Paris: David Fitt

David Fitt is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been praised for its storytelling and electric vibes.

Dedicated to his passion to create haunting and vibrant images, he has also been working as a photographer for years. He is currently based in Paris.

California: Alex Palumbo

Filmmaker, photographer, and waterman: Alex is a natural born storyteller. Having a keen eye for detail and an uncanny ability to capture the most genuine moments as they unfold - he has been trusted to tell the stories of people, places, and moments both large and small over the years. 

Recently, Alex has relocated to Southern California where he has built out a team to tackle larger productions - while still being nimble enough to blend into communities and groups to tell the most authentic stories possible. 

Fashion and lifestyle shoots have been keeping him busy this spring as brands are gearing up for the summer advertising season. Next up, Alex and company are heading down to Baja in Mexico for a commercial spearfishing, camping, and motorcycle shoot.

If authentic storytelling is what you're after, Alex is who you want behind the lens.

The Caribbean: Peter Sagnia Films

Peter Sagnia is a London UK born cinematographer and filmmaker, now residing in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean.

His company serves the region offering industry standard commercials for corporations, working with clients from pre-production through to final deliverables. 

Clients include NBC, FOX, UNICEF, MACALLAN, Master Class, Pizza Hut and many more.

He has also worked on a couple of feature and short films and in his spare time is working on a mini-series.

Australia: Julie Renouf

"As an Australian director / DP/ photographer, I'm passionate about creating beautiful and engaging visual stories. I'm known for my strong creative vision, for my understanding of the brands' identity, and for creating visuals to appeal to a female audience. 

With 18+ years of experience, my work spans a wide range of advertising campaigns, branded digital films, and features in over 100 food and lifestyle books. Recent work includes a motion + photography campaign with Saatchi & Saatchi London for Procter & Gamble, a billboard for Kellogg's, TVC plus various media for Heathcote Gin, Don Smallgoods' rebranding, and short food films feature on SBS Australia. My client list includes James Boag, Fisher & Paykel, Tourism Victoria, Darrell Lea, Federation Square and ALDI, to name a few.

My style is relaxed, natural, and unashamedly feminine. In love with the ever-changing nuances of daylight, which bring depth and character to various subjects, I live in awe of the magic that stems from utilising intuition in the creative process.

I believe in thorough preproduction and on set work closely with clients – I believe collaboration, a positive attitude, and a shared enthusiasm for evocative visuals is the most effective way to create beautiful, authentic stories worth sharing with the world.

NB: Shoots follow Covid safety protocols, and I regularly shoot ‘remotely’ - sharing images and rushes with clients in real time via Zoom."

Zurich: Sarida Bossoni - Agency for Directors of Photography

For more than 10 years, Sarida Bossoni has been Switzerland's agent representing a selection of highly talented directors of photography, each renowned for their signature work in all types of film productions.

After several years as an agency producer in different international advertising networks, she is well-acquainted with the process of filmmaking and the requirements of all parties involved.

Needless to say, her drive as an agent is her passion for high-quality creative films. A premise that will always lead to above average, if not excellent results.

Sarida is also very excited to have welcomed three new additions to their roster, and looks forward to the agencies growth and future assignments.

Her clients include Adidas, Audi, BMW, Bulgari, Cadillac, Chanel, Chloé, Chopard, Christian Dior, Coca-Cola, D&G, Ford, Giorgio Armani, Ikea, IWC, Lamborghini, Lancia, Martini, Max Factor, Mercedes, Michelin, Red Bull, Salvatore Ferragamo, Samsung, SBB, Skoda, Sony, Swatch, Swisscom, Toyota, Under Armour and Yves Saint Laurent, among others.

Visit member's website.

London: Boom CGI

The BOOM team specialise in CGI illustration and animation, including character design, CGI modelling, texturing, animation and retouching.

They have developed a thorough understanding of how to craft an image to communicate the right message and captivate the consumer. It’s no surprise that the team have been working together for almost ten years, producing exciting solutions for some of the largest global brands, including Apple, Coca-Cola, Gillette and Nike.

Their keen eye on innovation and trends has earned them a place among the top commercial digital artists in the world.

See more of BOOM CGI's work here.

London: Oliver Paffrath

Car and lifestyle photographer Oliver Paffrath began his career shooting fashion imagery. He has used this skill honed from fashion shoots to bring his unique style and lighting techniques to his car and automotive photography. Oliver also combines these techniques to create eye-catching and appealing motion and CGI content.

His extensive client list includes: Allianz, Adidas, ABN Amro, Audi, ATU, BMW, Chevrolet, Credit Suisse, Honda, Hyundai, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Mazda, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Škoda, Seat, Toyota and Volkswagen.

See more of Oliver Paffrath's work here.

London: Simon Stock

Simon Stock is a London-based, award-winning advertising photographer and director whose work takes him all over the world, photographing some of the most iconic brands. He is also an established commercials director and started his career with a short film called ‘El Apprentice’ which was shot in Chile and was shown at the LA Short Film Festival. He has directed commercials for Bentley, Discovery Channel, Mercedes, Toyota, Volvo, Wild Aid, Norfolk Southern Railway, ITV,  the ‘Bleed for England’ spot for the Rugby World Cup and most recently Toby Carvery and Travelodge.

Simon has an array of awards including: AOP Awards Winner Best Advertising Commissioned Advertising 2015, Lürzers Archive 200 Best Advertising Photographers 2018/2019, D&AD, Art Directors Club of New York, IPA Awards Communication Arts, One Eyeland Award.

Commercial clients include Rolls-Royce, Alfa Romeo, Audi, American Airlines, BMW, BP, British Airways, Castrol, Deutsche Telekom, Disney, Dodge, Emirates Airlines, Fairy, Ford, HSBC, Hummer, Hyundai, Jaguar, Jeep, London Transport, Lucozade, Lufthansa, Microsoft, Milka, Nestlé, O2, Plusnet, P&O Cruises, Porsche, RBS, Range Rover, Renault, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Vodafone.

See more of Simon Stock's work here.

London: Carioca Studio

Award-winning Carioca Studio is a well-known image concept house highly acclaimed for their work, specialising in advertising imagery.

Carioca starts with a big idea: and bring their complete vision and perfect execution from production and shooting to post-production.

Carioca offers integrated visual services, from production (locations, casting, hair & make-up artists, set construction, mockups) to photography, illustration and CGI. The company now has 23 people working in three different departments – Production, 3D and Post-Production.

Clients include Dalwhinnie, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Europcar, Mercedes-Benz, Sony Ericsson, VW and WWF.

Carioca Studio has won five Cannes Lions 2016, and has just been awarded 200 Best Digital Artists 2017/18 by Lürzers Archive.

See more of Carioca Studio's work here.

London: Horton-Stephens Photographers Agents

Horton-Stephens, London's leading photographers' agents for over 25 years, have been busy as usual shooting stills and moving image from online content to TVC. Featured in this Spotlight is a selection of new work, but be sure to visit the site for a full run-down.

Horton-Stephens is well-known for representing a world-class group of photographers, but moving image has become a bigger and bigger part of what the team do. Great production remains key to the success of all their shoots. They’re friendly and approachable, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of lighting, casting, locations (in the UK and worldwide), set building, timings, post-production, CGI and moving image - whether shooting TVCs or on the back of TVCs (a very particular challenge that we deal with often, where we only have moments to get the shot), we’ve done it all!

They also look after two CGI outfits. They have always worked alone in small, darkened rooms isolated from the real world and are therefore very well placed to create without limit and without human contact. In current times it can be an answer for productions that would be otherwise impossible.