portraiture & celebrity photography May 2010

Andrzej Tyszko is one of the leading Polish photographers and has been shooting professional photography since 1980. Human beings are his principle subject.

Andrzej has worked for some of the biggest international advertising agencies, with his images featuring in commercial campaigns for many Polish and international brands.

He has also presented his work in a series of individual exhibitions, including four portraiture and two nude photography shows.

Visit Andrzej's website for more information.

Since 1987 Andy Whale has established himself as a highly respected advertising photographer, working with a broad range of subject matter. 

He has shot numerous high profile campaigns for brands such as Bombay Sapphire, Adidas, Missing Persons Bureau, Smirnoff, and many more.

Andy also works as a director of photography, bringing his technical and production experience to the world of moving images.

His most recent exhibition is titled 'Not Quite Right', a series of gritty portraits featuring actors waiting for their ideal role to come up. "It is a collection of hope and insecurity as they wait for their agent to call, when most will hear the familiar refrain 'Sorry, you’re not quite right'".

Christian Thomas is based in his hometown of Berlin, from where he has worked professionally for over 20 years. He regularly travels around the world, shooting in locations as diverse as Seville and Los Angeles.

He focuses mainly on portraiture, which he succinctly describes as "The attempt to capture people how they really are." Instead of generating a concept in advance, Christian feels most comfortable working in the moment, letting the small realities of life speak through his imagery as a shoot unfolds. Although he enjoys studio work he prefers shooting on location where he can create a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere on set.

When not working on portraits, Christian concentrates on other forms of people photography, producing work for agencies that furthers his natural, flexible and fresh approach.

Clients include AmExMagazin, AirBerlin, BVG, Citroën, Coca-Cola, IMG, MAN, Marriott, Peugeot, Steigenberger, Vattenfall and Visa, amongst others. Over the years he has curated several highly acclaimed exhibitions of his work and also won the Canon Professional Photo Award.

Deniz Saylan began his career as a photojournalist in some of the world's most renowned news hotspots. These experiences influenced him greatly and have led him to develop his own unique style. He continues to work all over the world, but now as an international portrait and advertising photographer.

Deniz maintains his own studios in London and Stuttgart. As well as a unique way of using lighting, his photography is characterised by an eye for the essential details. His impressive portrait photography is said to give an insight into people's souls.

Deniz shoots using an 8x10" Deardorff plate camera as well as digitally with Hasselblad, PhaseOne and Leica. Celebrities such as Kofi Annan, Dieter Zetsche, Michael Schumacher and Bob Geldof hold Deniz in high esteem, and he is also highly valued by commercial clients including Daimler, The Salzburg Festival, Infiniti, Wirtschaftswoche, Porsche and CFO Magazine.

Felix Broede is currently one of the most in-demand portrait photographers, capturing big-name performing artists from the world of classical music.

He has almost exclusively dedicated the past 10 years to working with artists and revolutionising the visual image of the classical music industry. An endless list of musicians have framed over 150 CD covers with his pictures, including Claudio Abbado, Sting, Anna Netrebko, Patti Smith, Evgeny Kissin, Murray Perahia, Gidon Kremer, Rammstein and Peter Fox.

His clients esteem both his intuition and his discreet nature. Felix is currently working on a diverse range of free projects and accepting every challenge that is offered to him, including his most recent assignment of re-enacting famous historical portraits.

From the beginning of May, Felix will be represented exclusively by Brigitta Horvat.

Felix Reed is a professional freelance photographer based in Bologna, Italy. He is available to travel worldwide.

Specialising in portraiture and still life photography, Felix has developed a very distinctive and clean style that gives his images a highly recognisable touch.
He works in his studio and on location for both editorial and advertising projetcs.

Recent clients include Alfa Wassermann, Ludovico, CAMST and HKUST.

Born in Blackpool in the north of England, Gary Salter studied graphics and photography at Liverpool before moving to London where he is currently based. He produces bold images with a distinctive and unique photographic style and quirky sense of humour.

His work receives critical acclaim both in the UK and internationally. In 2009, Gary received awards from the Association of Photographers for his personal ‘Trainspotting’ series, a D&AD for work completed for ‘Think’ Road Safety, a Scottish Advertising Award for his recent Bulmers campaign, and an Altpic award for his personal ‘Waterpolo’ project. More recently Gary has been commissioned for several moving image projects for clients including Absolute Radio, amongst others.

Clients: Pimms, Capri Sun, Shreddies, Uncle Bens, Bulmers, Volvic, Absolute Radio, Philips, Sony Ericsson, Frank, PG Tips, Finlandia, Windex, Ruffles, Nivea, Vodaphone, Airmiles, Fosters.

Kerry Harrison photographs people for advertising, editorial and, sometimes, for no reason at all.

