Our Production Team (OPT) is New Zealand’s longest-running full-service photography production house.

Producer Rebecca Vaughan has extensive experience across celebrity shoots, advertising, editorials, adventure sports, aerial photography, fashion, landscape, and car productions.

Our Production Team is the perfect partner for your upcoming NZ shoot.

Clients include Condé Nast, Fjällräven, REI, North Sails, Athleta, and Disney.

“Thank you for everything. The team is so happy, they said you were perfection. Truly grateful.” - Victoria Graham, Global Visuals Production Director Condé Nast / GQ.

Across Oceania, there’s a natural openness to landscape, light and human connection that translates to emotionally grounded storytelling. The work of photographers like Camilla Rutherford and Amber-Jayne Bain captures people in a way that feels honest, instinctive and connected to the world around them. The essence of the work is cinematic, it feels real and connected. Alongside this, Yuki Sato brings a refined studio approach built on simplicity, composition and detail, creating clean, considered imagery well suited to remotely art directed productions and international campaigns.

"At IDC Worldwide, we work with photographers whose strengths span observational lifestyle, portraiture and studio craft, producing imagery for global brands and agencies that feels both elevated and believable.

With extensive experience producing campaigns across New Zealand, Australia and internationally, we understand how to create work that is locally grounded yet internationally relevant. We do this by combining agile production, authentic casting and strong visual storytelling across both location and studio shoots with exceptional photographic talent."

IDC is a photography agency and production partner who specialise in campaign imagery, supporting agencies, brands and photographers to deliver high-impact creative from brief to final delivery.

Based in New Zealand, IDC enables global and local campaigns through thoughtful, calm production support, empowering photographers to focus fully on creative execution while IDC manages the complexities behind the scenes.

IDC is a production partner specialising in campaign imagery, supporting agencies, brands and photographers from brief to final delivery. Based in New Zealand, IDC enables both global and local campaigns through thoughtful production, managing the complexities behind the scenes so photographers can focus fully on creative execution. Women owned and values driven, IDC is relationship led and craft focused, known for calm, steady delivery when it matters.

Led by senior photography agent and stills producer Michele Richards-Berry, IDC brings extensive experience shaping award winning careers and delivering world class productions. Michele partners closely with photographers, creatives, and production teams on projects where craft and calm execution are essential.

Recent work spans international campaigns with photographers such as Camilla Rutherford, Juliet Taylor, and Sacha Stejko, with a straight up approach that keeps projects moving smoothly, and relationships strong.

Manja Wachsmuth is an award-winning food and lifestyle photographer recognised for her Scandinavian approach to elegant composition and her long-standing collaboration with New Zealand’s hospitality industry.

She was recently listed in Lürzer’s Archive Top 200 Ad Photographers for the third consecutive year, and named one of Cuisine Magazine’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Food & Drink in New Zealand.

Her work spans food, beverage, product and refined lifestyle storytelling. Rooted in a Danish design ethos, her visual language is clean and quietly expressive.

As a female photographer working within a traditionally male-dominated industry, Wachsmuth is committed to championing women through her work and has been a proud contributor to Women’s Work, a New Zealand collective dedicated to celebrating and amplifying women in photography and the creative industries.

Her client list includes Heineken, American Express, Nespresso, Fever-Tree, InterContinental, Rosewood, and The Southerly.

Manja is represented in Europe by Louis, Edward & Clark. For Australia and New Zealand, contact Manja directly.

Our Production Team (OPT) is New Zealand’s longest-running full-service photography production house.

Producer Rebecca Vaughan has extensive experience across celebrity shoots, advertising, editorials, adventure sports, aerial photography, fashion, landscape, and car productions.

Our Production Team is the perfect partner for your upcoming NZ shoot.

Clients include Condé Nast, Fjällräven, REI, North Sails, Athleta, and Disney.

