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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
Munich - Cape Town: Astrid Obert
Astrid, an award-winning fashion photographer and creative director, is a master of her craft, a visionary artist, and a creative force.
With an impressive 20 years of experience, she knows how to bring your vision to life and create visually stunning images that captivate your audience.
Astrid has worked with world-renowned brands, top magazines, and advertising agencies.
Her exceptional eye for detail, mastery of light, and ability to capture authentic moments have made her a go-to for clients seeking fashion, lifestyle, and commercial photography.
Astrid has infectious energy, boundless creativity, and a solution-oriented approach. She knows how to put her models at ease, bring out their best qualities, and create a dynamic and fun environment that leads to stunning results. In addition, she produces visual content tailored to your needs and is dedicated to helping you achieve your goals. She is based in Munich and Cape Town.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
Stuttgart: Vlado Golub
Vlado Golub understands how to combine light and aesthetics to create striking contemporary images that flaunt products and showcase philosophies of well-known brands.
Vlado's captivating images reveal intriguing beauty and a distinct sense for fashion. His empathic, energetic personality and his ability to easily connect to people creates a highly productive working atmosphere for everyone on set which reflects in the results.
His studio is located in Stuttgart and serves clients including the Porsche Design Group, Hakro Corporate Fashion, MyMascara Manufaktur, Haute Couture Magazin, Rodenstock, Fashy GmbH, Wella, L'Oréal, Hugo Boss, Olymp, GQ, bungalow., Luisa Cerano, Esisto, Strenesse and Manhattan Cosmetics, among many others.
Vlado is represented by Avenger Photographers – Sylvia Weinmann.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
London: Carlos Lumiere
Carlos was born in Spain and has developed an extensive portfolio of work, living and working in New York, Hamburg, Munich, Paris, and Milan, where he assisted for two years on Vogue Italia’s shootings, helping some of the largest names in fashion and capturing the images that best reflect their brands and campaigns.
From the intimacy of his light and spacious studio in Hoxton, London, to beautiful panoramic landscapes around the world, Carlos enjoys choosing locations to fit a shoot, something that his passion for architecture plays a key part in.
He now divides his career running his boutique event venues in London (Lumiere London) (welcoming clients such as Armani, Möet & Chandon, Chanel, and Yves St Laurent) while for his photography, shares his time between London, Paris, Monaco, and Berlin, working on high-profile fashion and advertising campaigns. He is best known for his rich, emotive, fresh, and dynamic style, blending classic lines with luscious elegant tones and colors.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
Vancouver: Alex Waber
“Late last year I had the honor of shooting Section 35's largest campaign to date.
The challenge was having only one day with our talent, Amber Midthunder, and shooting two concepts in very different locations. The first part was shot in studio, where our stylist, Monika Wiatrowska, built a living room set incorporating photographs and objects from the designer's family history.
The second concept was shot outdoors, in an industrial area, combining ideas of land, history and reclamation. In both instances for speed and efficiency we keep the lighting set up small, usually just one light augmenting the natural light of the environment, though as evening fell we were able to get a lot more dramatic. The shoot was used by Footlocker to launch the products in their stores and was published by Complex Magazine and Vogue for articles in each."
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
Italy: Fabrizio Piscopo
Fabrizio Piscopo is a free-spirited photographer who aims to inspire people with the captivating images he creates. In his constant search for inspiration, he wants to explore, feel and comprehend the collective unconscious and the human feelings, so that he can infuse and mold them in his shots. His intention is to understand the matter of which objects and people are made, and to shape it in his photos.
With eight years of experience in the industry, Fabrizio is based in Milan and has traveled to many locations worldwide, including New York, Dubai, and Cannes. His editorial work has been published in top international fashion magazines such as L'Officiel and Flanelle, as well as in numerous independent publications like Dreamingless, Elegant, Kodd, Huf, Fruk, and The Model Magazine.
