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PORTRAITURE & CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHY & MOTION Jun 2026

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From David Beckham, Coco Gauff, Bad Bunny, Javier Bardem, and Zooey Deschanel, to portraits of everyday people, this Spotlight captures the power of photography to tell stories without words. Featuring portrait imagery from across the globe, the issue shows how a single frame can convey emotion, personality and presence like nothing else.

Brad Stanley Michigan, USA

Brad Stanley creates images that stand out through a combination of strong visual storytelling, attention to detail, and a relaxed approach behind the camera.

He brings the same level of creativity and professionalism to every project, from commercial campaigns to portrait sessions.

His ability to connect with people, understand a client's vision, and consistently deliver high-quality imagery has earned him the trust of brands, businesses, and individuals alike. Every shoot is approached with passion, purpose, and a commitment to producing exceptional results.

Caesar Lima Los Angeles

Caesar Lima is an award-winning lifestyle and fashion & beauty photographer born in São Paulo, Brazil, and currently based in Los Angeles. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising, his creative foundation blends visual storytelling with a strong conceptual and cultural awareness.

Driven by a desire to challenge conventions, Caesar has consistently gone against the creative grain- using the street as both stage and subject. His work documents urban life with an instinctive eye for authenticity, emotion, and the quiet poetry found in everyday moments.

Lima explores the tension between chaos and beauty, individuality and environment, capturing stories that often go unnoticed. His photography has been internationally recognised and is rooted in a personal, human approach that bridges documentary, lifestyle, and fine art.

Carlos Lumiere London

Carlos Lumiere is an acclaimed international fashion photographer whose work has been featured by some of the most prestigious names in the industry, including Vogue Italia, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and GQ. Originally from Spain, Carlos has spent much of his life travelling and living around the world in pursuit of his passion for fashion and visual storytelling. He is currently based in London and is also the founder and creator of the fashion magazine Fashiopolis.

Over the course of his career, Carlos has built an extensive international portfolio while living and working in New York, Miami, Hamburg, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, and Milan. During his time in Milan, he spent two years assisting on Vogue Italia productions, collaborating with some of the industry's most influential creatives and contributing to campaigns for leading fashion brands.

Whether working from his light-filled studio in London’s vibrant Shoreditch district or shooting in spectacular locations around the globe, Carlos carefully selects environments that enhance the story behind each image. His passion for architecture strongly influences his creative approach, resulting in imagery that is rich, emotive, fresh, and dynamic. Known for blending timeless elegance with refined colours and contemporary aesthetics, Carlos creates photographs that capture both beauty and authenticity.

Chad Dennis Florida, USA

Chad Dennis is a portrait photographer and director based in Florida whose work explores the intersection of character, leadership, and identity. Known for photographing executives, musicians, athletes, healthcare professionals, and cultural leaders, his portraits blend cinematic lighting with an editorial sensibility rooted in authenticity and human connection.

His clients include the United Nations, Mayo Clinic, the NFL, Jacksonville Jaguars, PGA of America, Florida Prepaid, Farah & Farah, and The Guardian.

Working across commercial campaigns, editorial assignments, and cultural storytelling projects, Chad creates portraits that move beyond appearance to reveal something deeper about the people in front of the camera.

Horton-Stephens Photographers Agents London

Horton-Stephens are London's leading photographers' agents. They've produced over 10,000 shoots over more years than they dare to admit to.

"We offer a full end-to-end production service, and we’re often brought in right at the start of a project, helping to shape ideas and approach, from day one. Budgets, logistics, locations, casting, styling—we know how to make it all work smoothly, creatively, and without drama, on time and on budget. From lean, stripped-back stills to full-scale TVCs, we've produced just about everything.

We attribute our long history in the industry as our desire to be forward-looking and AI is now a big part of our offering. We’re especially excited about the hybrid use of AI with photography and had great success recently with the UK Government's Cyber Security campaign, where we coordinated a collaboration between photographer George Logan and AI artist Alys Thomas."

Jade Kiddell United Kingdom

Jade’s photography is rooted in a genuine love for animals and a deep respect for their individuality. In the studio, she creates a calm, playful environment where pets are free to be themselves, curious, awkward, expressive and full of character.

Her style is defined by bold colour, clean compositions and a strong sense of personality. She focuses on subtle gestures, a tilted head, a cautious glance, a sudden burst of energy at just the right moment. With patience, humour and a natural connection behind the camera, she captures portraits that feel alive.

The result is a balance of commercial polish and warmth, producing images that feel joyful, honest and instantly relatable, with animals shown as funny, curious and unapologetically themselves.

Lindy Lin Los Angeles

Lindy Lin is a celebrity and entertainment photographer crafting polished, authentic imagery for talent, brands, and editorial campaigns.

Based in Los Angeles, with a private photo studio in West LA, Lindy specialises in capturing dynamic portraits, red carpet moments, live events, and branded storytelling with a cinematic yet natural approach. Her work spans celebrity, entertainment, and lifestyle photography, with clients ranging from media outlets and production companies to global brands.

Whether creating striking celebrity portraits, editorial imagery, or branded lifestyle campaigns, she focuses on creating images that feel elevated, genuine, and timeless.

With an eye for storytelling and a calm presence on set, Lindy brings versatility and professionalism to every assignment, helping clients create compelling visuals that connect with audiences across editorial, commercial, and digital platforms.

Mary Beth Koeth Dallas - Miami

Mary Beth Koeth is an editorial and commercial portrait photographer based in Dallas, Texas.

Known for creating authentic, human-centered imagery, she works with leading publications and brands including The New York Times, AARP, ESPN, Golf Digest, Billboard, Forbes, and Time Magazine.

