stock photo & video and image libraries & licensing Apr 2020

In the whirl of today's media, advertising and digital content arenas, there is an increasing need for fresh, vibrant imagery. Photo editors, art buyers and creative directors can turn to APIX Syndication to find high-quality beauty, body/glamour, lifestyle and celebrity images that are anything but stock-standard. 

APIX represents a growing stable of international photographers and licenses their work amongst the men's and women's lifestyle markets. From Australia to Africa, Britain to Brazil and beyond, images from APIX appear frequently in leading publications. 

With an ever-growing archive of rights-managed images available for all uses, the APIX creative team is dedicated to finding the best results for all their clients' picture needs. Additionally, for a tricky brief, APIX photographers are on-hand for commissions and are ready to produce stylish and cost-effective shoots.

Astrid Obert is a professional photographer internationally acclaimed for her subtle yet exquisite contributions in the expressive domains of fashion, lifestyle and interior.

Based in Munich and Cape Town, Astrid has demonstrated herself as an eminent driving force in the field of creativity, artfully designing vibrant and progressive campaigns for renowned brands, advertising agencies, celebrities, and top magazines worldwide.

Her style is a thorough portrayal of her evocative personality, which is distinguished by her passion for producing creative, emotional experiences.

Astrid, with her quality services, presents a versatile proposition for local and international clients.

She just arrived from Cape Town with freshly produced, unpublished new stories for brands and magazines.

Although the current situation restricts everyday business in many ways, thanks to social media, there is still the possibility to stay in touch with potential customers and to market an upcoming collection or a product launch.

Astrid and her team can develop a concept to optimally implement your wishes and ideas and produce content for lookbooks, social media and websites.

Elke Vogelsang specialises in pet portraiture for commercial and editorial projects. Based in Germany she offers commissioned photography worldwide.

With her own pet picture agency with hundreds of hand-selected images she might already have what you are looking for regarding your pet picture related commercial or editorial projects.  Client and product-specific pictures can be commissioned. Models are available.

Her commercial clients include Fujifilm, The South Australian Museum, Kesselskramer, Medion, Mars Petcare and many more.

Her photography appeared on US and German television  and has been published in books, newspapers, and magazines globally, including the likes of National Geographic, The Sunday Times Magazine and The Daily Telegraph. In addition to this, her work has been displayed in galleries in London, Paris, Lisbon, San Anselmo, and Singapore.

Foodphoto can be proud of  more then 25 years experience in food photography business.

Our expert team of professional photographers, food stylists and video crew shares a passion for image-building, food in motion and good taste.

With a constant talent in-house, Foodphoto's team works towards constant creative growth and innovation.

Our aim is to produce promotional creative content with a balanced composition in colour and style with professional results. From the tradition of tabletop food photography and creative styling, the video crew of Foodphoto took these values into its creations of food videography. Narrative videos, "how to" recipes, social media content and high-end taste videos. The Foodphoto team brings its expertise to excel on its collaborations on all productions.

HCR is a boutique, full service agency that delivers the flexibility, agility and personal touch that our clients and artists have come to expect from Holly Corbett.

With a 20 year transatlantic career working as a photography and styling agent in both London and New York, Holly Corbett has amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience which underpin the core values of HCR.

After building an entire division from the ground up at Bernstein & Andriulli, NY, Holly Corbett took the inevitable step and created her own vision based on what both her clients and artists really need.

HCR strives to work with imagination, with creative sensibility and business know-how so all our clients experience a deeply rewarding and long-term relationship with us.

"We help produce truly unique, memorable and tailored solutions. If you are a client or an artist looking to be truly listened to, need the know-how but don’t want to be a cog in the corporate machine, HCR is the agency for you."

With his documentary approach, Ilja C. Hendel is covering a huge range of topics as a corporate and editorial photographer. His eyes are always open for scenes and details with a symbolic meaning which is appreciated by companies, ministries and organisations that ask him to take photographs for their picture libraries. His photographs with this authentic feel are also appreciated by known picture agencies for syndication. 

Adobe Premium Stock is syndicating his illustrative and symbolic photography from real life - with an increasing focus on corona related topics like social distancing, homeoffice life and health. 

