istanbul Jun 2011

PPR Istanbul was established in 2000 as a full service photography production company. It represents 19 photographers both locally and internationally and provides location scouting, permits, accommodation, catering, transportation, crews, models, casting, lighting and digital equipment to assist with all aspects of photography production.

The company offers its clients two spacious full service studios as well as a daylight terrace studio. Features include climate control, wireless Internet, full bar service, a cafe and an i-Mac computer.

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Rpresenter was founded in 1999 as the first company in Turkey to connect advertising agencies with professional photographers.

The dynamic and demanding nature of the advertising sector means Rpresenter places utmost importance on punctuality and correctness. The company works continuously from initial preparation to final publication to ensure the production process flows seamlessly from start to finish.

The company represents 18 professional photographers and provides its services from a new 700 m² photography studio, fully equipped with the latest generation technical capabilities.

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101 - symbolising "coming to terms with one’s self in utopia" - was established in 2004 to gather together creative minds in the fields of photography and production.

SDL, founded in 1973, shares its expertise with the studio, as 101 continues to engage in many successful ads and campaigns. 101, adopting a visionary approach in exploring new talents, accommodates many photographers, production crews, make-up artists and stylists.

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Operating since 2008, F/2.8 Photo Studio works with many international agencies and local  clients to produce brand image campaigns, photo shoots, retouching, 3D and CGI services.

Clients include Nokia, Nike, Vodafone, Sony, Bosch, Ford, Shell, P&G, Miller, Milka, Teknosa, HSBC, Turkcell, Garanti Bank, Duracell, Ülker, THY, and Levi’s.

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Production Istanbul organises and manages photo shoots for ad campaigns, catalogues and editorials worldwide, working in the studio or out on location according to clients' specific needs and requirements. The company optimises every shoot by managing budgets and respecting deadlines.

Thanks to a large network Production Istanbul can produce anywhere in the world, particularly in Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Cyprus, South Africa, the USA, Israel, China, UAE, Egypt, Croatia, Macedonia, Thailand and Bali.

The company provides a full range of services, including casting, vehicle rental, equipment hire, experienced bi-lingual crews, full production service, hotel bookings, insurance, location scouting, permits, location management, lighting rental, medical assistance, special effects, stunt people, trained animals, on site catering, props sourcing, and more.

MinusGreen is an Istanbul-based company offering production and line production services for feature films, TV commercials, music videos and photography.

The company also represents and collaborates with talented directors.

MinusGreen co-operated as a line producer on 'Also Starring' in its latest work for DDB and the Telia Sonera TV commercial. The company recently finished producing two feature films entitled “Which Movie?” and "Shepherd", now in post production.

Previous work includes post production for the Volkswagen Caddy TV commercial and line production with Vessel Productions, as well as a documentary film project entitled 'Threads of Compassion', shot in Istanbul.

MinusGreen offers competitive budgets and a broad range of locations throughout Turkey. The company also provides rental services for Profoto lighting.

P Blok is a rental studio and a production house with the capacity to host all kinds of photo shoots, from food to fashion and automotive. It provides both lighting and camera equipment besides a range of services, including transportation, catering, casting, styling, art direction, colour management, RAW processing and digital post production all under one roof.

P Blok has two studios designed for different needs, both with a height of 6.5m and a catwalk above. The larger area, Studio A (12x15m), presents a u-shaped seamless background as well as an integrated section for hair styling and make-up with 5500 K daylight lighting, dressing rooms, hair washing unit and a shower. Studio B is more than enough for single model shoots and still life projects.

The building has continuous climate control, a fully equipped kitchen, a cafeteria, meeting room and table tennis along with 32 MB/sec VDSL wireless network for clients to keep-up with their business back home. With 15 years of experience in the industry, P Blok provides the perfect shooting solution and a strong local network to cover every possible issue or need that may arise.

IDA Industrial and Digital Arts was established in 2003 as a 3D animation and visual effects studio that responds the demands of agencies and clients searching for high quality visual effects and 3D animation.

As an art direction-based creative studio, IDA contributes to the works by offering new ideas, application methods and technical possibilities. With all these qualifications and a strong experienced team, IDA has become one of the leading companies in CGI and visual effects.

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Working out of his own Istanbul-based studio, Candas Arin's interest in photography began at an early age. Having studied with various professional photographers, he started his own career in 2004 and quickly began collecting accolades, notably Crystal Apple and Kirmizi awards across categories including 'Best Advertising Photograph' 2008, 'Best Culture and Arts and Entertainment Advertisement in Press' and 'Best Social Responsibility Advertisement in Press' 2010.

His work has been published in leading magazines in the USA, Australia and Italy. He shoots for prestigious brands both worldwide and in Turkey across advertising, fashion, portraiture, automotive and beauty.

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Gokce Erenmemisoglu started his career in photography in 1992. He specialises in still life but enjoys applying his technique to food and drink images. "This allows me to provide not only yummy pictures, but also photographs that are worth staring at!” he says.

Gokce offers his clients a wide range of skills, from studio work to worldwide location shoots using Sinar and PhaseOne high-end digital equipment, as well as post production through a full range of retouching, image manipulation, CGI and illustration techniques.

