PHOTOGRAPHERS' AGENTS Jul 2008

2PM was founded in October, 2000, and has since gained a significant market position in the Czech Republic.

Over the years, 2PM has collaborated with many of the most renowned advertising agencies in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Aside from licensing the rights of its photographers' work, 2PM also provides a full range of production services.

The company regulary works with the likes of Leo Burnett, Mark DDBO, Ogilvy Group, Saatchi&Saatchi, McCann Erickson, Publicis Prague, WMC Grey and EuroRSCG.

Photographers include Dusan Havran, Pavel Aschermann, Marek Novotny, Ondrej Kosik, Zdenek Helfert and Vuk Latinovic.

Contact Monika for more information.

Andrea Heberger and team are pleased to announce the re-launch of her website for 2008. Andrea also welcomes a selection of new faces to the agency's roster of international photographers.

• Marek Straszewski, Warsaw: Advertising, People & Lifestyle, Beauty, Fashion. Apart Jewellery, Elle, Big Star, Kinder Bueno, Pantene and Garnier.
• Roberto Orlandi, Milan: Fashion, Celebrities. Ballentine's, Gabriela Bolero, Mariella Burani, Liolá, Elle and Vogue Uomo.
• Johan Hultman, Stockholm: Fashion, People & Lifestyle. H&M, Eton and Joseffsons.
• Harten, Paris: Children, Babies. Guess, Vogue Bambini, Vogue Niños, Bledina, Catamini, Chicco, Jacardi and Kenzo.

For six years the Andrea Walji Agency has represented an impressive selection of London's most sought-after professional photographers. The agency has been extremely busy throughout the year, and its photographers have worked with some of the biggest names in the business.

• Alexander Kent - Completed a global print campaign for Nokia through Wieden + Kennedy and two worldwide LG campaigns for BBH. A series of new personal work coaxed Alexander out of his natural studio habitat and into outdoor locations. Other current work includes Christian Aid through SHOP and Ariel for Saatchi & Saatchi.
• Amber Rowlands - Shot a worldwide print campaign for Nokia through Wieden + Kennedy, along with an editorial on greenhouses in Milan for Case da Abitare and a story on China's young and über rich women for Time magazine. Amber also shot commissions for Lynx, through BBH, and The Telegraph Magazine.
• Allan Grainger - Shot both POS posters and directed a 30-second film for Samsonite, currently running worldwide through TBWA/Brussels. He also shot for The Guardian and has added three new personal work series to his portfolio.
• Yann Robert - Completed ads for TGV, Printemps, Nokia, LG and Renault.
• Norbert Kniat - Shot the new Dove 'chocolate' campaign for BBDO Moscow.
  
• Dean Northcott - A taster from his new portfolio can be seen in this Spotlight.

Latest news from the David & Rose Lambert agency:

• Allan McPhail: Recently returned from California for Volvo and finished post on a global BMW campaign for WCRS, shot in Argentina under the direction of Yannikis.
• Tessa Traeger: Completed international campaigns for Wedgwood and Waterford Crystal under the direction of Jasper Conran. She shot Morrisons for Delaney, VW Polo for DDFH&B Dublin, directed by Clayton Homer, and also two fantastic collages for Uncle Ben's from Proximity London, as well as an Abercrombie & Kent ad shot in Florence for Simon Dicketts at M&C.
• Josh Cole: Is shooting Nike Footlocker in the UK and Europe for Nitro London.
• Dario Mitidieri: Sony Bravia campaign for Dare and Fallon. He just completed Abbey, featuring Lewis Hamilton, for WCRS, and did more Army work for Publicis shot over three weeks on location in Belize.
• Kulbir Thandi: Shot the new Citroen C5 poster campaign and Audi A4 Avant for BBH.
• Sam Armstrong shot various accounts at DLKW, including three ads for Bank of Scotland and Sharps Furniture.
• The agency is proud to now represent one of London's most respected professional photographers, Gary Bryan. Selections from his updated folio are featured here.

Filmservice Productions is a full-service company focused mainly on the production of TV commercials and still shoots.

With its Prague-based headquarters and offices in Argentina, Slovakia, Russia and New York, Filmservice is able to cover a wide range of locations and budget requirements. Since its inception in 1996, Filmservice has grown to be one of the strongest production companies on the market. In 1997, its sister company Czech Connection was established to provide production services for foreign clients, for shoots in Prague, Buenos Aires and Bratislava.

Photographers represented by the company include: Stanislav Petera, Dan Sklenar, Dennison Bertram, Ondrej Host, Marek Bartos, Kristina Chrastekova and Fabian Sommer..

Contact Anna Tosovska for more information.

Hille Photographers represents a selection of international photographers working in the fields of fashion, beauty, lifestyle, people and portraiture. The agency operates throughout Europe for international brands, magazines and advertising campaigns, with the objective to establish a strong group of creative and innovative photographers with a characteristic, modern style.

Hille Photographers represents:

• Gunther Intelmann - People, Lifestyle, Portrait.
• Jan Riephoff - Portrait, Celebrities, People.
• Jens Schmidt - Fashion, Lingerie.
• Nick & Chloe - People, Portrait, Fashion.
• Nicole Neumann - Fashion, Lifestyle, Lingerie.
• Sabine Villiard - Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle.
• Thomas Kettner - Fashion, Beauty, People.
• Thorsten Greve - Fashion, Lingerie.
• Uli Holz - Fashion, People, Portrait.

janepatrick provides a one-stop stable for leading UK food and food-affiliated still life, lifestyle, people and drinks photographers. As a highly specialised commissioning resource for the advertising industry, janepatrick represents a select group of respected photographers with outstanding individual and creative talent.

