amsterdam Jul 2009

With more than 20 years of experience, Amsterdam-based Unit C.M.A. is one of the leading agencies for photography and illustration.

The company's creatives are internationally renowned and widely acclaimed for their unique expertise and passion for their craft.

Clients include: Adidas, Saks Fifth Avenue, Louis Vuitton, Nike, Canon, Hugo Boss, BMW, Suit Supply, Volkswagen and Sony.

Recent projects include:

• 'The Cool Campaign' for Adidas by Barrie Hullegie.
• Loveman by Maurice Heesen.

Over the past three months, Produktie! Jan Ruinard has been working for both national and international clients Saab, McDonald's and Heineken.

However, May was a different story. "No telephone, no work - there was nothing going on in Dutch commercial photography, so I drank too much. But now it's June and I have new hope and a new spirit. Damn the recession! Damn the financial markets! Let's get back to work again!"

Wagner Productions Amsterdam-Vienna produces photo shoots in Europe and throughout the world.

Based between Austria and Holland, the company also offers full local support for advertising and fashion shoots in these countries and the entire Alpine region.

Recent projects include:

• Campaigns for Credit Suisse, Volkswagen Touareg and Sympatex, photographed by Mats Cordt.
• BMW Z4 brochure, shot by Emir Haveric (Klein Photographen).
• Mitsubishi Lancer, photographed by Ebo Fraterman in Portugal and Chicago.
• Audi, shot by Frithjof Ohm (Schierke Photographers) on location in the Austrian Alps.

Since the founding of Magic Amsterdam in 1999 and Magico Barcelona in 2006, Magic has worked in partnership with some of the world's most renowned art directors and photographers.

Magic has assembled a group of creative digital retouchers, CGI artists and illustrators who consistently produce work of the highest standard. A selection of eye-catching and award-winning creative projects can be found on the company's website.

The team's specific qualities and specialist knowledge can be adapted to the needs of every individual job. Magic always looks for the best route to optimise creative output without loosing sight of timing and cost control.

Maaike Koning's photographic style can be described as portrait and social documentary photography.

She will sometimes set up her images in advance, but generally she prefers to wait for the right moment - a spontaneous movement or emotion which inspires her to take a picture.

In her photographs, Maaike tries to create something special out of what might (initially) seem 'ordinary'.

Founded in 2005 by the renowned Dutch Casting Agency, De Casting Studio is located in the heart of Amsterdam and specialises in recruiting, casting and booking actors and models for commercials, web virals, corporate films, movies and television shows. In order to offer its customers real diversity, the agency recruits new faces on a daily basis.

The Casting Studio is a member of the bMCB, a Dutch association for model and casting agencies that ensures guaranteed quality. 

Visit the website for more information about De Casting Studio and the bMCB.

Established in 1995, Dutch Casting Agency has since become one of the biggest players on the market. Working closely with De Casting Studio and Ulla Models provides the agency with a reliable and steady network of experienced professional models and actors from across Holland.

With a database containing more than 20,000 talents, Dutch Casting Agency can guarantee to meet any requirement with its huge range and variety of models, actors and even hostesses. The agency's professional bookers value personal attention and will do everything to put the right models together with the right job.

Ulla Models was founded in 1978 and is now the longest-running top fashion agency in the Netherlands.

With Michael de Bree and Samuel Dobrowolski at the bookings table since 2006, Ulla Models focuses on the high-end editorial fashion market.

With a great scouting network the agency can present new international editorial faces each season. Ulla Models works with the top agencies in New York, London, Paris and Milan.