global advertising photography Jul 2013

Adrian Stewart is an advertising photographer based in Dublin. Born in Northern Ireland, he became interested in photography when given a camera at the age of 12. He studied lens-orientated media and graphic design in Belfast before starting his career in Dublin as an assistant advertising photographer in 1991.

For the past 20 years Adrian has been shooting award-winning campaigns for clients in Ireland and worldwide.

German-based photographer Andreas Baum is known for his emotional and real photography. For years he has travelled and shot for global clients including Telekom, Sony, Standard Bank, Phillip Morris, British American Tobacco and many more.

Visit his website for examples of his work.

David Westphal has had a camera in his hand since he was 10 years old. As a result of growing up in the military, he had the opportunity to travel the world as a child,  documenting his adventures along the way. This naturally influenced his decision to become a location photographer. His passion for light and how it reflects on all surfaces, especially those that are highly reflective are a natural fit for his specialization as a location transportation photographer.

Clients include Ford, Jeep, Dodge, Toyota and Subaru.

Dieter Brasch started his career as a freelance photographer in 1996. The scope of his work ranges from elaborate, high-end advertising shots to digital composition and editorial jobs.

In 2007 he enrolled at the Danube University of Krems, Department for Image Science for a postgraduate programme, which he completed by taking his Master of Arts degree in November 2010. In 2012 he opened a photo studio in the Bräuhausgasse in Vienna.

He has won national and international awards for advertising photography, including: Epica (European Advertising Award) for Silk Cut / Saatchi&Saatchi Athens; CCA Venus (Creativ Club Austria) for Blaumax, Villacher Bier, Aktion Mensch, Schauspielhaus, Hospiz am Rennweg, Wr.Städtische Versicherung, Steirische Landesausstellung and Tipp3.

Gerwyn Davies is a photographic artist, advertiser and costume maker from Brisbane, Australia. Gerwyn completed a Bachelor of Photography with First Class Honours at the Queensland College of Art. His work often involves the construction of characters through experimental costume. He aims to charter the boundlessness of fashion’s transformative potential while exploring the construction of identities. Gerwyn prioritises an experimental and playful approach to advertising and image making.

Gerwyn was the 2011 ACMP Student Photographer of the Year award-winner as well as the 2012 Capture Magazine Australian Student Fashion Photographer of the Year. He has exhibited in North and South America and widely throughout Australia, and is currently based in Berlin.

Gerwyn is one of the LPA Futures programme winners.

Gianluca Giannone is a Milan-based photographer who developed his expertise while assisting renowned European and American photographers. He has worked around the world on editorials and advertising campaigns for clients including Police (Bruce Willis, George Clooney and David Beckham), Marlboro (Max Biaggi), Killer Loop (Valentino Rossi), Lotto, Sergio Tacchini, Diadora, Murphy and Nye, Sundek, Argentovivo and Freddy.

Gianluca is specialised in advertising, on location and studio portraits, architecture, landscapes and sports photography. He has shot editorials for magazines including GQ Italy, Gente Viaggi, Saveur USA, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Psychologies Italy, Style-Corriere della Sera and Riders Italian Magazine. He has also completed advertising campaigns for Linear Insurance, Europ Assistance, Credem Bank, Campagnolo, Vodafone, Bayer, Novartis, Fiat Autonomy, Bellosta, Peroni Gran Reserva, Gillette, Ministry of Youth Policy and the Ministry of Transport with some of the world's leading advertising agencies, including Leo Burnett, Republic-Publicis, DLV-DDBO, JWT-RMG Connect, United 1861 and Sudler & Hennessey.

Gianluca combines different techniques and styles to unveil new points of view and interpretations of the reality that surrounds us. He has created a close-knit professional team composed of set designers, producers, location managers, make-up artists, hair stylists and assistants, paying acute attention to providing relationships that produce the very best results. Gianluca uses analogue and digital equipment in any format.

Photographer Mauro Turatti and post-producer Mattia Giani started Hyperactive Studio in 2010. With a recognisable and sharp style, the studio offers a creative and high quality product. The core of the business is still life and food advertising photography.

