australia Oct 2015

Sam I Am is a boutique photographic and production agency based in Sydney and Melbourne. Its artists are carefully selected for their unique talents, spanning the scope of advertising, editorial, motion and special projects.

Sam I Am represents both marquee and emerging talent across the Australian photography landscape, specialising in everything from portraiture to lifestyle, still life to sport, fashion to food and travel. The company's intimate approach extends to all aspects of shoot production, from quotes in-line with creative through to delivery and post-production supervision.

Sam I Am is proud to represent photographers Paul Barbera, David Cohen de Lara, Michael Corridore, Jo Duck, Tim Georgeson, Tomasz Machnik, John Laurie, Billy Plummer, Tobias Rowles, Cory White, Joe Wigdahl and Alan McFetridge.

Chris Sisarich’s approach to film and stills is the same - to create a relaxed, fun environment. He captures beautiful little moments and the same genuine emotions across both media.

"I love my work. I love the variety, the fact that every day is different. That I get to work with so many different and amazing people, that it takes me to far flung corners of the world. That I get to work on projects that are visually rich, emotive, striking, fashion forward, or just plain sexy. What a job!"

Chris has just been selected in Lurzer's Archive 'Top 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide 2015 / 2016'.

Christian Mushenko's photographs have a simple, honest style that manage to get to the heart of the subject. His work is alive and vibrant, with an eye for beauty and humanity. He specialises in shooting food, people and lifestyle.

His award-winning photography is sought by clients to put them ahead of their competition. For over 20 years, Christian has been shooting for some of the world's largest brands, working with direct and agency clients in the UK, US, Asia and Australia and shooting everything from global campaigns to small pro-bono work.

Christian’s purpose built studio, The Orchard Studio, in Sydney’s North Shore allows him to fulfil any brief with a dedicated team of producers, stylists and assistants to back him up.

Damian Bennett is based in Sydney and specialises in portraits, advertising and fashion. He works regularly for clients such as Rolling Stone, Instyle, Sunday Style, Sunday Life, Australian Women's Weekly, The Financial Review magazine, Grazia, The Good Weekend, and Women’s and Men’s Health. Advertising clients include Farage, Russell Athletic, Fayerform, Davenport, Macpherson Men, Qantas, Bendon, Gillette and Event Cinemas.

His list of portraits is rapidly growing and consists of acclaimed actors and sports personalities such as Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, Will i Am, Mark Webber and Harry Kewell.

He is represented by UNION Management Sydney.

Based in Sydney, Easton Chang is two-time Australian Advertising Photographer of the Year through his portfolio of car advertising photography.

Recent months have seen Easton Chang shooting the Porsche 918 Spyder and Auto Union Type C in Australia, the Ford Figo range in India, the new mobile stroke unit for UCHealth and a range of aircraft for Cessna and Beechcraft Aviation.

Easton has also completed a range of images with the new Mercedes-Benz AMG GT-S in the El Mirage desert with HG-Motorsports.

With over one million followers of his work on Facebook, Easton’s work and style has become incredibly viral and prominent in the social media community.

Sydney-based photographer Gavin Jowitt is focused on capturing people, young and old, at work and at play. Specialising in corporate, editorial and advertising photography, Gavin is regularly commissioned to shoot for a variety of lifestyle, commercial and industrial projects.

Putting his subjects at ease, Gavin shoots engaging portraits and captures real life moments in his authentic, natural style. Over the last 20 years, he has built a reputation for delivering outstanding corporate and commercial photography for some of Australia’s leading brands.

Recent clients include Westpac, Woolworths, Macquarie Bank, Microsoft, Google, GU Health, ANZ, IBM, Novotel, Australian Government, Cochlear, ResMed, Caterpillar and Bunnings.

Geoffrey Chuah is a Sydney-based fashion, swimming, advertising and portrait photographer who’s style is clean, edgy and cinematic.

His love for the female form is something that drive’s him and his work. He is always looking to push the boundaries for his clients.

With over 15 years' experience in the industry both here and abroad, Geoffrey has worked in Sydney and New York. His lighting skills and vision offer a new dimension to the images he creates, bringing to life every brief that he is given.

Jeremy Shaw has quickly established himself as a sought-after image-maker. Studying at both the National Arts School and the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney, then going on to assist Australia’s top advertising photographers, he believes learning and practising the craft is a never ending process.

Jeremy surrounds himself with a diverse collective of creatives which brings a different perspective and opinion, helping to enrich the process of creating his photography. Juggling time between personal work and commissioned work is extremely important for him, while producing personal projects helps him to stand out and identifies who he is as a photographer. In 2013 and 2015, Jeremy was selected as a finalist for one of Australia's most prestigious photography awards, The National Portrait Prize.

Jeremy excels in problem solving and collaborating to come to a creative solution, concentrating on delivering successful campaigns that demonstrate a close and creative attention to detail.

