Stockholm: Agent Bauer AB  

Since opening in 1997, Agent Bauer has built a formidable reputation for nurturing and promoting the most talented photographers, stylists, illustrators, animators and hair and make-up artists.

The company works with top-end artists and creatives who collaborate with some of the most interesting publications and clients from all over the world.

Agent Bauer specialises in production services, controlling budgets and advising on the most cost effective and quality optimised ways to manage a production. Its services include location management, casting, transportation, equipment rental and accommodation. Logistics are its specialty, allowing clients and artists to focus on what they do best.

Munich: Agentur Neubauer  

Barbara Neubauer started her activities as an agent and producer in 1991. After 20 years of production experience her clients are used to a highly professional service that includes worldwide production with local partners, consulting and realising concepts according to individual needs, and managing project budgets.

"To be a good photo agent means bringing together the right photographer with the right client; being a good producer means gaining the confidence of the clients to manage their budgets. It’s a real gift to be part of this creative, successful and permanently growing network which we have been building together with our photographers and their clients over many years!"

Barbara Neubauer represents eight photographers:

• Barbara Bonisolli - Food (Munich).
• Michael Munique - Fashion (Munich).
• Myrzik & Jarisch - Architecture, People and Portrait (Munich).
• Bernd Opitz - Lifestyle and People (Hamburg).
• Sandra Seckinger - Kids and Lifestyle (Munich).
• Matthias Ziegler - Reportage and Portrait (Munich).
• Keith Schofield - Fashion (Hamburg).
• Gabor Ekecs - Reportage, People and Architecture (Los Angeles).

London: Blood & Co Artist Management  

Blood & Co Artist Management is a London-based photographic agency that also offers a comprehensive production service, if required. The artists represented by Blood & Co contribute to projects including advertising campaigns, editorial photo shoots, music and celebrity PR shoots, all for a broad range of clientele.

Photographers represented:

• Kristian Schuller - Fashion, Beauty, Advertising.
• Josh van Gelder - Beauty, Portraits.
• Blair Getz Mezibov - Menswear, Portraits.
• Jenny Hands - Fashion, Beauty, Advertising.
• Grace Huang - Beauty, Lifestyle, Fashion.
• Paul Raeside - Interiors, Still Life, Lifestyle.

Recent clients include All Saints, Conran, Ghost, Dove, Laura Biagiotti, Wella, Aveda, Zoffany, Ipanema, Head & Shoulders, Marks & Spencer, Heals, Austin Reed, Nivea, Channel 4 and Rolls Royce.

Blood & Co is owned and managed by Andrea Blood, former co-director of Tphotographic and senior agent at Balcony Jump, who has over 10 years industry experience.

Amsterdam: Foto Formation  

Foto Formation is a photography and production agency based in Amsterdam with over 15 years of experience.

It represents photographers across disciplines including portraits, stills, sports, commercial, fashion, documentary, interior, food, lifestyle, travel, cars, nature, beauty, art and architecture.

Foto Formation produces for national and international advertising agencies, magazines, independent photographers and direct clients.

The company provides full production and tailor-made services including photography, production, models, locations, hair and make-up, styling, art buying, photo assistants, post production, model-making, set production, props, casting, transport, equipment, studio, runners, catering, animals, accommodation and digital support.

The company represents a number of fashion, interior and food stylists as well as hair & make-up artists. It also provides a comprehensive locations and model casting database.

London: janepatrick  

The janepatrick agency provides a commissioning resource for lifestyle, food, drink and people photographers. Extensive experience in the market enables the agency to negotiate and agree realistic budgets to produce and manage shoots.

Jane Finlay founded the agency and represents David Loftus, Richard Jung, Cristian Barnett, William Lingwood, Steve Baxter and Bob Marchant.

Clients who recently commissioned photographers from the agency for campaigns (which were also produced by janepatrick) include Mother London for Castello Cheese and Youngs Fish, MCBD for Waitrose Delia and Heston, MWO for Alpro, DLKWLowe for Burger King, Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO for Sainsburys, Iris for Richmond Sausages, and many more.

Toronto: Kathi Z Inc.  

Kathi Z Management is a Toronto-based team of agents and producers that represents and supports the careers of some of the best photographers in Canada.

The company's photographers specialise in fashion, celebrity, beauty and advertising photography, as well as motion video.

Photographers include Geoff Barrenger, Gabor Jurina, Norman Wong, Andrew Soule and Adrian Armstrong.