Ilja's editorial and reportage photography is syndicated via Laif in Germany and their international partner agencies. In Norway his photographs are available via scanpix. 

To see his portfolio visit his website and Instagram.

Since 1978, Jo Francis has pursued his work in his studio in Hamburg, professionally photographing for international renowned clients in the food industry. As a result of his particularly sensitive view and pursuit of perfection, he is ranked among the best German food photographers.

With lots of passion for food, he designs and captures delicious creations, seen in commercials and on front pages of international magazines and cook books, working also with top chefs such as Bocuse and Lenôtre.

Jo Francis always strives for perfection by providing ordinary objects with high sensibility in order to capture them with a new exceptional perception. 

A small selection of his timeless-work may be viewed on his website and the enormous Jo Francis food archive is available on request.

Through his photographs, Jo Francis tells stories and orchestrates synaesthetic dream worlds, in which light, scent and fabrics become perceptible and tangible. For many years, the artist has pursued his work as a commercial and editorial photographer for agencies and magazines in Germany, Paris and Milan, specialising on fashion and beauty photography.

Since the beginning of his career until today he continuously worked on his true passion – the sensuality of flowers. He specialised on the composition of light and arrangement, creating a new image language, which resulted in a huge image archive. Jo Francis succeeded to express his emotions via his unique and captivating flower photography, creating abstract work by also using black and white. 

Since 2019 he made some of his work available on his website. Maybe his photography inspires you to new and tailor-made projects integrating the language of the floral world of Jo Francis.

Karen’s love of food is clear to see in her still and motion work. She has spent the last 20 years passionately capturing food at it’s best and in the last few years, she has also enjoyed directing impressive motion work too. 

Karen started the year with a major project for Betty Crocker that saw her creating beautiful kitchen sets of baking products. Then came McDonald’s iced lattes, both stills and motion work for Leo Burnett and TMSW. 

Now during lockdown, Karen is keeping herself busy working on personal projects whilst also working on logistics for some upcoming shoots with skeletal teams that will take place once the restrictions have relaxed. 

With shoots being put on hold for now, Karen has been releasing significant amounts of new work to Stockfood picture library. All of the images and videos in this Spotlight feature can be found on the Stockfood website and can be purchased royalty-free. Visit here and check out Karen’s work, which is being updated with hundreds of new images over the next few weeks.

Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Laura Crosta has an innate ability to capture moments that place the viewer directly in the midst of the action. Whether she’s shooting for a lifestyle brand, a musician, or a pharmaceutical company, Laura’s images exude energy and realism.

Laura’s imagery has elevated numerous brands including AT&T, Lyft, Paris Baguette, Microsoft, ESPN, Sony, Nike, Canon, Adidas, Mini, and Toyota to name a few. Recent accolades include The International Color Awards, Exposure, Spider Award and PDN’s Photo Annual.

Laura fills her spirit conceiving and executing an array of still and motion picture projects. Yours could be next!

Lisa Tichané’s work has been entirely focused on baby and kids photography for more than 10 years. She has a true passion for children and loves documenting the energy and playfulness of childhood.

Her photo library is filled with over 3,000 images of babies, children and families ready to be licensed. If you are looking for high-quality, unique captures filled with life, strong connections and infectious joy, contact her with your specific request to receive a custom gallery tailored for your specific needs.

Over 800,000 background images and matching 360° HDR domes guarantee the biggest variety for automotive visualisations.

Los Angeles, Cape Town, Beijing, Sydney, Barcelona, Berlin, New York ... you name it. It's all in the stock archive - ready for your next marketing project.

MAGROUND's simple and affordable license models will fit any company size or budget. CGI, composites, postproduction, and 360° experiences. All this has long been a standard in visual communication, but commercial photography is always redefining itself. 

MAGROUND aims to always be one step ahead of these developments. Technologically. Aesthetically. And always with a strong emphasis on personal project support.

Over 400 professional photographers now produce exclusively for MAGROUND.

Customers from a wide range of different industries are personally supported by our offices in Hamburg, Los Angeles, and Beijing.

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