Jeremy works out of his studio in Chippendale, Sydney.

Jon Bader is a renowned food and still life photographer, DP and director working out of his studio in Sydney, Australia.

In the past few months Jon has completed campaigns across stills, TV and digital for clients including Zespri, Campbells/Arnotts, Hungry Jacks, KFC, Westfield, Star Casino and the Australian Egg Corporation.

Jon's unique combination of food knowledge, technical skills and an ability to work across multiple platforms makes him a sought-after talent. His latest commissions have seen him work across editorial, high-end stills, live action TV, high-speed capture, animation and motion control.

Jon is represented in Sydney and Melbourne by Unsigned Management and Carnival Productions (TV), and in Shanghai by Justin Chan Represents.

An integral part of Jon Love’s personal enjoyment is working with and directing people in genuine moments to provide the best possible outcomes. His versatility in refining conceptual approaches has been refined from many years experience from formative years in New York.

With the ability to meticulously research every aspect prior to a job, he has successfully brought back authentic solutions to portrait and people at work assignments from a wide range of global locations, resulting in clients always being more than happy with the final results.

Latest work includes ads for China Southern Airlines and Vantage World Travel. His work has featured in Communication Arts magazine and Photography Annual, the Australian National Portrait Gallery, along with clients for many Australian and US agencies, companies and NGOs.

Working mainly in still-life, from editorial to advertising, John Rintoul is a Sydney-based photographer with over 20 years' experience in the industry.

With two studios over 320 m² complete with lighting and the latest digital equipment, John and his team can produce a wide base of different styles of work. From e-commerce  and online shoots to complex sets constructed and customised to meet a creative brief, everyhting is possible.

Mark Carter is an internationally awarded photographer who has a love of being out in the elements looking to capture the raw drama of nature and connect with his subjects. Known as a great collaborator, his down to earth manner puts people at ease, bringing out the best in talent and crew alike. Mark’s specialties include lifestyle, landscape and conceptual advertising photography. His passion for diving brings a world of water to his imagery, adding life and spontaneity.

Rich with vibrant mood and texture, his images are immersive, capturing real moments that speak to the viewer.

Mark’s clients include Mountain Dew, Samsung, Air New Zealand, Vodafone, Tower Insurance and Pfizer. His work for Mountain Dew was featured in Communication Arts Photography Annual 2014.

He is represented worldwide by IDC Photographers and in Australia by Hellstudios.

Nathan Duff is commercial photographer based in Brisbane and specialises in all facets of automotive and transportation photography.

Recent assignments have seen Nathan capture an array of vehicles including, sports cars, passenger vehicles, SUVs, 4WDs and off road vehicles, buses, semi trailers, trucks, delivery vans, garbage trucks, motorhomes, caravans, campervans, trailers and much more. If it’s on wheels, chances are Nathan has been there to shoot it!

Nathan's commercial clients include Mazda, Porsche, Audi, BMW, Isuzu Ute, Chrysler/Jeep and Penske Trucks, to name just a few.

Nathan's ability to capture action in camera and produce emotive and atmospheric photographs on location has also seen him commissioned by a large list of local and international editorial clients including Top Gear (UK & AUS) Wheels Magazine, Redwood (UK) Car (UK) MOTOR, and many more.

Tom Blachford's photography has a way of connecting the familiar with the surreal, rendering functional, man-made structures into a strange and beautiful dream.

Based in Melbourne, his fascination with texture and shape - both contributing factors to the graphic style and considered composition of his work - made for a natural transition into the world of architectural photography.

At 27 years' old, Tom's work has been featured in Domus, Wired, AnOther, iD, Yatzer, Curbed, Dwell, The New York Times and Australian Vogue.

Eleven40 provides both fantastic studio facilities and exhibition spaces in Melbourne’s inner south-east.

The 280 m² Malvern location includes a 200 m² studio with an 11.6x11.6m full egg cyclorama, which is ideal for automotive, TVCs and large scale productions. Along with amazing studio facilities, Eleven40 has an extensive range of equipment available to hire, offering the largest range of Profoto equipment in Victoria.

Additional client, production and make-up rooms are available within the delightful gallery environment, which also provides a full kitchen and café. Catering services are also available along with all the studio essentials clients would expect.

Stables Studio is Sydney's hottest creative studio space, ideal for photographic and film work, workshops, fashion showrooms and events.

Luxuriously large, measuring 500m², and with easy ground-level access, the beautiful warehouse space is located in the heart of Surry Hills, CBD and benefits from excellent transport links from the world-famous Oxford St. A studio manager is on-hand to provide friendly and efficient service, while free parking and a massive onsite LUG complete the offer.

Stables Studio Sydney also boasts oversized workstations designed to boost productivity and let the creativity flow. Rates are highly competitive, starting at $450 for a full nine-hour day.

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