Toronto: Klaxonnez  

Klaxonnez, founded by Anne Desrochers in 1996, is a boutique agency providing artist representation, career management and production services for photographers worldwide. The agency is dedicated to nurturing creative collaborations with gifted artists and clients from the world of advertising, corporate, fashion and publishing. Its approach is to focus on quality while successfully orchestrating all the details needed to customise production for an efficient and smooth shoot. Having a boutique agency allows the Klaxonnez team to have a personal approach to managing artists' careers and to work closely with clients throughout the creative process.

Clients include Air Canada, Amica Magazine, Bell Canada, Birks, Bootlegger, Bluenotes, Canadian Tire, Cassis, Canada Post, Cashmere, CBC, Dove, Fashion Magazine, Flare Magazine, Investco, John Frieda, LCBO, L'Oréal, Mexx, Nike, Nikon, Oreo, Plaza Magazine, Rogers, Sony Ericsson Worldwide, Second Cup, Shoppers Drug Mart and Winners.

Hamburg: Marion Eckhardt Photographers  

Established in 1988, Hamburg-based Marion Eckhardt Photographers is an international address for commercial and editorial productions. The agency presents a range of photographers working across nearly every genre, including animals, people, fashion, lingerie, beauty, portraiture, advertising and editorial. Representing renowned photographers and exciting newcomers, the company is a professional and experienced partner for international productions.

Latest work includes Wolford, Nivea For Men, Nivea Care, Sportalm, BMW advertorial, Kitekat, Deutsche Post, Duschdas, Hornbach, KIA advertorial, Randstad, Conair, McDonald's, LG Electronics, Pedigree, Eukanuba, AirBerlin, Kraft, Skoda, Braun Shaver, König Pilsener, Versatel, Becks, Diva, Private Wealth magazine, Focus magazine, Beef magazine, Schaufenster magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Brides magazine.

Photographers: Bruce Soyez-Bernard - Beauty, Fashion, Lingerie. Dirk Heinrich - People, Portrait. Gabor Geissler - Animals, People, Reportage. Götz Göppert - Beauty, Skin, Portrait, Fashion, Landscape. Mike Ruiz - Beauty, Fashion, Celebrities. Olaf Tiedje - People, Portrait, Kids. Sven Görlich - People, on-set commercial photography (filming). Valery Kloubert - People, Portrait. Wolfgang Pohn - Fashion, Nude, Lingerie.

Istanbul: PPR Istanbul  

PPR Istanbul was established in 2000 as a full service photography production company. It represents 19 photographers both locally and internationally and provides location scouting, permits, accommodation, catering, transportation, crews, models, casting, lighting and digital equipment to assist with all aspects of photography production.

The company offers its clients two spacious full service studios as well as a daylight terrace studio. Features include climate control, wireless Internet, full bar service, a cafe and an i-Mac computer.

Visit the website to view recent work or call for more information.

Istanbul: Rpresenter  

Rpresenter was founded in 1999 as the first company in Turkey to connect advertising agencies with professional photographers.

The dynamic and demanding nature of the advertising sector means Rpresenter places utmost importance on punctuality and correctness. The company works continuously from initial preparation to final publication to ensure the production process flows seamlessly from start to finish.

The company represents 19 professional photographers and provides its services from a new 700 m² photography studio, fully equipped with the latest generation technical capabilities.

Visit the website for more information.

Asia Pacific: Shooting Gallery Asia  

Shooting Gallery Asia started as a three-man outfit in 1987 and has become today one of Asia's leading commercial photography and television commercial production hubs.

From the wild steppes of Mongolia to the pristine coastlines of Australia, and from the urban metropolis of Tokyo to the charming streets of Budapest, the company's teams of globetrotting professionals have created award-winning images for clients in every continent. Shooting Gallery Asia's established network includes full spectrum studio facilities in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and China, with representative offices in New Zealand, Paris, Malaysia and the Maldives.

Its Singapore headquarters contain three studios that are supported by a fully equipped workshop for props and set building, camera room, grip room, casting kitchen and a library. Wishing Well The Imaging Station, a subsidiary housed within the complex, provides digital imaging artists who use cutting-edge techniques, including 3D computer generated imagery, to add the magic touches to the company's award-winning images. 

The Shooting Gallery has worked with foreign production houses and major multinational advertising agencies as well as local boutique agencies that share that “thing” for creativity. Awards include the D&AD, the Cannes Gold Lion, the New York Gold, Australian Pencil, Clio Awards, the Asian Media Awards, and the Singapore Creative Circle Awards.

