istanbul Sep 2012

PPR Istanbul was established in 2000 as a full service production company focusing on photography, representing both local and international photographers and freelancers.

Its production team offers location scouting services, permits, accommodation, meals and transportation, location crews, models and casting, lighting and digital equipment, and assists in all aspects of photographic production.

PPR Istanbul serves clients with two spacious full service studios as well as a daylight studio. Visit the website for more information.

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

Visit the website for more information.
 

Look34 is a professional photography production studio, based in the heart of Istanbul. Founded in 2010, the company has built an exceptional database of agencies across advertising and production and has a proven network of contacts and locations.

Created to meet the needs of agencies and clients alike, Look34 has the experience and confidence to handle every type of production and to assist at any stage of the creative process. The company offers a range of services including photographic production, moving image production, rate negotiation, on site coordination, location scouting, casting and art buying.

Look34's portfolio includes four photographers whose vision and approach is truly unique within the creative industry. Visit the website for more information.

101 is a stills and moving image production company established in 2004 to gather creative minds. SDL, founded in 1973, shares its expertise and 1800m² daylight studio as 101 continues to engage in many successful ads and campaigns.

Already well established as a creative force within the industry, 101 continues to expand its visionary approach by exploring new talents in moving image production as well as accommodating many photographers, directors, production crews, make-up artists and stylists.

Working to tight deadlines and agreed budgets whilst remaining adaptable to changing circumstances and priorities in Turkey and abroad, 101 has produced more than 1000 special effect TV commercials and still photographs for leading international brands and advertising agencies. 101’s knowledge of locations and efficiency, as well as its direct and honest approach to each assignment, has became its trademark.

Services include photographic production, moving image production, budget management, location scouting and management, fashion shows, film/camera crew, creative crews, hair/make-up/styling, set builders, casting, equipment and prop hire.

The phrase “A creative idea is only as good as its execution” is not just a motto for Collectiff; with an expert team, the company provides high-quality production solutions for every client.

With over 20 years of industry experience, Collectiff's founders' have gained immense insight into their clients' needs by providing high quality production within requested budgets and time frames. The company's professional team makes the whole production process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, focusing to create the best, most comfortable atmosphere for every client.

Collectiff represents Turkish and foreign photographers specialised across different genres, providing full production including digital post production, casting and rental services. The company has provided a full range of production services both in Turkey and abroad in countries as diverse as Argentina, Azerbaijan, South Africa and Sweden, for both local and foreign clients.

Visit the website for more information.

F/2.8 Photography Studio was founded in Istanbul in 2008 and has since worked alongside many national and international agencies and brands.

F/2.8 Photography Studio specialises in advertising photography as well as professional photo production, including casting, costume styling, hair and make-up, set design, location research and renting, lighting and camera equipment, and more. Retouching and 3D services are also provided.

The company's fast and solution-oriented work aims at providing the best service to customers. Focusing on advertising photography as well as fashion, people, lifestyle and still life, clients include Ford, Nike, Bosch, Shell, Turkcell, Airlines, Sony, Mercedes, HSBC, Nokia, P&G, Ülker, Miller and Lassa.

Visit the website or follow the company on Facebook for more information.

Istanbul-based Mono Production specialises in photography, animation and film production for the hotel and tourism industries.

The company provides complete creative and image solutions from photography to retouching, 3D animation and final production.

Be sure to check out the 'Motion' category on the website that shows animation work used to emphasise the company's lifestyle concepts for its hotel clients.

Clients include Divan Hotels, Çiragan Palace Kempinski, Kempinski Hotel The Dome, Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay, The Marmara Hotels and Alibey Hotels.

Visit the website to see a selection of completed productions.

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.

P Blok is an Istanbul-based studio specialised in creative visual solutions, covering all kind of needs in terms of production and post production. The company offers full production services including budget management, casting, set design and building, make-up, hair and styling, permits, equipment hire, accommodation, travel and transport, full insurance coverage and catering.

Post production services include high-end photo retouching, compositing, illustration and CGI. In order to minimise printing risks, every step of the creative process is guided by colour management rules. P Blok also has an in-house facility to print FOGRA certificated contract proofs.

The company's studio measures 12x15x6.5m and features a u-shaped seamless background as well as integrated hair styling, make-up and dressing room facilities, including a hair washing unit and shower. It is also suitable for automotive shoots and  set building. 

P Blok's clients are mostly global advertising networks such as DDB, TBWA, Young & Rubicam and BBDO and include some of Istanbul's leading photographers. The team has been creating visuals for global brands including Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Turkish Airlines and Snickers as well as various national brands.

Gokhan Altinigne began his retouching career in 2006 and has worked with a variety of ad agencies and photographers on many successful projects. He is currently working in Istanbul producing high-end creative retouching, colour management, RAW file and RGB-to-CMYK conversions.

Clients include agencies McCann-Erickson, TBWA, Publicis, Grey, Lowe, Saatchi & Saatchi and Y&R, and brands such as Nike, Harvey Nichols, Coca-Cola, Rowenta and Eureko Sigorta.

Visit his website for more information.

MinusGreen has produced feature films including 'White as Snow' (aka 'Kar Beyaz', 2010) aand 'Hangi Film' that competed for Best Film in the 2011 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, also winning an Honorable Mention at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival.

