portraiture & celebrity photography May 2013

Alex Stafford is an editorial and advertising photographer based in Florida.

His fresh and creative portrait photography has won multiple ADDY awards for agency clients, and his editorial customers come back year after year with cover and feature assignments.

Since 2003, Alex Stafford Photography has served local, national and international clients, including MacGregor Sportswear, Motorola, Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Health Management Associates, LiveTV, Ken Silvia Design, Golf Digest, Barron's, News Max and Nielsen Business Media.

Alex served as the 2010-2011 Program Chair for the American Advertising Federation-Suncoast and currently serves as the AAF-Suncoast chapter president.

Alexandra Lechner is based in Frankfurt/M and has focused on portrait, corporate, documentary and advertising photography for the last 15 years. Although she's part of a studio community she mostly works on location.

Her natural and graphic style is the result of creative intuition and an understanding of light and composition. She has an ability to create a casual atmosphere for extraordinary but mostly honest images. Both staged portraits and sensitively photographed stories can be found in her portfolio.

Working with a network of specialised partners, Alexandra offers full production management from one central source, demanding the highest quality support and organisation across all elements of a shoot.

She has worked for German magazines and agencies and shoots corporate communications for many leading companies. Alexandra speaks German, English and French and travels all over the world for her clients.

Visit her website for a look at the breadth of her work.

Click. Carl Tremblay is born in Montreal, which explains his irrational zeal for winter camping, his love of maple syrup and his French accent.

Click. Unwraps a Kodak Instamatic at eight and a passion is born.

Click. Receives a B.S. in Psychology, "better to put my subjects at ease, my dear."

Click. Click. It all falls into place in art school.

Click. Click. Lives for three things: family, photography, and adventure.

Click. Click. Click. Develops a keen ear for listening. An observant eye for details. A big heart for storytelling. And a tenacious, collaborative, resourceful spirit for excellence. All to tell your story in pictures.

Click. Click. Click. Click. Click.

Carl is represented by The Gren Group.

Derek Van Oss is a freelance photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. His target photographic interest is people.

"I'm endlessly fascinated by human behaviour and psychology, how we act and react, why we do the things we do, what motivates us and what inspires us to be who we are. That is what I love to explore with photography."

Additionally, Derek works regularly in the motion picture and film industry in Hollywood as a production stills photographer/"behind the scenes" documentary-photographer on film productions of all sizes and all genres. He has no interest in paparazzi work.

Recent clients include top global brands and companies like Microsoft/MSN, Lexus, Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy), The Bryant Park Hotel (NYC) and Participant Media. His work has been seen in leading publications including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.

Derek has also photographed celebrity personalities spanning a broad spectrum of creative talent, from multi-platinum hip-hop artists Snoop Dogg and Lil' Wayne to Hollywood legends Martin Sheen and William Friedkin. He shot several seasons of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City where he captured runway collections for designers including Michael Kors, Betsey Johnson, Anna Sui, Nicole Miller, Vera Wang, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, among others.

Donald Graham is an internationally recognised portrait and fashion photographer who works in the worlds of fashion, movies, music, magazines and advertising.

His work is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the International Center of Photography. His photographs have appeared in over 500 publications worldwide, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Time and Sports Illustrated and he has done ad campaigns for numerous Fortune 500 companies. He has recently begun making films and commercials.

He works in Los Angeles, New York, and Taos, New Mexico.

Visit his website for more information.

Ed Lefkowicz collaborates with his clients and subjects to produce engaging portraits that pull viewers into his clients’ stories and hold them there. Whether made in studio or on location, he photographs real people to narrate visual stories for clients that range from small businesses to the Fortune 500, including law and financial services, as well as for arts organisations, musicians, and artists.

Whether photographing chefs, executives, musicians, celebrities or everyday people, Ed’s disarming but respectful approach brings out the story in everyone.