Stockholm: Spectacular Studios  

Spectacular Studios has a pure vision: to meet and exceed any and all of its clients' needs and expectations. Like imagination, creativity has no restrictions, and therefore to provide complete artistic freedom the company makes anything possible.

Photographers: Stefan Jellheden, Fulvio Maiani, Emmanuel Honold, Manoj Jadhav, Oskar Cecere and Valentina Frugluele.

Make-up artists: Maria Oldenstedt, Sonia Sologaistoa, Valeria Orlando and Souraya Hamdi.

Toronto: Suzanne Lindsay Artist Management  

After 25 years of styling and producing, Suzanne Lindsay evolved and SLAM (Suzanne Lindsay Artist Management) was created. The company represents an elite group of artists including photographers specialising in fashion, lifestyle, food, interiors, product, soft goods and portraiture. SLAM's artists balance insightful knowledge and experience with original, cutting-edge vision, offering creative ingenuity and practical resource at every turn

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams.

London: Swerve Represents  

Established for six years, Swerve is based in central London and represents seven photographers.

• David Sykes - Still Life. Recent Clients include Hellmanns and Persil. Recent Awards include Lurzers Archive Top 200 Worldwide Photographers; D&AD and the AOP Awards. David is also a regular contributor to Monocle Magazine.
   
• Malou Burger - Food, Drinks, Lifestyle. Recent clients include McDonalds, Raddison and Dairy Crest. Malou also shoot editorial and is a regular contributor to The Sunday Times Style magazine.
   
• David Oxberry - Location Still life, People. Recent clients include Sony Ericsson and Barclaycard. David’s 'crack' series was selected for the 2010 AOP Awards.
   
• Paul O’Connor - Kids, Lifestyle, Portraiture. Recent clients include Specsavers and Dairylea. Paul also shoots regularly for editorial and design agencies.
   
• Peter Lavery - Travel, People, Landscapes. Peter is currently working on a large commission for the five-star St Pancras Marriott Hotel, opening in May 2011. He launched a new portfolio in November 2010.
   
• Rooney - observational Still Life and People. Recent clients include Nissan and BT. Rooney is currently shooting new work for his portfolio.
   
• By Appointment: Edgar Martins – contemporary landscape photographer.

You can follow regular updates for Swerve Represents via Blog and Twitter.

London: Trayler & Trayler  

Trayler & Trayler have had an exciting start to the New Year with five new signings: Elise Dumontet (hair and beauty), Frank Herholdt (people in situations), Oli Kellett (muted colour palette), Rob Payne (people in landscapes), and Beate Sonnenberg (still life and accessories).

2011 has been a busy year for the company's other artists:

• Gary Burchell recently collaborated with Finger Industries to create a campaign for Misa Ice Cream through DDB Warsaw.
• Peter Lippmann shot an arrow for M&C Saatchi for TFL.
• Patrice de Villiers continues to shoot for Marks & Spencer through RKCR/Y&R and recently shot the cover for the latest issue of Time Out magazine.
• Tim MacPherson was commissioned by Ogilvy to create a campaign for Huggies.
• Andrzej Dragan collaborated with Julian Wolkenstein on the latest poster campaign for Channel 4 drama 'The Promise', commissioned by 4Creative.
• Jasper White was commissioned for another campaign for Legal & General and shot the cover for the most recent issue of The Guardian’s 'Get Fit For Free' guide.
• Jeremy Hudson shot for Diageo in Australia, commissioned by The Marketing Store, Sydney.

London: Vue  

Creative advertising photographers' agents Vue; three women, seven photographers, 33 portfolios and a hefty osteopath's bill!

Recent news:

• Last year Penny Cottee was going for gold! A real highlight from the World Gold Council shoots has to be the day the Bullion bar turned up, all £526k of it.
   
• Dylan Collard has continued to pick up awards for his Langland Healthcare commissions and now lists The Discovery Channel amongst his favourite clients to work for.
   
• Alan Powdrill shot back-to-back for Kenco, Langland and Pro Plus. His Reality Football series found a home for two years at Wembley Stadium.
   
• Garry Simpson found himself being winched from an offshore platform whilst shooting for Allianz.
   
• Charlie Crane started his first full year at Vue shooting with HSBC in Dubai and sunny South Africa.
   
• Jonathan Minster ventured outside the studio to create the beautiful 'Targets' series.
   
• Morgan Silk worked on campaigns for Shell, Land Rover, Botox, and went to Wales to work for Howard Marks.

Follow Vue and its artists on the website, blog or twitter.