The company provided line production for an Ericsson TVC produced by Radon Sweden, Ahmed Bukhatir's latest music video with Bobby Khan Productions India, and a Telia Sonera TVC produced by Also Starring Oy. MinusGreen also worked as fixers for Kevin Spacey's Richard III documentary, produced by Treetops Productions UK.

Previous jobs included work for Vessel Productions on a documentary film entitled 'Threads of Compassion', as well as TV programmes 'Two Faces Of the City' (produced by Komia Helsinki) and 'HHI TV' (produced by Leopard Films USA).

MinusGreen offers competitive budgets and the advantage of shooting across a broad range of locations throughout Turkey. The company recently moved to a new address and began offering audio/video post production, dubbing and studio recording services.

With over 12 years' experience in the field, Era Film offers a full array of services for production in Turkey, gathering multilingual, highly qualified crews and providing the most affordable solutions through its strong network of contacts. 

Era Film deals directly with the owner/producer who personally takes care of the details of a project. 

Ebru Karacan has produced countless TVCs mostly shot by international directors for various local and international production companies and has been providing production service for foreign production companies from many different countries including the USA, UK, UAE, Egypt, India, Germany, France, Bulgaria, and more.

Honeybee was established in 2005 to offer a full range of photography production services. Following up on new industry innovations and strengthening its technical knowledge, Honeybee applies its experience to achieving a strong artistic vision. Today, the company is Istanbul's leading rental house, providing a wide variety of regularly updated lighting equipment and accessories.

Honeybee also works on local productions as well as co-productions with some of the most respected international companies.

Honeybee serves creative photographic solutions to advertising agencies and the fashion industry by working with leading photographers, hair and make-up artists, fashion and set designers.

Gokce Erenmemisoglu is a multi award-winning photographer based in both Istanbul and Paris. As a several-times Epica, Cannes Lions, Goldem Drum and NYFest award-winner, he also won the Gourmand Best Cookbook Photography Award in Paris in 2008 with his book 'net:425 gr'.

Gokce offers his clients a wide range of skills from studio to worldwide location shoots, using Sinar and Phase One high-end digital and post production with retouching, image manipulation, CGI and illustration techniques.

He is also a Getty Images contributor, which lets him travel and work worldwide.

His professional images have appeared in the biggest campaigns for global accounts including Vodafone, Adidas, American Express, Burger King, McDonald’s, Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Sbarro, Tefal,  Siemens, Philips, and many others.

Emre Gologlu began his photography career in 2004. He is a Istanbul-based photographer who shoots advertising, editorial, still life and beauty.

His latest advertising clients include Rowenta, Harvey Nichols and Migros. Recent editorial clients include Instyle, Elle and Mens' Health.

Visit his website for more information.

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.

He is currently represented by 101 Production.

Cihan Alpgiray lives and works in Istanbul. His biggest source of inspiration is the art of cinema, and in his photography he aims to create the style and tone of cinematic productions.

He captures the beauty and elegance of models in various settings and uses fashion, design, lighting and location to bring to life his images, creating a story within the frame.

Cihan's work has appeared in numerous magazines including Vogue Turkey, Elle, Marie Claire, Madame Figaro, Instyle and GQ.

He is currently represented by Rpresenter.

Mert Derman is an Istanbul-based photographer who graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Halic University. He later moved to Madrid where he acquired a formal education in photography at Escuela de Arte Número Diez .

Although Mert uses abstract and unseemly characters from daily life, his shooting technique and the perspective in his photographs enables them to be properly presented. He also handles the art production and retouching of his photographs.

Mert continues to work in Istanbul and all over Europe shooting for a number of acclaimed fashion magazines.

Ahmet Dogan is an Izmir-based photographer specialising in advertising and fashion since 2009. He began taking pictures in 2002 and has had work exhibited by the University of East Cyprus International Symposium.

In recent months, Ahmet has been shooting campaigns for Guest Magazine, Fenerium, Plates Cover and Viyolet Tekstil.

Ahmet is currently looking for national and international representation. To view this work and more visit his website.

"An oriental style, well mixed by occidental culture" is the simplest way to describe Akif Celikel. Besides his passion for fine art photography, Akif's professional career has been shaped around fashion, beauty and advertising photography in Eastern Europe. A global language of visual communication finds a personalised, authentic style in Akif's work. He is represented by his company Akif Celikel Gorsel Iletisim. Email him direct for more information.

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.

Adahan Istanbul is an elegant, sophisticated and radiant home for its most distinguished guests. Housed in a charmingly restored, 1874 grand apartment building in the very heart of the historic and chic Galata district, the building itself along with its recent restoration and interior décor are neat, graceful and respectful. Both the staff and the hotel's management philosophy are centered on hospitality. With custom designed wooden furniture and floors, marble bathrooms and original artwork adorning the ground floor walls, every square inch of Adahan Istanbul is a testament to its glorious heritage. 

Crafted with 40 guest rooms and suites, each with a unique architectural detail, Adahan Istanbul's unique interior design displays respect for the natural and the pure throughout. Located in the heart of the city, guests can enjoy art, culture, history and an exciting social life combined with tranquility and comfort. 

Adahan Istanbul can impeccably accommodate every type of business meeting and social gathering with an adaptable parlor floor and rooftop terrace perfect for enjoying the sunset over the Golden Horn.