china Jun 2016

Amanacliq is a full service production house dedicated to the dynamic Asian market. With its partners, amana inc from Tokyo and Bernstein Andriulli from New York, it is able to provide complete visual solutions with a wide range of services for photography, film and illustration including facilities and equipment rental, as well as post-production work.

With the experience of working with most multinational clients and advertising agencies worldwide, Amanacliq offers fresh exciting ideas for the advertising industry and clients, including some of the world’s largest brands such as Adidas, Coca-Cola, Nike, P&G, Chrysler, Pepsi and Unilever, etc.

"We try our best to provide great value to communicate your ideas!"

Red+Plus is an international Shanghai-based full service company founded by Allan Shen in 2009.

A point of reference for creative projects, production shoots and special events in Asia and abroad, the agency represents photographers from around the world as well as stylists, creative directors, hair stylists, make-up artists and illustrators.

Firmly established and mature in the fashion field, Red+Plus is successfully expanding into the advertising industry, representing globally-awarded photographers and young talented artists.

"Follow us at red-plus.com”

"Hi there, we're Central Studios. Conveniently located in the heart of Shanghai, near Xintiandi, we're both an award-winning production house as well a premium rental studio. We have ample space, housing flexible warehouse-sized studios that are ideal for stills, motion and events of all kinds.

Our bilingual crew is here to support you whether you're in the fashion, media or advertising industry. We take pride in putting service first, ensuring hassle free productions. We can assist in location search and support as well as set building.

On the equipment side, our in-house gear includes a wide selection of Profoto, Broncolor, Phase One, Canon, as well as continuous lighting solutions and all the grip you’d expect. And if we don’t have it, we’ll find it for you, whether shooting in Shanghai or beyond. We are also proud to be the exclusive rental partner for Schmidli Backdrops in China with a stock of 12 gorgeous hand-crafted 12x20’ backdrops.

For events we are a popular choice for film screenings, brand launches, corporate off-sites and press events."

Based in Shanghai and Los Angeles, 5th Avenue Production is a full service production company specialising in photo and video production, celebrity consulting and models casting. It offers efficient and cost effective services for advertising, fashion, editorial and TV commercials.

Services include: photo/video production, photography, celebrity consulting, celebrity endorsement, celebrity & models casting and booking for commercials, events, studio & gear rental, location scouting, and other services including arranging business visas, airport pick-up, hotels and transportation.

Clients include: Maserati, L’Oréal, adidas, UPS, Ogilvy, GSK, BASF, Artengo, Kalenji, Nabaiji, Getty Images, UBS, Schindler, IBM, Abbott, Elle, Vogue, Look, GQ and many more as well as celebrities, advertising agencies and famous photographers.

The company provides services in the US , Europe, and major Asian cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong.

Operating in Milan, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo, Sharpen Studio is staffed by an international and locally-based, multilingual production team. Supporting clients in any production request for films, commercials, photo shoots, and events, the company provides a whole package of creativity and 360° service.

With a cyclorama and the best equipment on the market, Sharpen Studio provides any kind of photo or video equipment solution as well as casting, hair and make-up artists, stylists, location scouting, transport, translation, catering and assistant support, set-build and other pre- and post-production services. The studio is able to offer production services and location scouting across Europe and Asia, with a wide choice of spectacular locations in Italy and Japan.

Clients include Vogue, Pop Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel, Adidas, Intel, Range Rover, Pantene, Kappa, Chopard, Tissot and many more.

D'ELE is a creative agency dedicated to artist management and full service production. Based in Shanghai and with partners in Milan and London, for over 10 years the company has provided seamless and dynamic visual solutions to a wide range of international clients and advertising agencies.

In partnership with Livello6 and 1806, D'ELE is proud to represent international visual artists within photography, illustration, CGI, film, and animation. Its artists are recognised globally with awards such as Cannes Lions and Promax BDAs.

Additionally, D'ELE provides full service production, all customised to the specific needs of clients.

Based in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Justin Chan Represents specialises in the representation of, and production for international photographers, TVC directors, illustrators, stylists, hair and make-up artists, retouchers, digital designers, and other leading image-makers for high-end commercial media in China and the Asia-Pacific region.

Clients include Disney, Maybelline, Sony, McDonald’s, Nikon, Swarovski, L’Oréal, Omega, Hennessy, China’s Next Top Model, Escada, Pantene, MaxFactor, Palmers, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Lancome, Shiseido, HSBC, Audi, Samsung, Honda, Heineken, Ferrari, New Balance, Coca-Cola, Motorola, Canon, Dior, Nike, Diesel, Adidas, Toyota, Levi’s, Carlsberg, Lexus, Land Rover, Jaguar, Porsche, Bacardi, Johnny Walker, Nivea, Puma, Reebok, Mini, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Red Bull, Nissan, Shangri-La Hotels, and more.

Red Cactus Productions has offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. With over a decade of production experience on projects worldwide, the company represents a wide variety of photographers.

Red Cactus offers a complete range of production services tailored to its clients' needs, from budgeting and locations to crews, props, logistic, and much more.

Keep up to date with the company's latest news by liking the Facebook page.

Studio Stare is an award-winning production company based in Shanghai. Working with brands and agencies since 2008, and creating content for both Chinese and global markets, Studio Stare strives to create engaging videos that form a personal connection with brands, as well as making the audience care.

Studio Stare also provides a wide range of services for international productions including locations, permits, crew, talent and equipment. With an experienced team of bi-lingual producers, fixers and post-production talent, Studio Stare makes for an ideal partner at all stages of any sized production.

