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Showcase Magazine
Harniman
Car & transportation photographers
This Showcase features the new Cullinan luxury SUV from Rolls-Royce, shot on location and in the studio around Croatia and Slovenia and launched globally on 10th May, as well as the Black Badge Adamas Collection Wraith & Dawn studio shoot project.
Other recent projects include Land Rover 70th anniversary aerial filming and stills around the UK with Ambassadors Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Sir Ben Ainslie and explorer Ben Saunders, amongst others and the Ford S-Max ST-Line pan-European press campaign and SUV range shot on location in Spain & Italy, private jets and motorcycles.
Get an insight behind the scenes on the regular blog and follow Harniman on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Direct Digital
Equipment Rent for Photo & Film
Direct Digital is a leading rental company specialising in photographic, moving image, and lighting equipment solutions. The team's aim is to give clients an experience that allows them to focus on their creative process.
A wide range of kit is on offer, allowing to cater to the specific needs of individual productions and projects, including magazine shoots, commercials, and music videos: "Providing high quality and reliable kit is our focus."
Direct Digital's teams are there to support with expert knowledge and experience, ensuring unparalleled, quality service. With locations in London, Manchester, Paris, and Cape Town, Direct Digital offers a strong network to get clients their equipment swiftly and hassle-free.
Direct Digital's motto: "Creativity. Dedication. Solutions."
Product demonstrations and kit testing is available. Please visit the website or contact the team by phone or email.
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Showcase Magazine
Johan van der Merwe
Stylists/ food & home economists
London-based commercial food and drink stylist, Johan van der Merwe, works on advertising, editorial, packaging, film and video projects. Having trained in Canada, South Africa, Ireland and London he brings with him an in-depth knowledge and unique work ethic and creative energy to every assignment.
His clients include Jameson, KFC, Coca-Cola, Guinness, Kerry Gold, Havana Club, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury’s, Eddie Rockets, TGI’s, Dairy Gold, Salerno, Just-eat Jacobs biscuits, Singletons Whiskey and Jonny Walker.
Editorial features include Root and Bone Magazine, British Vogue, Kaltbult Magazine, Food and Wine Magazine, Paper Sea Magazine, The Sunday Business Post and The Times. Cookbooks include 'Neven Maguire’s Perfect Irish Christmas' and 'Neven Maguie’s Home Economics for Life'.
Visit his website or call +44 (0) 7391 185828 for more information. Johan is represented by HERS London.
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Showcase Magazine
Shamil Tanna
Advertising photographers
Sports and portrait photographer/director, Shamil Tanna has worked with some of the world’s biggest names in sport, including shoots with Lionel Messi, Conor McGregor and Mohammed Salah, to name a few.
He has a dynamic eye-catching style, creating graphic bold imagery with his distinctive approach to lighting and colour. His ability to build a quick rapport ensures he captures authentic action and emotion, creating iconic and memorable images and films.
Shamil has been busy recently shooting for Red Bull, Adidas, and directing commercials for Amazon Music and Optimum Nutrition.
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Christopher Ball Photography
Advertising photographers
"I am a passionate commercial and portrait photographer based in London, whose specialism lies in photographing people. Whether on location or in the studio, I pride myself in my ability to bring out the best in people, which reflects in the results. After all, nobody wants a grumpy photographer!
I have a reputation for dealing with challenging shoots head on with no hassle and getting the job done. Clients vary from cosmetics, automotive and entertainment brands shooting key art for advertising.
Clients include Mercedes-Benz, ITV, BBC, Sony PlayStation, Premier Entertainment PR.
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Showcase Magazine
Process
Photo agents
Process is a boutique London-based photographic agency representing a diverse roster of photographers and directors. Shooting on a global scale for the advertising, design and editorial markets, the team are striding into the summer with a range of exciting new projects already in full swing.
Proudly collaborating with a network of industry-leading contacts to produce award-winning campaigns, recent weeks have seen the photographers embark on a number of new creative challenges. In one of the agency’s biggest productions to date, Dirk Rees and the team travelled to South Africa to shoot with global healthcare agency Sudler & Hennessey. Incorporating beautiful aerial footage of Cape Town’s stunning coastline, Process is delighted to be able to share a peek behind the scenes of Dirk and the team in action.
Click here to watch the official Tresiba behind the scenes video and sign up to the Process monthly newsletter for all the latest news.
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Showcase Magazine
Paul Harries
Music photographers
Paul Harries is an internationally renowned photographer based in London, best known for - but not restricted to - music photography. With more than 20 years' experience, Paul has the knowledge, talent and passion to deliver exceptional photography required of any brief.
A respected freelancer, Paul’s work takes him all over the world – his broad ranging portfolio includes such luminaries as Jared Leto, Tinie Tempah, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Dua Lipa, Craig David, Metallica and Michael Ball, to name just a few.
Working with a range of lighting techniques to best suit ever-changing conditions, Paul excels whether shooting on location, in a studio or with a digital artist for conceptual and CGI projects. He offers a relaxed and friendly approach, works quickly and with ease.
Paul’s clients include Sony Music, Decca Records, Universal Music, Music Week, Kerrang!, Mojo and Alternative Press.
Paul has exhibited his photographs in prestigious galleries in London, Manchester and Los Angeles.
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Andy Grimshaw
Food & drink photographers
London based photographer Andy Grimshaw specialises in food, drink and still life photography. He works out of his own central London studio with fully equipped kitchen.
Andy works with an experienced team of freelance home economists, assistants, prop stylists and retouchers. This enables him to put together a specialist team for any and all photo shoot requirements.
Andy won the “Cream of the Crop’ category in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of The Year Awards 2018 with his stunningly detailed macro image of Green Beans.
Andy has worked on global brands including Snickers, Milka, Cornetto, Courvoisier, Molson Coors, Pernod Ricard and Diagio shooting both in London and around the world. He has a producer in the US to enable him to work in the same manner as in the UK.
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Batu Akyol
Directors & Photographers
Batu Akyol creates powerful storytelling whether it be through books, documentaries or social media.
He works on feature documentary films while creating effective corporate / advertorial movies, online commercials, and viral social media projects.
He is the art director of the famous Jazz Magazine in Turkey and the co-founding partner of Loyka Visual Arts as well as a coffee-table book publishing company in East London.
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Curve Digital
Creative post production
"When combining CGI with retouching, the limits are only in the imagination. Curve Digital has opened the doors on creativity, delivering images you can believe are real. If the product hasn’t been built or released, CGI is a strong arm in the Art Director’s toolbox.
Photographers working with Curve Digital know how to use CGI creatively, enhancing and complementing their imagery. Curve Digital champions a relationship where photographers, retouch artists, and CGI specialists work in harmony.
Working with the good eye of a photographer and the technical discipline of the Curve Digital team, they are creating something special for their clients."