fashion & beauty photography + motion Mar 2020

13 Voyage is an open art studio founded by visual raconteurs and the power duo photographers Prachi Shukla and Shikhar Shukla. A journey of its kind, 13Voyage captures the life of brands and creations from its advent.

Unique in their ways, their synergy spawns exclusivity to their work. They have an eye for the unconventional and they don't shy away from challenging cultural stereotypes and portraying their belief through photography. They bring in versatility and enjoy diversity in the process.

They had their work exhibited in the world's most renowned museum Musse Du Louvre, Paris. They were also the finalists of the National Geographic Cover Shot (season 4), a reality show by the National Geographic Channel. 

Their work has been featured in many indigenous and international publications and media outlets— Period Magazine, Femina India, FHM India, 7 Hues, IMIRAGE, Runway Square, Picton Magazine. Their clients are Arvind Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Jio Savaan Music, Azadi Records, Paul Adams, Swiss Beauty, Europe Girl, Richelon to name a few. They are currently based in Mumbai and love to travel for work.

Creative director and photographer Aydin Arjomand has always had a camera in his hand. It brought him great joy to capture the beauty in the world around him.

As an adult, he has worked in hospitality, hotel management, fashion merchandising, and numerous non-profit foundations, before pursuing photography as a full-time career and forming his studio.

Freelance international fashion imagery producer Azzurra Piccardi graduated in Fashion Design from the Faculty of Architecture in Florence and then specialised in beauty and fashion photography at the School of Visual Art in New York.

Visual communication is an integral part of Azzurra's production of images for the fashion industry. She aims to create emotions by using storytelling directed to the clients of the brand, and to find a dynamic balance between formal or conceptual beauty.

Azzurra collaborates with communication agencies and web clients including Carolina Herrera, Cotril, Miamo, Youth Milano, Levi’s, Wella, Zalando, Dimensione Danza, Braccialini, Sturlini, Helvita Suisse, Graziella, Ugg, Ascot Sport, Angelo Marani, Mano Swartz, Reda Occhiali, Selvatica Wear, Copenhagen Fur, Bramante, Saga Fur, Arezzo Wave, Afyda Antara, Pitti, Flower Couture, and many others.

She has a long list of awards and important publications, including the Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), the International Photography Award (IPA), Vogue Italia and Elle, to name just a few. Some of her images are part of the new talent collection of Art + Commerce and Vogue Italia, indicate her as a talent to be discovered.

Beauty and fashion photographer Bruno Alexander looks back on two decades of working for clients and magazines all around the world.

After assisting renowned photographers in Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Paris and Switzerland, he set up his own business a few years ago and currently works for brands like Adidas and Sidestep.   

One of Bruno’s signature skills is the artful usage of lighting. His eye for the given aesthetics and his ability to click with people easily allow him to really capture the personality of everyone in front of his camera.   

Striving to explore new ways in beauty photography, Bruno worked with many fresh faces for, amongst others, Cosmopolitan Hong Kong. He is currently looking for a photo agent.     

Want to get in touch with Bruno? He looks forward to your email or message on Instagram. 

Christian Geisselmann is a German photographer who was based in Paris for 20 years and is now sharing his time between Paris and Munich.

Among his clients are: Sorbet, Leica, L’Oréal Groupe, Lancôme Beauty, Armani Beauty, Marie Claire France and Italy, Cosmopolitan France and Italy, Vogue, Glamour, GQ, A&E mag, and many collaborations with brands like Céline, Louis Vuitton, YSL, Dior, Chanel, Cartier, among others.

His main inspiration is music, and his philosophy is, "a good atmosphere always creates great results."

Christian is represented by Kristina Korb.

Daniela is an internationally renowned, award-winning creative director, photographer and director having worked with numerous luxury, fashion and travel brands, glossy magazines and ‘A-list’ celebrities.

New York-based for two decades, a consummate global traveller and industry influencer, Daniela has created iconic 360 degree campaigns for some of the most iconic luxury brands. Her style is cinematic and elegant, approaching each shoot with a narrative storyline, giving it context and meaning. This narrative is consistent across all mediums from print to video and social, giving the editorial or campaign and brand a strong DNA.

Daniela has worked with celebrities and magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Conde Nast Traveler, Esquire, Interview, Harper's Baazar and more.

Giuseppe Morales is an Italian internationally published fashion and commercial photographer; he started in the industry 12 years ago.

He believes that fashion is a strong way to express concepts, and he tries to build strong ideas on every shoot. He travels around Europe and loves to work with people because teamwork is necessary to get stunning results.

This year Giuseppe worked for international brands such as Natuzzi, L'Oreal, Roberto Cavalli, Pietro Ferrante, Salvatore Piccolo and many others that believed in his vision.

Joanna Kustra is an award-winning and internationally published photographer. She has built her portfolio while working internationally for clients in Poland, the UK and Spain.