Recent assignments have taken her from Kenya’s Maasai Mara to New York City, Los Angeles, Tulsa, and Miami, photographing everyone from world champions and entertainers to everyday people with extraordinary stories.

Her work focuses on connection, resilience, identity, and the lives that often go unnoticed.

In addition to commissioned photography, Mary Beth is developing several long-term documentary projects exploring community, aging, foster care, and the evolving role of women in contemporary society.

Masami Adachi New York

New York–based photographer Masami Adachi specialises in portrait, beauty, and conceptual imagery. Her recent work explores character, transformation, and cinematic storytelling through bold, narrative-driven portraits blending fashion, performance, and carefully crafted environments.

Moving fluidly between commissioned assignments and personal projects, Masami creates visually distinctive images that balance strong concepts with authentic human connections.

Currently, alongside her commercial and editorial projects, Masami has curated a collection for an upcoming group exhibition at Soho Photo Gallery drawing inspiration from film, theater, and contemporary portraiture.

Michael Hrizuk Georgia, USA

Michael Hrizuk is a Southeastern US photographer known for creating striking imagery across interiors, food, portraiture, lifestyle, and hospitality. His work captures the character and atmosphere of each subject with creativity and precision, producing visuals that tell a compelling story.

From elegantly plated dishes to dynamic portraits and welcoming hospitality spaces, Michael’s attention to detail ensures every shot is both visually striking and emotionally engaging. Working with hotels and restaurants in Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, he creates seasonal menu photoshoots that highlight fresh, local ingredients and the personality of each venue.

Michael’s collaborative approach extends beyond food photography. By working closely with chefs, restaurateurs, and hospitality teams, he brings their vision to life, capturing textures, colours, and atmosphere with care. His expertise in lighting, composition, and storytelling allows him to move seamlessly between interiors, lifestyle, food, and portraiture, producing authentic imagery that resonates.

Through this balance of technical skill and artistic vision, Michael helps brands elevate their visual identity and connect meaningfully with their audiences.

Michael Matsil New Mexico - California

“When I approach a portrait session, I believe in the preeminence of authenticity and specificity. There are no square pegs or round holes, only unique form, gesture and expressiveness. Sensitivity to those temporal and fluid characteristics is the lion’s share of my work on an environmental portrait assignment.

My objective for any portraiture is the marriage of the subject and environment. Integration is the yeast in that marriage because I never just leave leftover space or a banal background beyond my person subjects. In my environmental portrait work, environment gives shape to the human subject as human subject gives shape to the environment. It’s a three-dimensional compositional puzzle that is enhanced by color, light and most importantly… gesture. Gesture is the intangible and unpredictable signature in the shape and movement of the places and people that I look to capture.

The process creates a compelling portrait that asks questions of the viewer and engages their attention on a deep level. Authentic and well-chosen faces, figures and settings are what stimulate interest in commercial brands. I add value as a photographer by bringing all these essential elements together for my clients.”

Michael Wharley London

Michael’s energetic, cinematic images that create striking key art and promotional imagery in high-profile worldwide campaigns for Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Paramount Warner Bros, Audible, and more.

His characterful portrait style means he is regularly commissioned to shoot musicians, artists, actors, celebrities, and beyond for an array of national and international publications.

And he works as effortlessly in everyday environments, shooting parks footballers, community gardeners or cold-water swimmers in personal projects that trace connections between people and place: how a love of green spaces defines our contemporary Englishness, how a group of young classical musicians relate to the history of Brixton.

Increasingly, he combines these experiences to tell the stories of brands like Mastercard or agencies like Craft in their campaigns.

Calm, creative collaborative and a joy to work with on set, he’d love to meet and show you his work.

Peter Baiamonte New York - Boston

Peter Baiamonte wants each of his images to tell a story. He hopes to give the viewer a glimpse of a place; or reveal an individual's personality, and take the viewer into that person's world.

A native New Yorker, Peter Baiamonte has worked in the photo industry since the mid-90s, accumulating many years of crew work before moving into his own projects. He has recently begun to revisit the world of his earlier years, by exploring film—using film cameras in his portraiture, and experimenting with multiple exposures on film. He is also creating some new work using a vintage Widelux film camera.

Peter’s work covers many styles and disciplines—including portraiture, lifestyle, landscape, travel, and sports. He splits his time between New York City and the Massachusetts Berkshires, working regularly with clients in New York and Boston as well as the entirety of New England. He is available to travel worldwide.

The photos in this Spotlight include: portraits—Czech performer Tomas Kubinek (shot using the Widelux); Karen Allen (for the cover of Berkshire Magazine); writer and film director Sarah T. Schwab. Places—photos in locations from Antarctica, to the Azores and Venice. In addition, the publicity art for the film A Stage of Twilight, starring Karen Allen and William Sadler, is included, which features one of Peter's photos.

Wanda Martin London

Wanda Martin is a London- and Budapest-based photographer known for her painterly, cinematic approach to portraiture, fashion, and music photography. A Canon Ambassador and Fashion Photographer of the Year 2024 in Hungary, her clients include Dior, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Canon, Sony Music, Atlantic Records, and Universal Music.

Recent projects include creating the album artwork and campaign imagery for AURORA's What Happened to the Heart?, photographing Billy Idol, Norman Reedus, Floria Sigismondi, Jonas Åkerlund, Alison Mosshart, and Sophie Thatcher, and exhibiting her long-term documentary project The Ballad of Eternal Youth at Photo London.

As Creative Director of FOXES Magazine, Martin regularly collaborates with musicians, filmmakers, and cultural icons, blending romantic visual storytelling with a distinctly rock'n'roll spirit.