His work has also been featured in leading magazines and newspapers such as Top Gear, Il Sole 24 Ore, QN Quotidiano Nazionale, Il Giornale, automoto.it, Business People Magazine, Industriaitaliana.it, and art tribune. Additionally, his behind-the-scenes footage from Cannes has been featured on Fashion TV.
Fabrizio has worked with many well-known brands such as Nestlé, Dallara, Fritz Hansen, Illa, Giannini, Vitality's, and many more, for national and international fashion, beauty, and advertising campaigns.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
The Netherlands: Maurice van der Meijs Photography
At the age of 18, Maurice picked up his first camera through the love for breakdancing. While capturing the fast movements, his obsession for photography grew and it started to get more serious. Inspired by this culture, movies and other photographers, Maurice slowly shifted from shooting dancers to high-end advertising photography for the creative industry.
Maurice is a flexible guy and likes to work hard and play hard. He loves to kick in some energy and creativity.
Maurice works international and worked for brands like Nike, Footlocker, Red Bull, Vodafone, Samsung, Reebok, Philips, Spinnin Records, Snipes, Heineken, KLM, Vrumona, ING Bank, Rabobank, Desperados, Brand Bier, Affligem, Beerwulf, AllSecure, Albert Heijn and many more.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
Italy: Simone Lisciani
Simone is a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer based between Milan and Rome. His photography has always been an expression of research, emotion, authenticity. It is no coincidence that he decides to use digital post production only when necessary.
For Simone, people love to look at pictures and videos rather than listen to words, and the use of photography in fashion has an important task, which is to create a perfect combination of beauty, truth and great communicative impact.
She has photographed for major brands (Federica Tosi, Mariagrazia Pi, Twins Florence, Italo Marseglia, Pardens, La Debrailee, Edithmarcel, Judith Saint Jermain, Medora), music bands and contemporary artists.
His photographs have been published in White, Vogue, We Magazine, Gmarò, Playlist, and more.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
New York: David Giesbrecht
David Giesbrecht is a NYC-based lifestyle and fashion photographer. Though based in in New York City, he has worked on many projects along the East Coast of the United States for clients like Netflix, Apple, Sony and NBC Universal to name a few.
His work has been published in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Entertainment Weekly.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
Paris: Alexandre d'Audiffret
Alexandre d'Audiffret is a French photographer and cinematographer represented by ICM Partners. There is a real connection and uniformity between his work in studios and his work on the field, as a cinematographer or as a photographer. His clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Swarovski, Armani, Azzaro but also the Clinton Foundation or Waterschool Foundation.
"My goal as a photographer is to tell stories that have a meaning. As an example, I can talk about my work for Swarovski with the nomads in Tibet. Wearing a luxury item, is not about showing wealth but it’s more about telling something that can have a meaning. Quality, craftsmanship, values, environment, positive impact. I am deeply connected with the designers and producers who want a change."
You can contact Alexandre d’Audiffret by email or call him on +33628054756.
Or via his agents: Features: Paul Hook, +1 310-550-4474. Commercials/stills: Hilary McQuaide, +1 310-550-4152.
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spotlight magazine Mar 2023 fashion & beauty photography & motion
London: Jodie Mann
Jodie is an award-winning photographer and director specialising in fashion, beauty and advertising imagery.
Mentored by Nick Knight and influenced by the history and landscape of her early life in the Scottish Highlands, Jodie has over a decade of experience in the industry.
“I began my journey into image-making at 17. Whilst living in the Highlands, I created a fine art photo-digital exhibition inspired by the characteristics and folklore of the Highlands, expressed through the human form. The work was selected by the UK’s leading art publisher - Washington Green - to be exhibited nationally, and soon formed the basis of my style and practises today. In 2022 I collected the IPA’s International Advertising Photographer of the Year Award, and nominated for Photographer of the Year at the Lucies. Currently, I provide services in art consultancy whilst working on large-scale projects for global hotels, fashion, beauty and alcohol brands.”