portraiture & celebrity photography Nov 2012

Alun Callender shoots portraits and lifestyle features.

He works for a diverse range of clients including The British Heart Foundation, the Co-op, Royal Mail, John Lewis and Honda, alongside magazines such as Tatler, Country Living, Homes & Gardens and Marie Claire.

Now almost half way through his current personal project capturing South Coast British artists at work, he is looking forward to another year of meeting more creative people and planning the accompanying exhibition and book.

Alun is also exploring video alongside his stills photography. "I am really excited about the future of image-making and the production of content, to be able to combine shooting stills and video is a fantastic way to expand the narrative."

Blair Bunting's impact on the photography and advertising communities has been immense. Widely recognised for his vibrant and unique imagery and lighting, his advertising clientele includes Pepsi, General Motors, Adidas, Discovery Networks, British Petroleum, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship series.

Additionally, Blair has worked with numerous movie and television personalities, professional athletes and high profile politicians. His editorial and portraiture work has appeared in countless national and international newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, Business Week, Cosmopolitan, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN Magazine.

New York-based photographer Brian Ach tells moving stories - with still pictures.

Blurring the lines between editorial and commercial photography, Brian possesses a unique skill set enabling him to excel at both.

His easy-going manner and generous personality allow him to quickly connect with subjects when time is tight, permitting him to create photographs that are in demand by musicians, celebrities and commercial clients from NY to Paris.

From travelling with Prince as his European tour photographer, to accompanying James Gandolfini on his family vacations, Brian's low-key presence allows him to dissolve into the story with unparalleled access.

Commercial clients appreciate his innovative problem-solving ideas, honed through his past work as a leading editorial photographer with Getty Images, WireImage and AP Images.

Equally adept on location shoots or in the studio, his work has been seen in People, Time, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, The NY Times, Travel and Leisure, and many others.

Christian Dietrich is beauty, celebrity and advertising photographer.

If he is not busy shooting for advertising clients, his studio is frequented by national and international artists and actors from the show and entertainment business, such as Isabel Lucas or Michelle Hunziker. He regularly shoots CD and magazine covers for various celebrities.

Christian has also dedicated his skills towards moving images: in 2011 his short film 'Out of the White' was awarded with a listing in the "Official Selection of New Filmmakers New York."

Christian lives and works in Zurich, with - every now and then - longer stays in New York.

His clients include Credit Suisse, Marionnaud, Danone, Sony, Miller, WybrowaVodka, Virgin Cola, L&M, Seat, and many more.

David Ellis was fortunate to have been asked to shoot Nigella Lawson for a cover and feature story in The Mail on Sunday’s You Magazine heralding the start of her new book and programme ‘Nigellissima'. Taking influence from the Italian theme from her show, Nigella was photographed in an Italian, rustic styled kitchen and a waterfall to re-enact a scene from her favourite film, 'La Dolce Vita'. The shoot was such a success that one of David’s photographs will be the cover of the German version of the 'Nigellissima' cookery book.

Bafta's Rising Star, Adam Deacon was photographed by David for The Times Magazine. The up-and-coming actor has starred in many successful films depicting the underclass of London and even writing and directing a spoof film, 'Anuvahood' about Kenneth (Kay) a wannabe bad-boy, also played by Deacon.

David is represented by Terri Manduca and his work can also be viewed on his website.

International portrait and celebrity, people, car and fashion photographer Deniz Saylan is based in London and Stuttgart.

Shooting for major clients, Deniz recently photographed new key visuals for Bechstein's new image brochure, campaign motifs for Mercedes-Benz Cars, Infiniti Cars and reiz eyeware. He also shot a charity campaign for the street journal trottwar which will be displayed in December at the Parrotta Art Gallery as well as in city lights all over the city of Stuttgart.

Doug Bruce is best known for his intimate psychological portraiture evoking the language of cinema. His photographs explore a space between past and present resulting in work that feels both contemporary and familiar.

Bruce was born in Paris and lived until his twenties in Africa, Italy, England, Spain, and France. He graduated with honors from the School of Visual Arts in 2005.

Bruce's photographs have appeared in Another Magazine, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, The Times, Dazed Digital, Homme+, Korean Vogue, Harper's Bazaar online, Glass, Tank, Sherman's Travel as well as having his work featured in Art Culture, and the permanent collection of The Chosun Museum in Kwanju, Korea. His advertising clients include Levis, Rag and Bone, Citibank, Earth Train, and Def Productions.

"I am a native of Mumbai, a city of 12 million people with a spirit of gold and a determination to never say die. With the same spirits, I moved to San Francisco in 2003 to pursue my passion for photography and study for a Masters in photography from the Academy of Arts University. This has been my home ever since.

"I am in absolute love with my passion for photographing people, especially when they are in motion. I see myself spending my entire life depicting moments of exhilaration, systematic synchronisation and elaborate sets, bringing to life what I see in my wildest dreams."

