brussels Sep 2015

Production company Image Boulevard specialises in art direction, photography and graphic design for fashion and lifestyle content. At the helm of the company are Iris Rombouts and Tom Van Noten, who both have 20 years of experience. During this period they have put their stamp on the Flemish media landscape, designing important magazines such as Feeling, Knack Weekend and Nina Magazine.

Over the past five years they have completed productions for Image Boulevard. Always starting from scratch and ending with a fully crafted end product - be it art direction, graphic design or fashion production with the emphasis on photography - they always insist on close and transparent cooperation with the client.

With everything moving increasingly towards digital platforms, Image Boulevard also offers graphic development for Web and mobile. All productions are made with the same deal of creativity and eye for detail.

Initials LA is a photo management and production agency based in Antwerp. The agency was founded by Lies Muys and An Pauwels to support photographers with their artistic and commercial careers.

Besides organising photo productions for editorials, advertising and fashion clients Initials LA also manages film productions for commercials and music videos.

The company's services include management, worldwide production in stills and moving images, casting, set co-ordination, location scouting, budgeting, art buying and talent hunting.

Clients include Interview Magazine, Essentiel, Kipling, The New York Times, Casalis, Samsonite, Ray-Ban, Wallpaper*, Jimmy Choo, Microsoft, Sony, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Elle Magazine, Acheo, Brax, Eastpak, Dior and many more.

Mindbox is a full service production company based in Belgium offering a personal service and creative thinking on all levels of photographic production.

The team cares enormously about each shoot, big or small. Permits, locations, casting, important cups of tea and healthy lunches - Mindbox will ensure that every possible detail has been covered.

The company's personal approach has resulted in longstanding relationships with  clients including L’Artisan Parfumeur, Another Magazine, C&A, Dior, ID magazine, Raf Simons, Samsonite, Terre Bleue, Veronique Branquinho, Willy Vanderperre, Vogue USA and many more.

The experienced Mindbox crew can provide art buying, casting, catering, equipment, project management, hair and make-up, location scouting, post-production, props, set building, studio and travel arrangements.

Considered Belgium's leading photographers' agency, Claudia Trucco represents a selection of professional photographers specialised in fashion and advertising.

The most recent advertising campaign include the Volvic ads shot by Peter De Mulder in Iceland, Rouge Gorge swimwear shot by Maria Dawlat in the Dominican Republic and Luc Praet’s second collaboration with Yves Rocher for their billboard campaigns.

Several of this autumn’s fashion collections were shot by Claudia Trucco’s photographers: Anne Fontaine’s pre-fall collection was shot by Annabel Sougné, Luc Praet shot for Scapa and Suzanne Rensink's pure and strong photography is the signature of the new Didi visual image.

Various of Claudia Trucco's photographers have been featured in the European fashion press such as Elle, Marie-Claire, Cosmopolitan, Victoire Magazine and Weekend Knack.

The agency also provides full stress-free production support for its photographers and clients. Visit the website to see more images and to sign-up for the agency's newsletter.

blackboxstudio is a Belgium-based commercial photography studio working mainly in the fields of food, still life, liquids, chocolate, jewellery and products. Over a number of years the company has built expertise around packaging, advertising, editorial and Web work.

The studio has built a strong reputation for its quality of lighting, mastering all kinds of light sources from Tungsten to flash. The company also provides a high quality retouching service and shoots video.

blackboxstudio works with the best available stylists, foodstylists, stagebuilders, prop and mock-up artists. Providing high-quality personalised services, the studio's location in the centre of Europe attracts wonderful clients and allows for collaboration with agencies from the Netherlands, France, the UK, Luxembourg and Germany.

Currently based in Antwerp, VISUALIZE was founded in Barcelona in 2008 when Sebastian Vervenne and Estíbalitz Soto joined their skills across different fields of photography.

VISUALIZE specialises in industrial reportage, aerial photography and video as well as sports photography, and has experience in interior, food and product photography.

