people & lifestyle photography Jun 2011

Alex Kotlik is a New York-based photographer, specialising in people, interiors and travel photography.

He has 10 years of experience shooting on location worldwide. Being versatile, Alex is absolutely capable of producing photo shoots of any scale and nature. Combining journalistic style with a 'studio-on-location' approach, he creates images that are spontaneous and natural, filled with life, light and colours.

Alex is available for assignments nationwide and internationally.

Andreas Trauttmansdorff has been creating images as a photographer for more than 20 years. With his earlier career in filmmaking and a recent return to shooting motion, he considers the narrative aspect an essential component of his stills work.

Drawing a viewer in and compelling them to want to know more about the story behind the subject is Andreas' objective. Lifestyle, fashion, portraits, as well as interiors/decor, gardens, food and motor sports photography all fall into his realm of experience and expertise.

New York-based photographer/director Bill Miles creates narrative and evocative imagery for exceptional clients, including AT&T, IBM, Honda, Lexus, BMW, Fidelity, Reebok, Spalding Sports, Men’s Journal, Town & Country, New York Times Magazine and Bon Appetit.

From his beginnings at Art Center in LA to his travels around the world, Bill crafts images and stories that convey a sense of honesty, emotion and spirit.

Karan Kapoor has been selected for the prestigious American Photography 27 awards. He was also recently commissioned to shoot a series of vibrant images for Dubai's Wild Wadi Waterpark. As can be seen from the images chosen in this Spotlight, he lent his trademark visual style to the project, capturing movement and exhilaration in stunning colour and clarity.

Karan also shot stills and video for FriendsLife. This summer will see the release of print campaigns for Harrah Casino (USA) and Skyride (UK).

Visit his website to see more vibrant new work.

Konstantin Graf zu Eulenburg is a people and interior photographer.

As a freelance artist and photographer, Konstantin opened his first studio in 1995. In 2002, he co-founded H2E Studios (Heidicker, Holtmann, Eulenburg), made up of five separate studios measuring a total of 1200 m². Facilities include a daylight studio and a dedicated props and scenery workshop. The studios handle large-scale productions.

Since 2002, the focus has been on advertising photography. In 2004, H2E expanded into rental equipment and a year later Konstantin, together with partner Jacob Alberts, founded Eulenburg & Alberts Fototeam GmbH, a production company for advertising and catalogues that engages large volume productions.

For the project featured in this Spotlight, Konstantin created his own sets and wallpapers.

Matthias Tunger has worked with advertising and editorial clients for over 10 years. His experience allows him to shoot for all types of photo production.

Working in Germany as well as abroad, Matthias' budgeting and scheduling expertise enables him to produce successful shoots for every client. His growing network of artists, production assistants and models offers a wide range of tools for use in every shoot.

His work in pre production is highly valued by a range of national and international clients. Matthias is renowned for "keeping things simple" in order to achieve the best results for every image.

Recent clients include Audi, Trumpf, Medigene, Hewlett Packard, IBIS Hotels, BMW, Byodo, DMAX, Fürstenberg, Fischer and Siemens a.o.

Relaxed and natural is how Mike Ellis likes to portray the people he shoots.

Whether against a stark white background for a nice clean cut-out, or in their natural environment in a more reportage style, it is putting the subject at ease that helps him capture those great moments and expressions.

Recent projects have been completed for clients locally and worldwide, including Blue Bay, British Heart Foundation, Carter Jonas, European Bank, G4S, ITV, Malmaison, Pheonix Group, Premier Oil, PWC, Smurfit Kappa, TomTom, Yahoo and Zurich.

Nick Daly works mostly on location, with people and situations as his speciality. He focuses on the warmth of feeling between couples, families or complete strangers; the spontaneous reaction to a situation and the ability to capture it. To work fast and with the sureness of experience is his signature.

He is represented in London by Lisa Pritchard Agency.

Born in Brazil in 1979, Rafael Pinho took up photography after finishing his studies in architecture. He set out as a freelancer in 2005 in Belo Horizonte and spent the following years between Berlin, Reykjavík, São Paulo and Paris.

His editorial work has appeared in Modern Painters (US), Forum AID (Sweden), FFW Mag! (Brazil), Nýtt Líf (Iceland), Trip and Tpm (Brazil). Commercial clients include DPZ Rio, Unimed, Souza Cruz, Bradesco, Almap BBDO, Neogama BBH, Loducca, Jónsson&LeMacks, Atli Hilmarsson, Fíton, TBWA Berlin, PlayStation, Playboy, Whiskas, 66ºNorth, Mundi and the Center for Icelandic Art.

Sam Robinson is known for his honest, natural images and shooting style. He captures the energy and character of his subjects with a relaxed, uncomplicated ease and has a unique and fresh approach to his personal and commissioned work that concentrates mainly on lifestyle and people photography.

Sam has a London studio that has recently been expanded to accommodate his production company, editing suites and screening rooms. He combines working with film alongside his usual stills photography to produce stills and motion simultaneously.

Recent clients include Rimmel London, Dell and Orange.

Sean Malyon loves photographing people. It doesn't matter to him if they are rich and famous or plain and ordinary, he approaches each subject with the same passion and professionalism.

He has recently been photographing football fans for energy company Npower. These images appeared on giant posters at Wembley and Old Trafford stadiums.

Simon Winnall has had a very busy start to 2011, with a campaign for French mobile phone company SFR shot in Paris for agency Leg, plus a London shoot for global travel brand Amadeus with agency Viva Aspire. He is currently putting a lot of energy into finalising his motion reel, which is full of lifestyle moments to compliment his stills work.

His portfolio of brand-new lifestyle photography is due to be released soon.

Be sure to check out Simon's new blog.

Stephen Langdon is a New Zealand born photographer who divides his time between New Zealand and Australia.

Specialising in people-based advertising campaigns, he is recognised both for his technical expertise and unconditional commitment to creative detail. This, coupled with his sense of humour and easy-going manner, make him one of the most sought-after advertising photographers in the industry.

Stephen's dedication to creating unique campaigns with clever composition and a rich cinematic feel has gained him numerous international awards, including multiple Caanz Lions medals, D&AD Pencil and International Echo, along with an online ranking in 'Top Photographers Worldwide' in Luerzer's Archive.

Stephen is represented by Reload Agency.

A resident of Los Angeles for over 25 years, Tim Damon’s love affair with film and photography began at the age of 16. After graduating from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, he worked his way up the photography ranks before relocating to the West Coast in 1990.

Tim’s uncanny eye and visual expertise is equally effective whether shooting people, action, or products for ad campaigns all over the world. He has become one of the world’s premier photographers, recognised for his groundbreaking work for Porsche, Mercedes, Lexus, Land Rover, Toyota, Chevy and Honda.

Tim recently wrapped-up jobs with Cadillac, Toyota, Goodyear, Acura, Subaru and Lincoln.

Lifestyle and people photographer Tim Müller is based in Berlin. He has worked for a range of clients in advertising, including McDonald's, Dallmayr Kaffee, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, E.ON, RWE, IO Espresso, P&G, and many others.

Tim’s work is authentic, genuine and touching. His shoots "come alive” thanks to a unique ability to inspire and energise his environment and capture the resulting emotion in his pictures.

To see his current portfolio visit Tim’s recently updated website or get in touch on +49 176 22033818.