Her interest in the arts is a continuation of her youth passion - she played piano and the oboe. She is a master of both natural and studio lighting. Her eye for capturing authentic human expressions is revealed in her unique, painterly style. 

Joanna is known for her attention to detail and her photographs are delicate while at the same time vivid and strong. 

Clients include: Agent Provocateur, London Harrods and Galia Lahav.

Manfred Heiduk is a German photographer who travels constantly between Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Cape Town, Dusseldorf and London. Manfred spent many years as an illustrator and creative director in digital media, and with more than 20 years of experience in photography he is specialised in shooting and filming in extreme conditions.

He loves to tell stories with his photos and his clients appreciate him for this kind of photography. His latest work includes filming in highest quality video format with a qualified team at his side who accompany him through to post-production.

Offering full-service international photo and video productions, his clients include Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok, Alex, Under Armour, Venice Beach, First B, Schöffel, Moorhead, Meindl, TAO, Anzoni, Teisumi, Globetrotter, Sportarena, FIFA, Sidestep, C&A, Karstadtsports, Kaufhof, Boecker, Deichmann, Joy, Shape, Pro7, Metro Group, V-Markt, Jung von Matt, Grey, Red Shark, TWO and many others.

Visit Manfred's website for more information.

Nick Tydeman has been working with luxury fashion and lifestyle brands for over seven years.

His recent clients include Huntsman Savile Row, Hackett London, Bremont Watches and New & Lingwood.

For more of Tydeman’s work or to discuss any upcoming projects, please visit his website, contact him directly on +44 (0) 7710 388352 or drop him an email.

Nina W. Melton is a German photographer who works in fashion, lingerie and kids fashion.

After graduating from Europe’s most prestigious photographers school, the Parisian Ècole Lumiére, Nina travelled the world before settling down in Barcelona, and is frequently working for numerous clients and magazines in Europe and the US.

Besides precision and focus, Nina W. Melton has the talent of a great storyteller. She always finds the gap between her imagination, the creative approach and the product or the collection which repeatedly has put her ahead of time. She is capable of finding a new photographic style for a specific client or magazine.

Between high demands and creative freedom, Nina captures textures and covers the details in a picture, provoking innate joyous expressions of her models. Her caring ways influence the entire set and her team is 100% dedicated.

Nina W. Melton lives between Barcelona and Hamburg.

Having spent his formative years in London, Shawn Paul Tan is a fashion photographer and film director working between Europe and Asia. Shawn Paul’s body of work includes fashion, beauty and advertising.

His experimental multimedia approach to photography and directing spans across digital and analogue mediums including moving image, VHS and film - allowing him the freedom of working between media and focus on directing, mood and narrative. Recurring thematic elements inform his body of work in collaboration with other team members to create a narrative universe across projects.

In the last few years, Shawn Paul has been published in international titles like Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel, ELLE, Glamour, Esquire and Tatler. While also working with notable clients like Charles & Keith, Zalora and Robert Wun.

On top of his fashion photography, he has been known to direct fashion films for his clients, collaborating with DOPs and others. He is currently commercially represented in Asia by Frame by Frame.

Simone Lisciani's experience in photography was born in artistic research and this research still continues. Immediately after graduating from the J.Kaverdash Academy of Photography in Milan, he started to photograph at a professional level, only in fashion.

"If I have to be honest, what characterises me most, in addition to a high technical background and a great versatility, is the concrete ability to create a climate of empathy and trust with all the staff and in particular with the models. As I said before, I was born as an artist and still today these roots always lead me to safeguard a harmony in all my work. I am bored with beauty as an end in itself. I'm not looking for the artifact or a fake perfection, in fact I hate it. I want my shots to be real.

In recent times I have been shooting a photo campaign for a wedding dress designer using a view camera and a digital back. It was an incredible experience. I like to find the motivation and the challenge with myself every time I approach a new job. The world of wedding dress photography is something I recently discovered. It's something that comes incredibly close to high fashion."

Tamara Specht is a beauty photographer specialised in skin care, cosmetics, hair and product photography. She is currently based in Germany and is available for requests worldwide.

The range of her beauty portfolio goes from clean purity to elaborate make-up and extraordinary, eye-catching image ideas. Combining soft luxury, boldness and raw emotion while celebrating the beauty and diversity of every human being, Tamara creates a journey in the mind of the viewer.

Her photography has been published worldwide in magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Glamour, Grazia and many more.

Terence’s work focuses on grasping a moment in time, in its most organic state; finding that perfect moment in that perfect light. He crafts his pictures with a blend of light, composition and angle, with each click striving to reveal the subject’s story and its beauty.

Terence’s humour, engaging personality and attention to detail naturally bonds his subjects to him, deconstructing walls of initial animosity and forging bridges of trust; they know he always seeks to find the perfect picture of them.