Jamel Toppin is a freelance photographer based in New York City.

His interest in photography began as a teenager in his native country of Trinidad and Tobago, where he grew up in the art department of the advertising agency where his mother served as creative director.

Although his work comprises a wide variety of subjects, he specialises in the field of portraiture.

With a global client list ranging from The Sunday Times to i-D, from Microsoft to Puma and from BMW to the BBC, Jamie Baker has in his diverse 17-year career blazed a distinctive trail in every area of photography he has explored. Known for dynamically composed, stunningly lit images, his portraiture, reportage and iconic brand campaigns alike spring from a searching storyteller’s eye.

Swiftly making his mark with exuberant, sexy images from the 1990's dance music revolution’s front line, London-based Jamie has further honed his hallmarks - elegantly structured images buoyed by artistic, imaginative lighting - in prestigious commercial and editorial fashion commissions.

Meanwhile, new challenges including directing campaign films, studio and location celebrity portraits and fine art exhibitions showcasing his personal work have seen him further explore photography’s less-expected narrative possibilities. This guiding fascination today enriches Jamie's increasingly high-profile portraiture in meticulously constructed conceptual approaches and subtly subtextual twists.

Jana Cruder is a fashion, celebrity and advertising photographer who splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

Jana's imagery may best be described as hyper-real with a sense of soul. Her ability to combine a fashion aesthetic with underlying conceptual nuances gives her work a uniquely playful tone. Light, saturation, colour and shadow become her creative surges. Through honed observation and a keen permissiveness, her work travels the line of fantasy and reality, resulting in a world where the perfect is ever so slightly imperfect.

Through her rose-tinted glasses Jana exalts the beauty in the mundane and elaborate, resulting in images that blur the line between the worlds of fashion, advertising and fine-art. These rich, colourful and contrasting images convey an idea or mood that jumps off the page.

Janina Laszlo is a Munich-based photographer who focuses on portraiture. 

Much travelling and regular trips to Los Angeles have influenced her way of photography: a preference for interesting faces and using natural light whenever possible, she is always attentive for that one special moment.

Janina's clients include several lifestyle and music magazines as well as  Sony Music, Columbia Records, Pro Sieben, Lancôme, Schwarzkopf&Henkel.

Her most recent project took her to China for an ironic and personal documentation.  

Janina is currently looking for European and international representation. Visit her website for more information.

Portrait and celebrity photographer Lukas Maeder is based in Zurich, Switzerland. He works on assignments for various national and international magazines, publications and advertising agencies. Parallel to commissioned activities, he also works on a number of personal projects.

Clients include Red Bull, CNN, Swatch, Piaget, Sony Music Entertainment, Der Spiegel, XXL Magazine, Bilanz, Das Magazin and JUICE Magazine.

Celebrities include Yohan Blake, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Marley, Mos Def, Sean Paul, Jimmy Cliff, Melanie Fiona, Raphael Saadig, Cee-Lo Green, Method Man, Questlove, Steve Aoki, B.o.B. and many more.

Lukas Maeder is represented by Raffy Locher Management.

Milan-based professional freelance photographer Mariacristina Vimercati specialises in portraits, fashion (men and kids), reportage and advertising photography.

Recent projects include Sportweek Magazine 2011, 70/70 Horovitz NYC, Offucina Eclectic Arts 2011, Uno Stradivari per la Gente - Villa Gnecchi Ruscone 2011, Domus Magazine, Inter Abbonamenti season tickets, Verve International Review, Lavazza Espression, Décor Living Magazine, Geox Respira global campaign.

Clients and publications include Lavazza, Geox Respira, Ferrero, Inter Abbonamenti, Max Mara, Elle Italia, Casa Vogue, Uomo Vogue, UOMO (ed. Futura), DDN Design International, GB Progetti (ed.Progetti), Verve Magazine, Io Donna (Rizzoli), Max (Rizzoli), Capital (Rizzoli), and Sportweek (Rizzoli).

Mark Bond started his career in fashion and beauty, and over the past few years he has expanded into celebrity photography.

Thriving on a challenge, Mark will always try to find a way to realise and expand on the ideas of art directors and picture editors, working fast and to budget. He has a down to earth approach that puts people at ease whether it’s a simple editorial portrait or a conceptual advertising project.

Markus Hintzen is a Frankfurt-based photographer specialised in people, architecture, travel and landscape images. He works worldwide for advertising, magazines and annual reports.

His clients include advertising agencies such as Ogilvy, Saatchi&Saatchi, Publicis, McCann Erickson, J.W. Thompson and many others.

He regularly works for magazines including Stern, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, Manager Magazine, Automotive Agenda and Wirtschaftswoche.

Max & Douglas have worked together since 1998, the year they finished the IED in Milan. Thanks to an original and well-defined style, they immediatly started working in advertising for clients such as Sony, Invicta, Telecom Italia, Philips, Adidas, Belfe and Mitsubishi.

