corporate, industrial & annual report photography Mar 2014

Axl Klein is a renowned German photographer specialising in advertising, industry and people.

Axl also devotes much of his time to personal art projects. His most recent project 'ZORN', realised under the auspices of Amnesty International, is currently catching widespread public and press attention.

With over twenty years’ behind the lens, Barry Willis brings a wealth of experience and an ease of manner that is reflected in the images he produces for his clients.

So far this year he has shot for Hydro International, St James's Place, Lavendon Group, Socco and Morgan Sindall, and is currently working on the British Land annual report. Other work has included a very lively rebranding campaign for The National Bingo Game and a ‘Game Changer’ campaign for Reckitt Benckiser.

Working across a wide range of sectors, Barry is very much a people photographer. “I'm equally comfortable being art directed and managing a large production team, or working alone from an agency or client brief,” he says.

"With a small budget and even less time we commissioned Barry to work with us on an urgent recruitment campaign for Lloyds of London. Not only did he deliver, but his professionalism and willingness to collaborate not only impressed us but the client as well. I would gladly work with Barry again. Something tells me he won’t be available very often…" Chris Hill, Art Director, JWT.

Bill Robinson has enormous experience built up over two decades spent photographing people for magazines and blue-chip corporate clients.

He started working as a photojournalist for The Observer in London shortly after leaving college, and went on to work for a wide range of magazines including, inter alia, The Sunday Times Magazine. Editorial work honed his ability to think quickly on his feet and to deliver on brief and to a tight deadline; skills essential when working for corporate clients.

Bill has a natural talent for dealing with people, putting his subjects quickly at ease, so as to be able to work with them to capture the essence of the brief.

Bob Schatz’s admiration of photography began as a small child. Before he was six, his parents discovered that he had been sneaking his father’s camera. Fortunately for his father, a neighbour came to the rescue with a gift of a Brownie box camera for Schatz’s eighth birthday. Self-taught throughout his childhood and adolescence, he went on to Belmont University, where he entered a couple of prints in a statewide photography competition his sophomore year. Although he lost first place to a professor at another college, Schatz was eager to pursue his passion throughout his college years. He won ‘Best in Show’ at the Nashville Art Directors Guild by his senior year. His photographs continue to be recognised, winning many regional and national awards.

Schatz’s craft has a proven track record of over thirty years, and his work is frequently seen in print and internet advertising, corporate brochures, annual reports, books and magazines. His clientele includes Time magazine, McMillian Publishing, Honeywell International, HCA and many others. His artworks have been exhibited around the country and are included in the permanent collections of museums, corporations, and private collectors. Schatz’s portfolio can be viewed at stockschatz.com, and his blog is at bobschatz.com.

Dan Bigelow is a people photographer who for 20 years has travelled around the world shooting portraits, documentary and image libraries for major corporations, advertising agencies and design firms. Dan’s work tells a story honestly and compellingly, whether in one image or one hundred images, and he is just as comfortable running a full production as he is working on his own. No matter what, Dan’s photographs capture a situation in an authentic way.

Above all, Dan's dedication, good humour and enthusiasm shine through at every shoot. Recent clients include Cabot Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Pitney Bowes, Marsh & McLennan, Gilead Sciences, Sotheby’s, and United Technologies. His award-winning photography has been featured in the PDN Photo Annual, Communication Arts Annual, AR100 and Graphis100, among others.

Visit Dan's website for more portraits, locations, stories, and selected tear-sheets.

David Oliver has been photographing people for 26 years and prides himself on achieving natural, engaging results from his sitters through his relaxed and easy-going professional approach.

David's goal is to capture real passion and enthusiasm in the workplace - qualities that motivate internally and attract clients.

Email or call David on +44 (0) 7850 656909 to learn how he can bring a project to life.

David Zaitz is an award-winning corporate and travel photographer known for his affability, creativity and strong visual style. Equally comfortable shooting nimbly under tight constraints as he is with major productions with multiple locations and involved logistics, David brings 15 years of location experience to a shoot. He’ll even show you some magic tricks while waiting for a flight!

Clients include Amgen, Ford, Esquire Magazine, American Way Magazine, Esquire, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Honeywell, Coca-Cola and Toyota.

His work has also been featured in Communication Arts, American Photography and Photo District News and he has been selected two years in a row for APA LA’s 'Off The Clock' curated photography exhibit. He also had a solo photography exhibition in 2012 at the iWitness Gallery in Portland, Oregon.