Video productions are also becoming a common service offered by VISUALIZE. Sebastian travels worldwide year round filming from helicopters and cars with stabilised camera systems, while Estíbalitz takes care of ground shots and post-production.

"Architecture is the entire impact of a building: the appearance, the use and the spatial experience of a building inside and out, in four dimensions. But it is not always possible to experience architecture in this way. At exhibitions, during lectures, and in publications, pictures must be used to communicate architecture.

Thus, architects often surround themselves with various experts in representation media. Koen Van Damme is one such expert. His architectural photography is intense and concentrated, involving much more than just 'taking pictures'. Although reality cannot be captured in a photograph, Koen reveals essential beauty by cleverly combining fragments of the whole."

David Carette's career as a creative director and scenographer has naturally led him to do his own film direction and photography.

Born in 1972 and based in Brussels, David studied Architecture and Photography. From the late 90s until 2009 he worked as an Art Director and Managing Director for two art direction companies. In charge of offices in Brussels, Paris and London he carried out scenography projects in New York, Milan, Beijing and Moscow for clients such as Swarovski, Dover Street Market and Chanel.

David set up his own creative studio 'Demain, il fera jour' in 2009, specialised in creative direction and scenography and operating worldwide. His creative energy is now strongly centered around his work as a photographer and film director. In his films and pictures there is the elaboration of a world, a story.

David has shot some of the most beautiful women in the fashion scene, including Manon Leloup, Yumi Lambert, Georgia May Jagger and Pauline Van der Cruysse. His most mediatised campaign is the 'Always Restless' Mercedes-Benz worldwide fashion campaign starring Georgia May Jagger.

Sander de Wilde shoots people for a living. His portraits and stories show a poetic touch and feel. He is a curious man, someone who never chooses the obvious.

Trained as an advertising photographer, Sander advanced into photo journalism when he moved to Brussels, working on assignments ranging from studio shoots to capturing portraits and stories all over the globe.

Sander's people skills and his bold documentary-style attract a variety of clients. His work has been published in international media including Le Monde Magazine, The Guardian, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, Die Welt and e.o., and he has worked for clients such as DuvalGuillaume, Ogilvy, Saab, Volvo, Nestlé, The EU Parliament, Philips, IG Metall, Georg Fischer and many more.

Sander is represented by Getty assignments (worldwide), De Beeldunie (NL) and Imagedesk (BE).

Natalie Hill is a British photographer based in Brussels from where she shoots editorial, corporate and commercial photography with an emphasis on portraits. Eliciting something rare and marvellous from people is what drives her and her photography.

Natalie works in both stills and film and loves narrative. Whether taking a portrait of a real person or a made up character, she goes into the shoot with the aim of telling a visual story of her subject.

Located in Brussels and counting over 25 years' experience, Shimera’s studio specialises in high end advertising, still life, cars, jewellery and watches.

Paying special care and attention to lighting during the composition of images, Shimera also offers retouching and post-production where required.

National and international clients include Leo Burnett, Armando Testa, Havas, Godiva, Eddy Merckx Cycles, Raidillon, Ice-Watch and Patton Watches.

Visit the website for more images and information.

Since 1993, Toon Grobet has been the reference in architectural photography in Belgium. A multi-award-winning Master Qualified European Photographer, his work, enthusiasm and professionalism throughout the entire creative process is highly appreciated by a broad range of clients across Europe.

Toon is constantly evaluating and evolving. Always trying to excel, he strives to produce the very best images for his clients.

Visit his website for more information.

Based in Brussels, Wantedd is a full service casting agency specialising in street casting. The company provides actors, children, sporting figures, models and extras for editorial, corporate and advertising projects.

Services include rate negociation, travel coordination, fitting, release forms and contracts, digital photo casting, video casting and budget management.

Able to adapt offers to meet clients' individual needs, the team also works in English, French and Spanish.