Hyperactive Studio deploys the best modern technologies and strong management for photo shoots, creating highly qualified working teams that fit the needs of each client. In three years, Hyperactive Studio has reached important targets, receiving prestigious rewards such as Young Lion Competition Cannes 2010, Special Star Mediastars 2010, Silver Price ADCI 2010, and Shortlist ADCI 2012.

Clients include Barilla, Alessi, Vodafone, Unicredit, Sky, P&G, Nestlé and BMW.

Jackson Hill shoots people, places and things with a fast eye. Experienced in location environments of any sort, he searches for abstract and evocative images that no amount of pre-planning can predict.

Assignment editors and art directors reach their comfort zone working with Jackson; whether the brief requires a fresh candid editorial style or structured design, he delivers.

For specialised industrial, aerial and offshore shoots, Jackson carries TWIC and HUET credentials.

Clients include Abita Beer, Air Logistics, Bell South, Burlington, Business Week, Cargotec, Chevron, Chronicle of Higher Education, Confederate Motorcycle, Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring, Crescent River Pilots, Dominion, Energy Partners Ltd, Exxon Mobil, Forbes, Fortune, Governing Magazine, Hertz, Hornbeck Marine, Linn Energy, Lockheed Martin, Modern Healthcare, National Geographic, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Nike, Pep Boys, Pogo, Praxair, S. Ray McDermott, Tidewater Marine, Torino Leather, Tulane University, UAW, USA Today and WorkingGroup.

Jeff Kauck's food and still life photography has been gracing the pages of national advertising campaigns, magazines, cookbooks and packaging for over 20 years. His original training as a water colourist is reflected in his lighting style and sense of composition.

Whether it is creating a global standard for a brand or telling an editorial story, Jeff's international client base depends on his collaborative working style to bring their artistic vision to life.

Jeff has won numerous awards, including a James Beard nomination for the Spiaggia Cookbook.

JR Delia is a New York-based lifestyle and portrait photographer with over 10 years’ experience shooting for editorial, fashion and advertising clients.

Known for his edgy, character-revealing portraits and effortlessly sexy fashion, JR is a master of lighting and experimental film techniques. His night exposures are widely recognised and have been featured in galleries from New York to Milan.

JR’s work can be seen in ES Magazine, Esquire Russia, Parade, TATLER, NY Times and Harper's Bazaar.

Visit the website to see more of his wide-ranging commercial portfolio.

Through Kurt Gardner’s camera lens, a real sense of emotion is captured each time he shoots an image. His love of the craft shows in the smallest details. When photographing people or places, a story unfolds and the mood is set.

Kurt has been shooting professionally since 1995, having called New York City home for the past 12 years. He now happily travels to shoots from his home in a small town in the Adirondack Mountains.

When not shooting on location he can be found working on his fine art photography. He lives in the Adirondacks with his wife Ximena and children Andrew, Kaitlynn, Ben, Grey and big “Red Dawg”.

Martin Prihoda is a Canadian-born advertising and fashion editorial portraiture photographer based out of Mumbai. Within a short three years of entering the Indian market, Martin has risen to become one of the top ad photographers in Mumbai. With work characterised by strong lighting and dramatic portraiture, his subjects include A-list celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, shooting regularly for Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Verve, Marie Claire and Cosmo.

Advertising clients include Lowe Lintas, JWT, Contract Advertising, RKSwamy BBDO, WK and Y&R for brands such as Axe, Kingfisher, RoyalChallenge, Signature Whiskey and Amante, Louise Philippe and Raymonds.

Martin is also an award-winning film-maker and is currently in pre-production on his first feature film that he is scheduled to direct in 2014.

Neeraj Mahajan is one of the best food and beverage photographers in India. Based out of the national capital, he operates a fully-fledged studio set-up with state-of-the-art lighting equipment, post production and high end image retouching facilities.