His images have appeared in the biggest campaigns for global accounts including Vodafone, Adidas, American Express, Burger King, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

Gokce has won numerous Epica, Golden Drum and NYFest awards and in 2008 he received the Gourmand 'Best Cookbook' Photography Award in Paris with his book net:425 gr.

“When your passion is telling stories with images, writing about yourself is not easy. I could talk about my love for the creative process, the excitement of exchanging ideas with clients, the pure pleasure of being handed a great layout, or the high adrenaline level I feel when preparing for the creative and technical aspects of an assignment.

I could also mention the comfort of working with great assistants and stylists or the ultimate satisfaction of delivering the digital file to my client and watching their reaction. Long after the images fade away, it is the mutual respect we develop with our clients that we take the most enjoyment in."

Specialising in corporate and industrial, food and drink, interiors and exteriors and still life photography, Kerem Sanliman has 25 years experience in commercial photography. Working with top advertising agencies and companies in Turkey as well as internationally, his studio in Istanbul also provides production, casting, location scouting and equipment rental services.

Having gained experience in commercial movies as a director of photography, Koray Birand has since built a reputation as a respected fashion photographer. In addition to campaigns for Mac, Laurel, Gillette, Nike and Von Rosen, his photos have been published in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Elle, Marie Claire and Figaro.

Koray lives in Istanbul and splits his time between London, Paris and Munich. He specialises in fashion and beauty photography.

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With over 20 years experience, Jan McGready is a well-established travel and destination photographer, with architectural projects a speciality. Jan is based on the west coast of Turkey, where she is able to utilise the strong Mediterranean light to it’s best advantage, giving her images a bright, fresh finish. Working mostly on location, her ability to adapt to most situations has lead to many rewarding assignments and projects.

Jan often travels throughout Europe and beyond, working closely with major marketing and advertising clients for their brochure and Web-based campaigns. 

Clients include Price Waterhouse Coopers, American Airlines, boutique hotel tour operators, bespoke construction companies and major British tour operators. She is currently working with Barcroft Media.

Photographer and director Mehmet Turgut has been working on theoretical photography, printing techniques and painting for many years. He has dedicated much of his time to mastering skills in Fine Art photography and has worked with many musicians, actors and advertising companies as both photographer and director.

Mehmet has staged numerous exhibitions and earned countless awards, including Austria Super Circuit 'Emotions - Human Relations' (Gold Medal), 'Portrait' (Gold Medal), and the Photographic Society of America PSA (Gold Medal).

He has worked with successful names such as Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Soulfly, Apocalpytica, Patricia Kaas, Emma Shapplin and Jay-Jay Johanson .

Murat Süyür was born in Istanbul in 1984 from where he continues to live and work. His approach to photography is a classic one, to the point where he considers a computer "just a tool to carry out corrections."

He has an unmistakable pictorial idiom based on his playful sense of humour and an unlimited power of imagination. Nevertheless, his compositions remain simple and clear. The multiple levels of interpretation in Murat's work point to Surrealist art as the creative source of his inspiration.

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Ozan Cakmak began his photography career in 2003. Since 2008 he has operated out of his own studio producing advertising, portrait and still life work for many national and international agencies and brands.

Clients include Nike, Turkcell, Miller, THY, Bosch, Levi's, HSBC, Nokia, Sony, and many more.

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Coming from a family of three generations of photographers, Serkan Sedele began his photography career with a plastic camera when he was only 14 years old. The Sedele family established their first studio in 1932 and Serkan initially photographed his mother’s jewellery. With his first professional camera he took a picture of a friend skateboarding, which was eventually entered in a contest and won the special jury prize.

Beginning his professional career by shooting industrial and still life photos, Serkan later began specialising in fashion and advertising photography. Commenting that he still feels the same excitement that he felt back in his amateur days, he also transfers his ever-increasing desire for storytelling to his short movie projects.

Sedele currently works at his studio in Istanbul where he focuses on photography, commercial and viral shoots, as well as personal art projects.

FotoLojistik provides equipment rental and professional crews to photographers working across Turkey. The company's expertise is in lighting equipment and support services, with a large roster of photo assistants, lighting assistants, gaffers and light creatives at its disposal. As the first company on the market and with vast experience in professional lighting, FotoLojistik has been the preferred solution for many local and international photographers. FotoLojistik also offers medium-sized studios located in Istanbul.

Equipment includes:

• Profoto lights and light shaping tools.
• Manfrotto studio and camera systems.
• Photoflex light shaping tools.
• Kupo grips.
• Bowens accessories (inc. Jetstream).

A jewel of a boutique hotel, A'jia is a traditional Ottoman mansion set on the Asian shores of the Bosphorus. The hotel was recently awarded the 2009 Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence as 'Most Charming Hotel in Europe'.

With its 16 rooms featuring breathtaking views over the Bosphorus, A'jia offers a private hideaway with easy access to the historical and cultural attractions of the city beyond. Each room is uniquely designed, furnished and equipped with the latest gadgets and amenities that blend effortlessly with the timeless elegance of the 1800s.

Restaurant A'jia is an exclusive venue delivering exquisite and creative menus cooked to perfection. For a special occasion, guests can book a private event or dinner at A'jia and the hotel will guarantee a unique and unforgettable experience.