Located in the Rhein-Neckar metropol region and close to Heidelberg, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Frankfurt, photographer Frank Seifert works for local, regional and international clients. He has experience with small companies, institutions, magazines, and global players.

Long-term clients include Fraport (Airport Management Frankfurt), Lurgi/Air Liquide and The Financial Times. His mature business relations make photo shoots smoother for all concerned, while his wide photography range bringing together architecture, business, people, industry and documentary/editorial, define Frank as a premium corporate photographer.

His main focus areas are business services, finance, transport/logistics, medicine/health, retail, chemical industries and engineering. Able to shoot both in- and outdoor on location, Frank's equipment includes powerful battery flash generators, light shaping tools, transport gear, digital SLR and medium format cameras. His clients know him to be capable of handling any situation in a relaxed and efficent manner, a reliable partner who understands their individual needs.

Fritz Philipp has been a freelance photographer since 2006. Based in Frankfurt, he focuses on people, portrait and corporate photography, mainly working for national projects. One of his personal targets is to gain international experience and to globalise his profile and work - Fritz is convinced that impressions of other countries and cultures will enrich his photographical style and portfolio.

Clients include international banks and companies such as such as ING DiBa, DekaBank, UnionInvest and LBS.

An objective point of view developed at a professional distance to his subjects is typical for his clear and graphic style of photography. Besides his daily work, Fritz tries to improve his storytelling skills in different personal projects.

Jeff Heger is one of those detail guys. He loves it when the last shot on a Friday afternoon, after a week's worth of photography with a massive travel schedule, comes together.

He says: "The people are great, products all work, the security guard lets us shoot, and magic happens. The client loves the images and we all go have a great dinner."

Jeff has travelled the planet shooting for Fortune 500 firms for over 25 years. He has worked on every continent except Antarctica (although he did shoot within 500 miles of its shores!). Clients like the fact that nothing fazes him on location. He stays on time and on budget, bringing back more useable images than clients think possible.

For the past 25 years, Jock Fistick has travelled the world on corporate and editorial assignments. He is just as comfortable photographing heads of state, and CEOs as he is covering famine in Haiti, and war in the Middle East.

After living in Europe for the past 15 years, Jock recently relocated to South Florida where he continues to serve his clients on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. Clients appreciate his unique style and ability to consistently capture bold, graphic images, in both natural and created light.

Jock approaches covering editorial and corporate assignments with the same dedication and understanding of both the subject and his client’s needs.

Recent corporate clients include Procter & Gamble, Hewlett Packard, McKinsey & Co., The Carlyle Group, GE Healthcare, Diebold Inc., Taylor & Ives, American Standard, The Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace, Eli Lilly Europe, Exxon Mobile Europe and the European Commission.

One of Melbourne’s leading photographers, Kristian Gehradte is constantly pushing the boundaries, creating striking images for his clients and the brands they work for. His style is instantly recognisable. With dramatic lighting and vibrant colour, he produces creative, fresh and super modern images.

Whether it’s shooting on the factory floor, in the boardroom or hanging out of a helicopter, Kristian’s ability to work in diverse environments means he can handle a wide variety of challenging corporate and industrial photography assignments.

Having shot annual report photography for multi-national companies from the construction, manufacturing and service industries, Kristian’s aim is to inform the audience about a corporate story through a unique blend of corporate and documentary imagery.

Featured in this Spotlight is a combination of Markus Steur's corporate and people photography at its best. As well as impressive photos for LIMO that give micro-optics and laser technology production a remarkable look, Markus has just returned from Valencia, Spain, and provides insight into the new Tramlink campaign for Vossloh España.

The key element of the campaign was to combine the high quality standards for international advertising with the spontaneous, fast and inventive characteristics of editorial photography, shooting the entire campaign with real-life customers and workers.

This spotlight also includes work for RITTER and RWE.

View Markus' member profile or visit his website to see more of his work. For more information email or call direct on +49.231.9128171.

Martin Wagenhan, based in industrial southern Germany, gained his skills in classical reportage and portrait photography with magazines including Stern, ADAC Reisemagazin, Capital and many others. His ability to create exciting scenarios for corporations and their products has since increased his scope and clientele.

Martin likes to improvise with the given conditions and to place things in a surprising light. He feels equally at home in either dirty, loud production halls or on the management floor, finding possibilities to create great pictures wherever he shoots. His respectful and straightforward approach helps everyone to act naturally and with ease in front of his camera.