Current clients include The New York Times, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Giovanni Santarelli is a Milan-based advertising photographer specialised in fashion, portraiture and celebrity images. He uses photography as a means to communicate and express his feelings and emotions.

He particularly enjoys working as a portraiture photographer as it allows him to create a respectful and intimate confidence with his subjects that makes for far deeper, more revealing images.

Giovanni has photographed for many advertising campaigns, magazines and special projects including ONU worldwide campaign, Telecom, Harley Davidson, Peugeot, Bata, Elle Japan, Gentleman, Sisal Superenalotto, and many more.

Visit his website to see more of his work.

Jude Edginton’s first commissions as a freelancer came from the unlikely world of video games. “I started working for this well designed games magazine called Edge in the 90s. I tried to make game geeks look like rock'n'roll bands. Suddenly I got calls from Japan asking if I would travel there to take publicity portraits of leading game developers. For a while I was adopted by this strange world."

Jude now lives in London and has established himself as a leading portrait and commercial photographer. Clients include Channel 4, the BBC, Adidas, Nike, Microsoft, Mobil 1, The Times Magazine, Shortlist, ESPN The Magazine, The Sunday Times, The New York Times, and GQ.

His latest shoots include Taylor Swift, Nick Cave and Danny Boyle.

He is a winner of the Picture Editor awards 'Magazine Photographer Of The Year' and has twice been nominated for the British Press Awards.

A passion for staged portrait photography has led Jürgen Altmann to several recent projects in the Alps. While on a trip through Tyrol Country with the local Governor, Günther Platter, Jürgen shot protraits at sunrise on the 3000-metre Valuga Peak.

Portraits of the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra for its musical 'Alpen cycle' through the Tyrolean and Allgäu Alps represented a special challenge. Along with two coach-loads of musicians, numerous instruments had to be moved up the mountains.

His portraits of executive directors for annual reports and press releases for Trumpf, Robert Bosch Stiftung, R.Stahl and Ernst & Young involved a far less arduous journey.

Jürgen is based in Stuttgart. Visit his website for more information.

Kristofer Samuelsson is a creative advertising and portrait photographer with a strategic background of working closely with clients throughout the process. Commitment, sensitivity and a keen interest in other people is the basis of a staged but natural visual expression that creates a positive impact in advertising.

With a strong and experienced network consisting of production agencies, picture editors, assistants and stylists, and not least working closely with his production manager, Kristofer can effectively assist customers with both simple and advanced productions.

Clients include ICA, BMW, Norwegian, Coca-Cola, Royal Institute of Technology, Scania, JUNG, Baker McKenzie, Skanska, Spoon, Appelberg, COX, The Gothenburg Post, Skoda and Intellecta.

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.

Michel Mulder is a freelance portrait, celebrity and fashion photographer. Based in Holland, his signature is the multi-layered portrait that tells so much more of a story.

Even his fashion images resemble portraits. His post production is strong and well-chosen, and it is not unusual for those who pass in front of his camera to be national or international celebrities. Many agencies also look to use his pictures.

Michel works for a diverse range of clients and magazines such as FHM, Aktueel, HP/De Tijd, HzG, EDG, KvK/Amsterdam, Kennemer Theater, Textillia and MKB Nederland.

"The dark buildings sleeping heavily along with the rest of the bus. I'm the only one awake on the upper level. Monotonous yellow flashlights caress my left cheek. Accompanying the beat of the sensational Black Celebration album.
Making sure I am not falling...
It always happened on the first morning. Before dawn. The huge bus stopping right outside our doorstep. Taking us down through Europe. I packed weeks in advance. Ensuring not to forget swimming trunks and the new Depeche Mode album for my Walkman.
One very warm afternoon my dad gave me a Ricoh 500 viewfinder.
I was in love with a dark and mysterious girl on our campsite at Pelion. She was 14 and out of my reach. Before siesta one day I pointed my Ricoh at her. The new blue swimming trunks with green stars, hanging outside my tent, were crispy and clear. My girl was all blurred."