With these unique qualities, it is no wonder that Terence is found at work behind the scenes of Asia’s Next Top Model, Asia’s Got Talent and working with brands like JBL, Sony, Singapore Airlines, Dream Cruises and Bulgari and magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, to capture the untold stories, to unveil the unimagined perspective.

Australian photographer Tom Corbett was born in Marseille, France and then whisked away to Sydney, Australia where he was brought up. He graduated from Sydney University with a BA in the Arts, and then moved to London to make a name for himself as one of the leading youth culture photographers.

Tom moved to New York City in 2001 where his first gig was a cover shoot for Beyonce. That lead to shooting David Beckham for the launch of the storied NO7 shirt. Following the campaign with Beckham, he teamed up with luxury watch brand Tissot as one of their select photographers shooting their sport ambassadors.

Tom then shot an entire campaign for Maybelline and then an SPD award winning feature in Rolling Stone. His work with renowned actress Claire Danes on the Asian campaign for Zirh Skincare, ignited shoots with a slew of celebrities, magazines and brands including Lee Jeans, Grey Goose, Lincoln Cars, Kiehl's, Garnier, Olay, Miranda Kerr, Alicia Keys, Sandra Oh, Lenny Kravitz, Mini Cooper, Refinery 29, The NFL, The Somerset Collection, Levis and British, German and American Cosmopolitan.

Over the past few years, Tom's signature storytelling has translated into motion which has included social media campaigns for Bare Minerals, Blink Fitness and The Forbes company as well as his first broadcast commercial for Western Dental.

Tom is represented by Holly Corbett Represents.

A fashion photographer, film director and a photo artist based in Mumbai, India. Vickram created the first ever 3D covers for magazines like Elle and others in India in the year 2000.

His editorial work has appeared in editions of Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel, Hello!, Hi!Blitz, Marie Claire, Verve, Vogue and many others, with more than 300 covers to date and a client portfolio exceeding 500, with the likes of BBC Worldwide Media, Hello!, CEAT, Coca Cola, Channel V, Dove, Godrej, ITC, L’Oreal, MTV, Reebok, Skoda India Auto Ltd., Sony Electronics, TBZ, and many others.

Vickram was the first person in India to promote fashion films and be nominated internationally as one of the first proponents in the industry to promote photography as an art form; he has also showcased his work with some of the biggest Indian artists at joint and solo art shows. 

Vickram is the winner of more than 15 international awards, awarded as one the most influential people in photography in India for four years by Asian Photography and has been included in the 200 Best Advertising photographers by Lürzers Archive.

A spiritual being, love for life and people, a creative thinker, always experimenting, a writer, a traveller, a teacher, a TV show host, a self-confessed driving enthusiast and a technology junkie, always looking forward to learning and giving more to people, life and his profession.

Hair, beauty and fashion photographer Vlado Golub understands how to combine light and aesthetics to create striking contemporary images that flaunt products and showcase philosophies of well-known brands.

Vlado's captivating images reveal intriguing beauty and a distinct sense for fashion. His empathic, energetic personality and his ability to easily connect to people creates a highly productive working athmosphere for everyone on set which reflects in the results. 

His studio is located in Stuttgart and serves clients including the Porsche Design Group, Hakro Corporate Fashion, MyMascara Manufaktur, Haute Cueture Magazin, Rodenstock, Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier, Fashy GmbH, Wella, L'Oréal, Hugo Boss, GQ, bungalow., Luisa Cerano, Esisto, Kero-Design, Strenesse and Manhattan Cosmetics, among many others.

Vlado is represented by FARIYAL KENNEL Photographers.

William Ferchichi was born in Milan where he later studied fashion design. He relocated to London in 2011 where he spent several years developing his approach to photography with images that were a pure representation of his personality.

William is a camera enthusiast, a real director. He combines the art of fashion and accessories with the body and character of those who stand before him. Brightness, sharpness, geometric crop and body shapes are all elements present within his stories.

His work has been featured in magazines such as Elle Portugal, Marie Claire Indonesia, L’Officiel Indonesia, L’Officiel Austria, Avant Garde, Rollacoaster, Collectible Dry, Schon!, The Impression, Spectr Magazine, Client, Fault, and 1883 Magazine. Commercial work includes Vita Liberata, Debenhams, Amazon, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Lectra, Carol Joy.

He now works and lives between London and Milan.

Zeger Garré is a Belgium fashion, portrait and advertising photographer, who has been producing engaging images for fashion and advertising clients for more than 25 succesful years.

Zeger's goal is to capture the magical moment of true emotions and pureness. The moment a model forgets to pose, but exposes her or his true self, vulnerable and honest, this is the moment when the model becomes more human. That’s the precise moment that Zeger wants to immortalise. It is not easy to capture that moment. True, deep emotions only show themselves in an atmosphere of safety, respect and trust. Through Zeger's own honesty, energy and love he creates a safe environment where magic can happen, raw emotions are revealed and the image is created.