and as a video blogger on YouTube.

Willie Petersen is an award-winning advertising and editorial photographer based in Denver, Colorado. He worked as an art director in New York City for over a decade before moving to Denver and following his true passion in photography.

Willie’s bold use of colour and dynamic lighting has created a unique style that he uses for many clients across genres. He loves to go the extra mile for his clients to exceed everyone's expectations.