“Thank you for everything. The team is so happy, they said you were perfection. Truly grateful.” - Victoria Graham, Global Visuals Production Director Condé Nast / GQ.

Manja Wachsmuth is an award-winning food and lifestyle photographer known for her Scandinavian sense of elegant composition and her close collaboration with New Zealand’s hospitality industry.

Recently listed in Lürzer’s Archive Top 200 Ad Photographers for the third consecutive year, her work spans masterful food photography, captivating product imagery, and refined lifestyle storytelling. Rooted in Danish design ethos, her style is clean, quietly expressive, and timeless.

“Beautiful photos last. They tell your story year after year, through trends and seasons, failure and success. They shine with you. It’s easy to think any photo will do, but that’s as untrue as any meal or wine will do. I believe in beautiful photos,” says Wachsmuth.

In 2025, one of her defining projects was 'The Masters of Invention' campaign for The Southerly. Shot across 15 locations, it captured 33 dishes and 11 cocktails across Auckland and New Zealand’s South Island, showcasing the world’s first whisky-infused Mānuka Honey.

Her client list includes Heineken, American Express, Nespresso, Goodman Fielder, Fever-Tree, InterContinental, Rosewood, Mānuka Health, and The Southerly.

Manja is represented in Europe by Louis, Edward & Clark. For work in AUS & NZ contact Manja directly.

IDC is a New Zealand collective of award-winning advertising photographers offering bespoke production solutions for advertising and marketing campaigns. With over 25 years of experience, IDC specialises in crafting striking visual narratives across lifestyle, portrait, beauty, food, sport, and motion content.

Based in Auckland and trusted by leading agencies and international brands, IDC unites a powerhouse of diverse talent—photographers recognised by IPA, Lürzer’s Archive, Spotlight Awards, Canon Masters and Epson NZ Photographer of the Year. The team provides tailored production support, ensuring each project is executed with creative precision.

IDC regularly shoots stills alongside TVC productions for agencies like McCann Healthcare and shoots campaign imagery for brands such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bega, Passenger UK, RAB UK, The North Face, Anta Guanjun, Swanndri, Tudor, and Nike.

From casting to post-production, IDC delivers seamless, high-quality results through a hands-on, collaborative approach. Top creatives choose IDC for bold, world-class imagery that makes a lasting impact. IDC operates under a sustainability and equal opportunity model of business.

Manja Wachsmuth has won awards and fans with her impeccable Scandinavian sense of elegant composition, recently listed as a Lürzer’s Archive top 200 Ad photographer for the third consecutive time. Manja creates masterful food photography, captivating product shots, expressive portraiture and lifestyle imagery that intrigues.

Danish-born but now resident in Auckland, Manja's work is a testament to photographic power. From darkroom beginnings to culinary artistry, she has become a master of precision and purpose in commercial photography. Manja believes in the profound impact of beautiful photos and compelling narratives.

"Beautiful photos last. They tell your story year after year, through trends and seasons, failure and success. They shine with you. It's easy to think that any photo will do, but that's as untrue as any meal or any wine will do. I believe in beautiful photos", says Wachsmuth.

Collaborating with top chefs, food producers, and lifestyle brands, her photography delves into the heart of her subjects with an unwavering commitment to authenticity.

Client list includes Heineken, American Express, Nespresso, Goodman Fielder, Fever Tree, Rosewood and Manuka Health.

Alex Wallace’s talent for photography was spotted early on, at his brother’s third birthday party no less. He captured the precise moment his little bro sneezed on the cake while trying to blow out the candles, icing sugar flying onto the unsuspecting audience. Fun times.

Alex no longer shoots birthday parties. He has instead honed his talent to capture other critical moments for businesses in the advertising and industrial world. He has picked up a few awards along the way, but that is not why clients keep coming back. And it is certainly not for his sense of humour or writing style either, which tends to wander off in odd directions. So it must be his ability to deliver great images in challenging situations within tight timeframes.