In 2000 the pair began a partnership with Grazia Neri Photo Agency, shooting for leading magazines such as Max, Sportweek, L’Equipe, GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Raiders, FHM and Wired.

In 2002 they hosted their first personal exhibition 'MTV Stills' - portraits of every vee-jay on music television. Another exhibition followed in 2006 at the Hilton Hotel in Milan entitled 'Sports' - featuring a huge collection of men and women in sport.

They currently live and work in Milan under the auspices of Contour (Getty Images), travelling around Europe and Asia for leading magazines and advertising agencies.

Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Michael Donald has lived in London for 20 years. He has been published in most countries in the world and has exhibited several times in The National Portrait Gallery in London, as well as the Museum of London, and in L.A., New York, Berlin and Paris, winning numerous awards along the way.

In 2010 he conceived the project 'I Scored a Goal in the FIFA World Cup Final', photographing, filming and interviewing every living person who has ever scored a goal in the World Cup Final. The project was published worldwide and the film was nominated for a Sports EMMY.

Recently, he has worked with the Rolling Stones shooting portraits of the band members past and present for the film 'Stones in Exile'. His picture of Charlie Watts was part of the National Portrait Gallery Photographic Prize exhibition.

The single common thread in Michael’s work is people.

Michael is currently looking for representation outside the UK.

Photographer Nikola Tacevski is currently based between Prague and Cologne. Some of his advertising campaigns have won awards at prestigious international advertising festivals, including Cannes (Silver Lion), Portoroz Golden Drum Ad Festival (Central and Eastern Europe), and Louskaceks (Czech advertising festival).

Nikola was twice presented in Lurzers Archive '200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide'. He works for many international agencies offering full photo production and post production services.

An award-winning photographer from Singapore, Ivan Loh is known for his quirky and different approach through his lens. He has received numerous accolades including the International Photography Award, B&W Spider Awards and PX3 Prix De La Photographie in Paris. Most Recently he secured an Honorable Mention Award and nomination at the 2010 Photography Master Cup.

Ivan started shooting in his teenage years with his father's Nikon SLR, and he hasn't stopped since. He has lensed campaigns for clients such as Singapore Airlines, MTV Asia, Nike, Peugeot, Steinway Lyngdorf, Embraer, Allianz Insurance, Manulife Insurance, HSBC Insurance, TNT, Hilton Group, Intercontinental Hotel Group, DHL, Raffles Hotel, Carlson, Diageo and TATA Communication.

Rafael Dabul specialises in portrait and fashion photography. 

He spent five years in the USA where he received an MFA degree in San Francisco, moving on to assist several photographers in NYC. He also worked as assistant photo editor at Interview Magazine before returning to Brazil in 2005 to begin his own career. 

Rafael is a regular contributor to several Brazilian magazines and has collaborated with a selection of local fashion labels. He is also dedicated to shooting one of his passions, travel, while his versatility makes him suitable for a broad range of projects.

Rafael is available for assignments worldwide.

It has been a busy year for Richard Bradbury, with the continuation of his 'Children Of London' project in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Photographing over 100 children at locations all across the city, the limited edition, hard-back book is retained by Her majesty the Queen, amongst many others.

Recent commissions include campaigns for Santander and Guinness World Records as well as working direct for AEG Live Entertainment Worldwide and Defected Records.

Based in London Richard shoots in the United States and Europe and is at home on location or in the studio, creating super-real images for both advertising and editorial clients.

Los Angeles portrait photographer Scott Witter specialises in celebrity, fashion and music photography for editorial and advertising clients. Scott’s unique style has been labelled artistic and emotional with a concentration in dramatic lighting and cinematic scenarios. Whether on location or in the studio, fusing storytelling and off-the-cuff moments is what brands each one of Scott’s distinguishable images.

Recent notable clients include DDB, Forbes, Footwear News, Arena Swimwear, Pentax and St. Martin’s Press. Scott has also been busy with personal projects such as 'Dog People' and 'Cure People', which have gained him some well-deserved attention.

Visit his website for more information.

As a passionate and technically skilled photographer, Vincent Boon loves to be amazed and is always on the lookout for new creative input.

Particularly renowned for his characteristic portrait photography with distinctive colours, lighting and style, he unveils the beauty and uniqueness of each model that passes in front of his camera. In his advertising photography, Vincent likes to create a different sense of reality that invites the viewer to search for the real and the unreal in his photographs.

Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Vincent's well-equipped studio offers many facilities and comforts for all kinds of photography: with over 230 m², incredible heights and a closed full cyclorama, there are few jobs that can't be done in this spectacular space. With years of experience in the business his work has been published in many newspapers and magazines, and he has serviced numerous commercial clients.

Clients include ABN Amro, ARA Direct, Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Calibris, Global Photo Associates Inc., Royal Dutch Hockey Association, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, NS Travellers, Quest, Rabobank, Symantec and TBWA/Neboko.