Ricardo Miras has been working as a freelance advertising photographer in Barcelona since 1986. Specialising on portraiture, he has photogrpahedcelebrities worldwide including Montserrat Caballe, Will Smith, Jean Cacharel, J. Bisset, Pau Gasol, Bret Eston Ellis, Martina Klein, Pep Guardiola, Valeria Maza and Richard Price, among others.

In the world of advertising Ricardo has worked for brands such as Rolex, Nike, Seat, Audi, Mitsubishi, La Caixa, Mercedes, Telefonica, Vodafone, J & Bhonda and many more. He has also worked with agencies including Ogilvy, Vinicius, Saatchi & Saatchi, Counterpoint BBDO, JWT, TBWA, EURO RSCG and Atletico International Limited.

Richard Bradbury shoots for advertising and editorial clients throughout the world as well as book publishers and some direct clients. Quirky people and intricate location lighting are his signature.

Regular clients such as The Guinness Book Of World Records commission Richard to shoot extraordinary people throughout the world and he has recently finished a shoot that included Austria, Germany and Italy over a two week period.

Richard is happiest at home in London either on location or in studio and has been based in the city for over 15 years.

To see more of Richard’s work go to rbradbury.com or call the London studio on 0208 994 9590.

Robert Houser is an award-winning San Francisco-based professional photographer specialising in portrait, editorial and corporate photography. Bob has been shooting for over 20 years and is best known for his uncanny ability to connect with his subjects and clients, as well as his expertise in ambient light, enabling him to produce genuine, natural work with the highest level of quality and professionalism.

His clients not only value the quality of his images but his resourcefulness and ability to work under just about any setting, delivering beyond expectations.

Bob's client list includes BioRad, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Safeway, PG&E, UPS, Visa, Business Week, WebMD, Wired, CFO Magazine and Barron's, among others, most of whom are ongoing.

Simon Taplin has been photographing professionally for the past 18 years.

“I have always been motivated by the present and capturing it meaningfully," he says. "As a creative, I see myself in a constant process of exploration. Photography is my choice of medium, experimenting with both new and old technologies has created some of my most appreciated work, and sometimes as the result of happy accident!”

Simon has always been non-conformist with the style and concept of the work he produces, whether it be underwater or from the air (as in his latest creation, an ongoing project of abstract aerial imagery after gaining his pilot’s license in 2008), or more recently, videography.

Over recent years, Simon has worked for numerous international agencies and clients including JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, BBDO and Corbis. His client list includes Unilever, P&G, Nokia, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, MasterCard and Heineken, while his industry awards include D&AD, The One Show and Communication Arts. He has also been published in Archive and PDN.

Over the past decade, Simon has divided much of his time between Asia and Europe, Singapore being an ideal steppingstone to create in both markets. Shooting internationally keeps Simon’s concepts and style fresh, as well as in-tune visually with today's global living

Based in South London, Stuart is a photographer who specialises in photographing people on both location and in the studio.

Stuart originally studied as a painter but found his way into photography by a happy coincidence. After his studies he started working on feature films as a stills photographer and his real education began. A five-year stint as an assistant followed, working with some of the finest advertising photographers in London, and soon his education was complete.

Whether it's in the studio, on location, or by the side of a film set, Stuart is happiest when he's creating powerful and dynamic images.

Berlin-based photographer Tino Pohlmann focuses on portraiture, lifestyle, sport and landscape work.

Recent jobs included:

• Dave Gahan for L'Officiel Hommes Magazine.
• Portrait for Mercedes-Benz Transporter.
• Jürgen Klopp for FAZ 'Making of'.

He also continues his personal series 'Captured', the photographic summary of how Tino perceived the Tour de France: as a myth that goes beyond sport. The illustrated book will be published by Seltmann & Soehne in time for the 100th Tour de France in June, 2013.