As well as recent advertising work for NHS Direct, Npower and Lloyds TSB, Kerry has been busy with a personal project all shot on a quite unbelievably heavy old 10x8 format camera. This camera came from a 1980s West End celebrity portrait studio and in Kerry's mind it has photographed DeNiro, Caine, Bowie and Streisand although he has to admit it may be more like Chegwin, Mallet (Timmy), Bananarama and Sam Fox.

Kerry is a fan of location shoots and natural light and has developed a knack of shooting successfully in pretty much all weather conditions.

Marek Straszewski is one of the leading Polish photographers whose fashion, advertising and beauty images reveal a unique style and contain a certain metaphysical eroticism.

His photographs have appeared on covers and in editorials for numerous Polish and French magazines, and he has shot fashion and portrait work with Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour and Playboy. Marek is also considered a specialist in shooting celebrity portraits. His advertising clients include L'Oréal, Ferrero, Nestlé, UniLever, Coca-Cola and Orange Wempe.

Marek staged individual exhibitions at the post-industrial PZO "gallery" in 2007 and the Fibak's Gallery in 2008, both in Warsaw. He was professor at the European Academy of Photography for three years and also directs TV commercials, shooting clips for Fashion TV and music videos for MTV.

Since 1997, Marek has run his own Warsaw-based photographic studio.

With a background in photojournalism and over 20 years experience as a location photographer, Martin Beddall shoots portraiture and reportage for a variety of editorial, corporate and design agency clients.

Clients include The Times, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, Imagination Publishing, Oxford University Press, Schroders, Powerchex and PKR.com.

Current personal projects include documenting traditional jobs and crafts that are in the process of dying out. Visit his website for more information.

Photographer and director Mehmet Turgut has been working on theoretical photography, printing techniques and painting for many years. He has dedicated much of his time to mastering skills in Fine Art photography and has worked with many musicians, actors and advertising companies as both photographer and director.

Mehmet has staged numerous exhibitions and earned countless awards, including Austria Super Circuit 'Emotions - Human Relations' (Gold Medal), 'Portrait' (Gold Medal), and the Photographic Society of America PSA (Gold Medal).

He has worked with successful names such as Metallica, Apocalpytica, Patricia Kaas, Emma Shapplin and Jay-Jay Johanson.

Born and raised in Piacenza, Italy, photographer Nadia Molinari works out of Toronto and at locations around the world.

Creative and daring, Nadia excels at environmental portraiture and loves to incorporate the unexpected into her photographs. From her candid, disarming portraits of artists, sports figures and actors to her moving series on Ontario farm life for a recent Syngenta advertising campaign, Nadia responds instinctively to what is in front of her, producing images that are both finely crafted and real. Her colour sensibility and ability to capture the moment have garnered recognition around the world.

Clients include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, People Magazine, Money Magazine, Globe and Mail, Sun Life Financial, Mazda, University of Toronto, Syngenta AG, Royal Bank Visa and Sanofi Pasteur.

Robb Long lives for the electricity of the photo shoot; the moment he presses the shutter, the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. The thrill goes further, as he takes that collection of pixels through production and post production until the vision becomes a reality on paper and video.

Robb takes pride in evolving his craft as technology advances. Balancing bright and dark, light and shadow, he brings art to his subject matter while truly capturing its essence. A boisterous family filled with colourful personalities instilled in Robb the ability to appreciate individual moments - and inspired him to learn to capture them. He now consistently generates images that display the same electricity that he feels at every shoot.

Robb has many years of experience shooting for companies including Target and world-renowned publications Time, National Geographic and ESPN Magazine.

Sean Pollock specialises in portraits of people and places for clients in the areas of design, publishing, advertising, corporate and industrial.

Shooting in a distinctive graphic style, commissions can be completed on location or in the studio.

Recent work included The Sunday Times Magazine, BBC Television, Hampson Aerospace and Little Brown Publishing in countries including China, India, Turkmenistan, Dubai and the USA.

Stuart McClymont has been a professional photographer for over 17 years and has a plethora of experience shooting portraiture, lifestyle and fashion imagery. 

His passion for photography is perfectly complimented by his vast technical knowledge, and his love for his work makes every shoot a pleasure. His people skills ensure even the trickiest and time pressured portrait shoots look relaxed and flattering. 

Since finishing his training at Barnfield, Stuart has built up an impressive commercial portfolio. He has shot advertising campaigns for a broad spectrum of clients, including Nike, Sony, Honda, BSkyB, Expresso Telecom, Easyjet, Remington, Police, Ralph Lauren, MTN, AA, Nokia and Sudatel.

Terry McCormick has over 20 years experience as a creative and commercial photographer. He provides a unique flavour to photographic projects across the promotional spectrum, including mainstream advertising, editorial features, corporate communications and web-based promotions.

Terry shoots from his superbly equipped central London studio and is equally comfortable working on location. He brings practicality, commercial awareness and craftsmanship to each new challenge.