portraiture & celebrity photography Dec 2022

Adam believes that calm and energy are important elements in life. He brings them both to his photoshoots and his photos. He looks to include both calmness and energy in his work and no extraneous elements that dilute or distract from the people in his photos.

He collaborates with his clients, his crew and his talent with patience, grace and an ability to discover complex solutions when necessary.

He loves working with people and creating a balance between calm and energy in his life and his work.

Alessandro Michelazzi is based in Italy and has worked as a photographer for more than 15 years.

With a unique vision for colours and an keen eye for graphical composition, Alessandro’s photography embraces the use of modern technologies of digital photography, virtual production, cinemagraph, CGI rendering, interactive images and the traditional process of analogue chemical photography.

His passion for new technologies led him to actively use smartphone photography for personal and commissioned works. He was thus selected for some years by the OnePlus and Oppo smartphone brands to shoot the marketing images for the products launch and the presentation keynote.

In the last years, he has worked for international brands such as IWC Schaffhausen, Montblanc, Google, OnePlus, Huawei, John Varvatos, Hockerty, Pitti Immagine and the Tourist Board of the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region in Italy.

Over the past few decades, Bonnie Schiffman has photographed hundreds of celebrities; from George Burns to Jerry Seinfeld; Julia Child to Joni Mitchell; Muhammed Ali to Warren Buffet, all of which have appeared in major US and International magazines. 

The energy and spontaneity that Bonnie brings to her work is what gives rise to her unique images; we got a new honest perspective on her subjects.

Lauri Kratochvil, former photo director of Rolling Stone and InStyle magazine, said it best: “Bonnie doesn’t put herself in the picture. She lets people do what they do so you don’t get the celebrity, you get the person.”

Now Bonnie has archived a collection of portraits whose importance lay not only in their capture of her signature style of photography, but also in their contribution to the chronicles of American cultural history.

David Giesbrecht is a NYC-based portrait and celebrity photographer.

Though based in in New York City he has worked on many projects along the East Coast of the United States for clients like Netflix, Apple, Sony and NBC Universal to name a few.

His work has been published in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Entertainment Weekly.

Gianluigi Di Napoli is an experienced photographer-author who covered many aspects of photography before moving into portraiture of international talents for high-profile magazines.

He has published two photo books for international publishers, 'Circus Life - Everynight, all around the world' (Ed. Stemmle, Zurich - New York) and 'A Poet in action' (Ed. Damiani, Bologna - New York) and has conceived and produced exhibition projects such as 'Nel Cuore di Saltimbanco', Cirque du Soleil's institutional and touring exhibition, or the 'MASKS' project, which produced more than 40 million contacts involving various international female icons, and was presented in prestigious venues such as the MIA Art Fair as a special project, at the Triennale Museum in Milan, at the Archiginnasio in Bologna and at the Triennale Expo Gate.

In his career, Gianluigi Di Napoli has earned the reputation of being a kind of “Mr Wolf of editorial photography” capable of solving any problem, organising his sets in such a way that there is always the greatest possible harmony between all team members. This makes any kind of improvisation and variation to the schedule possible, always ensuring surprising and authentic results, often exceeding the client's expectations.

His experience on important sets does not prevent him from giving his all even when conditions are difficult, there is no real set and everything has to be invented from scratch. He is also able to get in touch with young and emerging talents with very little experience of photographic sets thanks to the skills of empathy that he has always wanted to recognise and cultivate in himself.

His clients include Ferrari International Magazine, Vanity Fair, ICON Magazine, Vogue Gioiello, Cirque du Soleil, Corneliani, Sony Music, Universal Music, SpaghettiMag.

Hamish Brown is an award-winning photographer whose talent and style have secured him shoots worldwide for many of the top names in celebrity, music and sport.

His meticulous preparation, combined with his distinctive and creative use of lighting, has become as much a hallmark of his work – as has his ability to achieve the very best results through a relaxed yet professional style.

Josh Kelly a.k.a Jack Harlem is a highly sought after portrait, lifestyle and advertising photographer with over 15 years experience creating both meaningful and powerful visual stories.

Josh has an amazing ability to capture moments that feel real and authentic. He creates a relaxed vibe on set and everyone feels a part of the process.

Josh is based in Australia and is available internationally on short notice.

"Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.” – Imogen Cunningham.

Keith began his career 30 years ago in Washington, DC and for the past 14 years has called New York City his home. 

He has collaborated with numerous creatives and agencies such as Animal Planet on their annual TV Puppy Bowl event, Allstate’s teen driving campaigns and Merck’s pharmaceutical advertisements. Other clients have included Amazon Studios, Apple, New York Life and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

His signature personal project, 'The Redhead Project', showcases his vision, versatility and affinity for creatively collaborating on set to bring concepts to life, authentically capturing his subjects' personalities while telling their unique stories through fresh and stylised imagery.