Neeraj has worked with some of the largest F&B chains in the world including Delmonte, KFC, Tacobell, Domino's, Bacardi, Coke, Wal-Mart, Pizza Hut and Quaker via most of the major advertising agencies based in the NCR region. His expertise lies in creating  mouthwatering, sumptuous and extremely moody F&B images.

With over 12 years in the business, he understands the finer nuances of F&B photography and the importance of a brand's market visibility. He was awarded the India Habitat centre's 'Photographer of the Year' and his documentary work has been showcased in several group shows both nationally and internationally, including at the Wilfrid Israel Museum.

Neeraj is available for international assignments.

Phil Meinwelt is a Berlin-based advertising photographer. He provides professional, high quality photography for advertising, corporate, food, interior and exterior clients in Germany and Vienna, Austria.

Phil is looking for representation worldwide.

Based in central London and working across still life, liquids, advertising, fashion and beauty photography, Pixeleyes provides clients with a creative and hassle-free service.

Specialists in creating stunning quality imagery, the company was established 10 years ago with the philosophy of paying the closest attention to detail to the creation of high-end still life photography.

"What drives us is making the impossible a reality."

Pixeleyes is well known for its use of liquids and special effects to create spectacular beauty, fashion and product stills. Visit the website for more information.

Ross Brown's focus is advertising and design, where he works within a wide range of styles and techniques, covering subject matter as diverse as landscape, portraiture, sport, animals, still life and conceptual work.

His images are a mix of contemporary and classical, inherently elegant and meticulous in detail. He combines a mastery of light and form, mood and atmosphere, with a strong emotive quality and sensitivity to his subject matter. These factors along with his beautiful colour grades and carefully crafted compositions create his signature style.

Ross possesses a high degree of technical ability and is particularly skilled at producing multiple composite images. He believes that every job should be carefully crafted and works very closely with his retouchers and CGI artists, always following a job through to completion.

Ross's work has won many prestigious industry awards both nationally and internationally, including a Grand Prix and Gold Lion at Cannes.

For many years now his images have been selected for Lurzer's Archive '200 Best Advertising Photographers', having also been published in Lurzer's Archive Photography Annuals and many other publications. Ross has travelled extensively throughout Africa, Asia, China, India, Europe and North America and currently divides his work time between LA, New York and New Zealand.

"Work hard, have fun, be nice. This is the simple way I like to work on all projects.

"Recently I've been lucky enough to shoot in Barcelona and London, the two cities I call home. We landed in Barcelona to shoot Nike's 'We Own the Night' - a running campaign that was rolled out over six major cities. Later we hit the London streets with a classic red bus for New Look. Whether shooting professionals or kids, as on the Little Bird shoot featured in this Spotlight, the feeling of spontaneous excitement on set helps to capture genuine moments and helps everyone feel relaxed enough to do something unique and something honest. Creating a good energy and relaxed vibe is what allows these moments to happen.

"Photography and film are my passion, I enjoy every moment and I strive to make sure all those involved have the same joy working with me."

“Photographer Yin Chao brings the sensibilities of the East to the West in ‘Harmony’. Models Liu Li Jie and Xue Dong Gi partake in a traditional tea ceremony against beautiful Eastern-inspired sets. Stylist Coke Ho dresses them in Alexander McQueen, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Hermes and Tom Ford as well as some of China’s top designers in a shoot where simplicity and elegance take centre stage.”

Jes Larsen is the owner of Territorium. Born in 1971 and raised in Copenhagen, in 1993 he became a trained photographer with honors. He has since worked all over the world as a self-employed photographer for international companies, organisations, advertising agencies, magazines and record labels.

Clients include Bang & Olufsen, Tuborg, Toyota, Grundfos, FL Smidth, Torm and Novo Nordisk.

”My photographs are often shot as if they were film stills. It is important to the story I am telling that you sense the build-up to a scene and the further course of action. It gives you the feeling of observing a real life situation in which to explore that moment”

Jes' extensive experience in creative direction, production and his technical knowledge allow him to manage major campaigns as well as smaller jobs independently and efficiently.