Andrew Molyneux has over 25 years' experience shooting images for clients in the corporate and industrial sectors. His work takes him all over the world covering a vast range of subjects, shooting both stills and video. He has a reputation for delivering highly creative images without any hassle and enjoys the excitement and challenge of every shoot, whatever the location and subject. His easy-going approach enables him to get the best out of any situation.

Recent clients include NewLaw, GE Aviation, British Transport Police, Cargill, Ultra Electronics, Welsh Government, Karelia and Abbott.

For more information contact the studio on +44(0)1594 845561 or Andrew on +44(0)7836 661 460.

Natalie Hill is a portrait photographer based in Brussels, Belgium. Originally from the UK, Natalie has lived in Asia and Europe. Now based in the centre of Europe, she’s comfortable in the world of EU affairs and brings an understanding and individual touch to all her corporate and commercial work.

Fully fluent in stills and motion, Natalie aims is to understand the narrative of each company she works for and find the best way to express their story through visuals.

Oliver Oettli was born in Bern, Switzerland in 1977. Since 2005 he has been capturing the spirit of people, places and brands for national and international clients.

Recent projects include:

• Axpo - Annual report 2012 and 2013 with corporate pictures, documentary and portraits.
• Migros - Key visuals for several hundred restaurants nationwide.
• Ernst & Young - Business portraits of over 600 managers.
• Swarovski - Documentation, PR pictures, portraits and complete coverage of the booth and all activities at Baselworld Watch & Jewellery Fair.
• BBVA - Corporate imagery, portraits and key visuals.

Other recent clients include Swatch Group, Credit Suisse, Swisscom, Nespresso, Omega, Longchamp, Deloitte, General Motors and Novartis.

Phil Meinwelt is a Berlin-based advertising photographer. He provides professional, high quality photography for advertising, corporate, food and interior and exterior clients in Germany and Vienna, Austria.

Phil is currently looking for representation worldwide.

Raygun is a creative photographic services company specialising in photography, video, custom timelapse and long-term timelapse for construction, mining, industrial, architectural, corporate and commercial businesses throughout Australia and Asia. It is owned and operated by Garry Owens.

Garry has been a professional photographer for 25 years, based in London and working globally in advertising before moving to Australia in 2010.

Seeing an opportunity to use his skills and considerable experience in a new area, he set up Raygun to allow him the opportunity to to deal directly with clients and to specialise in video and timelapse as well as photography.

Garry has just finished filming and editing a video for the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge in Sydney and is currently DOP on a video for Keller Australia which will be shot over four months in various locations Australia-wide.

A photographer for over 20 years, Stephanie Trenz has both experience and a clear focus on people photography. Covering all aspects of a shoot, she is the energetic and enthusiastic boost many people need to open up and express themselves in front of the camera.

With her professional attitude she creates striking images of corporate executives within an efficient time frame. Stephanie's desire to create natural and engaging images allows her to capture the essence of people and their situations.

Her client list includes Daimler AG, ElringKlinger AG, Porsche AG, Groninger, Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG, Klafs, Schwäbisch-Hall AG, Pflugfelder, Voith, Gasversorgung Süddeutschland and many more.

Her full portfolio can be viewed on her website.

Commercial photographer and director Tyler Stableford has earned a worldwide clientele for his work. Men's Journal named him 'One of the World's Seven Greatest Adventure Photographers,' and Tyler is one of Canon’s prestigious 'Explorers of Light'. His work has won dozens of global photo and film awards including the cover of the Communication Arts Photo Annual.

At the heart of his ethos, Tyler captures soulful images and stories. He thrives on collaboration, listens deeply, and brings a lightheartedness to his profound work ethic.

Clients include Adidas, AT&T, Disney, Ford, Isuzu, Patagonia, REI, Suzuki, The North Face, Toyota, Verizon, Sports Illustrated and many others.

After photographing styled interiors and stills in his own studio, Wolfgang Starker has completely abandoned studio photography and is now directing his passion on location in craft and industry for advertising and reportage.

Wolfgang and his small team of freelancers work in authentic work places with the on-site professionals who are experts in their jobs. In this way, curiosity, empathy, great technical expertise and a boldness in the face of noise, dirt and risk lead to the creation of exciting and authentic motifs, showing people who are able to use their skills, their hands and fantastic tools to create amazing things.

Clients include Bosch Powertools, Bosch Engineering, Bessey Tools, MB-Tech and Daimler-Benz.