Luiz Maximiano became a photographer during the time he lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won the Canon Prize in 2007 as new talent of that year in photojournalism.

An alumnus of ICP in New York, he has worked for such publications as Time Magazine, Newsweek, ESPN, Panorama, Der Spiegel, L’Espresso, Die Zeit, Smithsonian and Playboy.

In more recent years, he has also worked in cinema projects as a director of photography.

Ofir Abe is a working professional with a dark creative mind. Renowned for his quirky portraits of light-searching and intriguing mood, he has been recognised by Lürzer’s Archive and featured on their 200 BEST Ad Photographers Worldwide 2021 / 22 issue.

With a history as a graphic designer in the advertising agencies' world, he is equipped with the right experience and knowledge for a successful campaign.

Based in Amsterdam and Tel Aviv, Ofir creates commercial work, fashion and corporate portraiture in the studio or on location, anywhere in the world.

His clientele includes the biggest law firms and tech firms in Israel, fashion brands and theatre productions in the Netherlands. His work has been published in numerous fashion and media magazines.

Ofir is a people’s person and part of any team he fuses with, and he has a super enthused approach to work. Usually retouching his own work, he supplies an all-in-one product from planning to final winning image.

"I invite you to reach out and combine our minds in our next creative endeavour."

PEROU, master photographer of people: sports stars, actors, musicians, politicians, models and less famous people too; worldwide, for design companies, ad agencies, record companies, PR firms, magazines and more.

PEROU is represented by JSR,see more of his work here and check their latest projects on Instagram.

Roy J. Baron is a London-based portrait and lifestyle photographer with over 12 years in the industry, shooting across the UK and internationally.

Roy's passion and love of photography pushes him to explore new ideas and concepts, building new relationships and expanding on existing ones. Roy works with variety of clients, shooting in the West End for musical such as '& Juliet' and Disney's 'Frozen', to portrait and production shots for Channel 4.

Roy has also worked with Shell, Pokemon, Ebury Publishing, Waitrose, McDonald's and Zapp. If you have a new project that would benefit from Roy's photography, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Stefan Hobmaier is a freelance photographer based in Berlin and Munich, focusing on portrait, people and corporate photography.

Agencies, corporate clients or magazines appreciate his authentic, natural and modern imagery that gets people's attention.

Whether it’s a celebrity, a CEO, a model or a factory worker - he always wants to take the best portrait possible and throws all of his heart and talent into every shoot.

His national and internatonal clients include Audi, BMW, Osram, Bosch, Hornbach, Intel, Intrinsic, Google, ProSiebenSat1, MAN, H&M, Porsche, Mazda, Siemens Healthineers, SZ Scala, Trumpf, Epiroc, C3, Hoffmann&Campe, Territory, Condé Nast, Laut von Leise, Interone, Thjnk, Impulse, Forbes, Bloomberg Business Week, FourFourTwo, Haymarket, Redwood and various international clients, agencies, B2B and B2C magazines.

London-based portrait photographer Stuart McClymont has been capturing the essence of his subjects in his portraits for over 18 years. Quite a character himself, he has extensive experience in portrait and fashion photography. His passion for photography is perfectly complemented by his incredible technical knowledge; his love for his work shows in his images and every shoot is a pleasure.

He has built up an impressive commercial portfolio, regularly shooting editorial and advertising campaigns for a broad range of clients including Honda, Nike, Sony, Sky, Easyjet, Remington, Police, Ralph Lauren, MTN, AA, Nokia, Panasonic and Brother.

Stuart is represented by JSR, see more of his work here and check their latest projects on Instagram.

Vishal Kullarwar started out to become an engineer, but a heightened awareness of the visual art diverted his attention to the camera and its versatility. He started off by assisting a renowned photographer in India for over two years, and soon after that he travelled to Paris and Hamburg to acquire more knowledge of the visual medium; after that experience he decided to start off on his own.

Aspiring to carve a niche in the photography industry, he is well versed in fashion, advertising and editorial work. Vishal describes his work as the constant need to move and evolve. These characteristics of the ever-growing fashion world reflect on his photography as well.

Born and raised in Japan, Yoshitaka Kono works closely with PR and ad agencies for brand image and celebrity portraiture that has been used across a number of campaigns as well as international publications.

His portraits show a perfect combination of vibrancy and authenticity. Yoshi's main goal is to capture his subjects' personality and to let things unfold naturally in front of his
camera.

Yoshi was shortlisted for the Spotlight Awards 2018 in the Fashion category, and is currently seeking EU/US representation, contact him here.