The janepatrick agency is headed by Jane Patrick, whose 20 years of industry experience enables her to deliver a comprehensive commercial advertising photography service. Her roster includes:

• Cristian Barnett: location, reportage, people and food in context.
• Steve Baxter: food.
• Jean Cazals: food, lifestyle and reportage.
• William Lingwood: food, lifestyle and drink.
• David Loftus: studio or location, food, drink, lifestyle and people.
• Bob Marchant: drink, liquid and glass.
  

Ma&Ma - Flora Maffi and Christian Marguerie - represent a select group of photographers from Europe and the USA whose expertise covers just about all corners of the business, including car, fashion, lifestyle, still life and product photography.

Flora comes from an advertising and design background, with more than 20 years experience as an Art Director/Designer in Milan, Frankfurt, Gothenborg, London, Amsterdam and Paris. In 2003 she started a service agency in Paris. Christian has also been in the business for a great number of years. The former owner of the famous Cosmos Studio in Paris, he has always represented photographers and has a keen eye for style. Christian is also an experienced producer who has worked throughout the world on a number of top productions.

The pair make a great team and have a strong desire to succeed in building a long list of successes for their artists.

Photographers include:

Axel Thomae, Carin Verbruggen, Carl-Johan Paulin, Carl Lyttle, Diver & Aguilar, Douglas Fisher, Christian Chaize, Emma Faucheux, Emmanuel Honold, Francesco Majo, Fulvio Maiani, Francois Lardat, Jean-Claude Winkler, Heimo Schmidt, Lionel Samain, Mike Rausch, Malena Mazza, Martial Mingam, Nitin Marwah, Norman & Cavazzana, Pegna Jacques, Oof Verschuren, and Philip Habib.

One of the key agencies in the lifestyle market, re:fresh offers a one-stop service that includes photography, styling and art direction, as well as full production options. Its photographers and stylists are well known and highly respected in their individual fields, which range from still life and interiors to kids fashion, architecture, landscape and food.

This year interiors and lifestyle photographer Jake Curtis has been shooting for Heals, Lombok, The White Company, Dorma, John Lewis and House of Fraser. He recently shot a beautiful cover for the July issue of Elle Decoration in Mallorca and also worked on editorials for House & Garden, Coast, Living Etc, The London Magazine and Liv. Bill Kingston tested a new still life book in between shooting food for Marks & Spencer with RKCR/Y&R and BP for TBWA. He also shot editorials for Waitrose Food Illustrated, The Guardian and Ikea Family Live.

American still life and interiors photographer Jim Cooper has recently returned to London after a busy couple of years in New York. In the past year, Swedish kids fashion photographer Malin has created quite a buzz, shooting several stunning editorials for Junior magazine and Swedish fashion magazines Mama and Petit, as well as an autumn/winter '08 collection for Monsoon.

Set designer and prop stylist Dawn Weller styled for a diverse range of fashion and lifestyle clients including ASOS, Selfridges, Harrods, House of Fraser, Boots, Belvedere Vodka, Capital One, HSBC, Maestro and The Sunday Telegraph. Whilst continuing her success in the interiors market, prop stylist Stella Nicolaisen has been making inroads into the fashion arena, collaborating with Karena Perronet-Miller, Crena Watson and Malin Ngoie.

'Represented by' celebrated its 20th birthday this April, marking 20 years of representing, organising, administering budgets, negotiating prices and providing full production services.

With her photographers and one digital assistant, Elke Froschauer works across multiple fields including CGI and compositing, still life, food, people, portraiture, documentary, lifestyle, landscape, kids and fashion photography.

She currently represents Adrian Greiter, Ansgar Pudenz, Enno Kapitza, Jens Erbeck, Jerome Bischler, Marden Smith and Silvio Gioia.

Tim Mitchell Artist Representative has had a busy 2008. Recent projects include:

• Andric - AT&T International, AT&T Olympics, Capitol One, Weyerhaeuser.
• Ashley Cameron - Mucinex.
• Sebastian Hanel - Synagis.
• LSD marco*paolo - Negra Modelo, AT&T Olympics.
• Garry Owens - Nissan, Victory Motorcycles.
• Igor Panitz - Acura, Buick, BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes, Neiman Marcus.
• Simon Puschmann - Mobil One.

Sister-company Eurostock also signed additional European photographers for stock imagery.

Victoria Lees Management (VLM) moves into its fifth year representing six international photographers, international make-up artist Martin Carter, and stylist/costume designer Becky Seager.

Recent projects include:

• Patrick Ryan's work for Vaseline for Men, and his Volunteer Wildfire Services 'One Cigarette' campaign that won him the 'Bronze Pencil' at The One Show (NY).
• Karl Grant's portraiture work with Jodie Kidd and his beauty work for Neuf Telecom.
• John Wright's work with 'Neighbours' in Australia for Five, and his latest fashion work.
• Simon Bremner's work with Getty remains unique, atmospheric and cinematic throughout.
• Marco Marezza's work for Valentino Sunglasses.
• VLM welcomes Alister Thorpe to the agency and looks forward to a busy future.
• Becky Seager's work with Jim Naughten won the PDN 'Best of 2007'.
• Martin Carter's work with Patrick Ryan (Vaseline), and his latest beauty work.