showcase mexico issue 174

Aug 2009

Zona 5 Agencia Fotográfica: Mexico City photo agents

Zona 5 has more than 20 years of experience in the Mexican photography industry and can produce a project from beginning to end with its dedicated team of production and post production professionals. The agency represents a broad range of talent, including:

• Ricardo Trabulsi has shot almost every celebrity in México - and some international ones too! His great skill is in directing people, but he also loves to shoot cars.
• Specialising in product and object photography, Mauricio Alejo is internationally renowned for his commercial work and personal exhibitions.
• Gonzalo Morales has a very refined style and a great eye for fashion, musicians and people.
• Zony Maya has a strong sense of proportion and aesthetic. He loves to shoot people and kids, architecture and landscapes.
• David Franco has a very fine eye and conducts his own retouching.

Allan Fis: Mexico City advertising photographers

Allan Fis is based in Mexico City but has production teams located in Europe and the USA. Fis Foto is dedicated to producing intrepid images that look to transcend time. The company's specialty is people: whether fashion, beauty, celebrity, music, portraiture, art, or commercial images, it guarantees top quality and innovation.

Allan Fis is one of the top five photographers in Mexico and has recently been appointed judge for Mexico's 'Next Top Model' programme.

Major clients include Saks Fifth Ave, Nestlé, Pantene, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Naxxai, Sears, Sony BMG, Nokia, Avon, Halston, US Polo Association, Julio, Silver Plate, Oggi Jeans, Liverpool, Palacio de Hierro, Milagro Tequila and Viagra.

Diego Arrigoni: Mexico City advertising photographers

Diego Arrigoni was born in Buenos Aires where he developed his career as a photographer. He is a perfectionist in his work and enjoys exploring all branches of commercial and artistic image making.

He has been established in Mexico for a number of years and devotes himself exclusively to advertising photography. He works for leading agencies and renowned brands, including Volkswagen, Volvo, Ades, Rexona, Telcel, Banamex, Ciel, GQ and The Mexican Red Cross, amongst others.

With his own studio located in the heart of the Distrito Federal, Diego offers complete photographic production services for advertising campaigns in Mexico, Argentina, and across Central America.

Raro Collective: Mexico City advertising photographers

Based in Guadalajara, Raro Collective is a new creative group that provides photographic and video projects for a variety of different companies.

Initiated in 2007 by Luis Aquino Gonzalez, Raro Collective gathers expertise from around the city to contribute to its work. Drawing on the talent of designers, architects, artists, photographers, film directors and many others to help achieve high quality work in an innovative avant-guard style, the company considers the specific ideas and individual needs of each client at all stages of a job.

Cine Concepto: Mexico City commercial production

Cine Concepto provides full in-house production facilities between its Mexico City and Miami locations. Producing over 100 spots per year, the company represents 10 award-winning directors from Mexico, the USA and Europe, including H.Abauza (UK), C.Lazaro (Spain), B.Schlegel (Germany), H.Meziat (Argentina), and F. Jaramillo (Colombia).

Recent highlights include:

• Fred - Sony Ericsson worldwide campaign shot in Mexico.
• Christian - Maseca, filming cornfields like painted landscapes.
• Gustavo - Dr. Pepper and 7UP for the USA.
• Lorena - food, kids and cosmetics.

Higher Models : Mexico City fashion models

Founded over three years ago, Higher Models is designed as an elite management project with emphasis on the quality rather than the quantity of models.

The agency follows a very long "distillation" process in order to find people who match its profile and continually recruits to offer only the best talents. As a result, Higher Models only works with a fixed number on its books: 30 female and 20 male models.

Constantly in search of innovative ways in which it can contribute to the development of the Mexican market, Higher Models aims to raise domestic standards closer to those found in Paris, London and New York.

To the international market the agency offers new faces from Mexico, while in the local market it supplies models with a wealth of international experience gained from working in highly competitive markets such as New York, Milan, Paris and Barcelona.