Clients include Airbnb, Budweiser, Converse, eBay, Fiat, Lipton, Nike, New Balance, Old Navy and Oreo.

sElves is a Shanghai-based post-production studio specialising in fashion and beauty retouching.

Since 2011, sElves Shanghai has been working with many successful image makers in China and with local and international clients including Adidas, C&A, Sephora and Ponds.

"We promise each job we undertake will be handled with the highest care, both technically and aesthetically. You can enjoy London-renowned high quality services right here in China!"

Migs is a specialist in automotive imaging and is one of the few commercial artists who can combine the best qualities of photography and CGI. He has ventured to some of the furthest corners of the world in search of striking imagery for prestigious clients such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Lamborghini, Skoda, Tesla Motors, and General Motors. 2015 added new clients such as Audi Hong Kong and Lexus. Ad agencies include JWT, Y&R, BBDO, Havas, Grip Limited, and McCann.

When he is not working on advertising commissions, Migs can be found shooting for editorials. He also finds time to focus on personal projects shot in Iceland, the UAE, and different parts of Europe. Originally from Toronto, he is now based in Asia.

Migs’ recent award is the highly coveted selection in Lurzer’s Archive '200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide' list for 2016/17.

At the age of 13, magic came into Cherry Li’s life in the form of a blurry tree emerging on a white piece of paper submerged in a tub of liquid developer. Frozen in that moment, in her dorm-kitchen converted-darkroom in suburban California, Cherry knew it would be her life’s obsession to find magic in every mundane situation - and share that magic with the world. If she wasn’t sleeping, she was shooting; if she wasn’t shooting, she was printing; if she wasn’t printing, she was sleeping!

Immediately after graduating from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Cherry moved to Paris to pursue beauty and fashion photography. It was there, in her second home, that she found her life’s second obsession: food. Cooking and eating started to invade the time that she used to spend sleeping.

In 2012, when she moved to China to devote herself to shooting personal projects, she realised just how dear and personal eating was, and thus slowly allowed her palate to join her palette, to create a style of food photography that is intimate, delicious, and full of magic in every detail.

Ehrin Macksey is a photographer and film maker based in Asia for over 10 years. Originally from a documentary photography background, Ehrin applied his award-winning visual style to commercial and corporate photography and videos, working for clients looking for a different visual perspective with authentic and unique imagery to represent their company and brand.

Ehrin is commissioned by Fortune 500 companies looking to produce annual reports, corporate social responsibility reports and image libraries, as well as videos. Ehrin's documentary background also provides him with a skill set to not only provide unique images and videos, but also adapt to locations in different countries, solving problems, dealing with tight deadlines, and getting the images needed without excuses.

In 2015, he was commissioned to shoot videos and stills in Armenia, Germany, Switzerland, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Panama, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and India.

Some of his clients include: Intel, Buhler, Microsoft, IBM, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Scenic Tours, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Lan Airlines, BNP Paribas Cardiff, World Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, VIB Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNAIDS, Hear The World Foundation, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Nordstrom, Sonova, M•A•C Cosmetics, Redhat, Simitomo Corporation, Triyards, Monocle Magazine, Travel & Leisure USA, Ogilvy & Mather, GREY Group and Masan Group.

Previously an independent photojournalist based in Washington D.C., Mark M. Gong is now based in Shanghai and is available for assignments all over the world. He has travelled solo to over fifty countries spanning five conInents and is proficient in English, Mandarin, Spanish and French.

His photographs have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press and Burn Magazine as well as numerous other newspapers and magazines.

While working for The Washington Post in the summer of 2006, he gained valuable insight and mentorship from the best in the industry. In the fall of 2006, Mark attended the internationally renowned Eddie Adam’s Workshop in upstate New York.

Mark's talent for documenting a story through pictures translates beautifully into his fashion photography. He is able to transmit photographs on deadline from almost any location. The great selection of locations and atmospheres is one of the most remarkable features in his fashion works.

He won first place in the prestigious Surface Avant Guardian Project and has received numerous other photography awards for his fashion work.

Mark is represented by Amanacliq. 

Nick West and Chloé Claverie joined forces to form a photography duo in 2005. Early work focused on kids and the imaginary tales of childhood, and included shooting the first cover for Milk Magazine. Clients include Levis, Vanity Fair, Kenzo, New Era and Sony. They have recently collaborated with Ilya Lipkin for the Berlin art exhibition at the Hamburg Bahnhof Museum.

Recently they art directed and photographed a project for Zahia Dehar´s new brand. This included making their first motion projects.

Chloé and Nick hail from the suburbs of their respective cities of Paris and Dublin and both came to photography through circuitous routes. Chloé started as an art director, working for brands such as Givenchy and S.T Dupont with DDB in Paris. Nick launched a self-taught photography career in London in 1996 with commisions for the BBC and Channel Four including portraiture of Keira Knightley, Goldie and Will Smith. Nick´s work was exhibited in the V&A Museum in London in 1999 as part of a group exhibition marking the end of the century.

Chloé and Nick are represented by Amanacliq. 

During his childhood, Song Liu was obsessed with Andy Warhol and Complex Arts. In college, he majored in print and started to develop his own unique taste. Inspired by the movie 'Blow Up', he became interested in fashion photography and officially started his professional career in 2009.

Song Liu is now based in Shanghai.

He has collaborated with Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, ELEMENT, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, FHM, GRAZIA, Femina, and other major media.

Song Liu is represented by Red Plus. 

Xiang Sun began his photography career in 2009 in Paris with Karl Lagerfeld, for both his namesake brand and Chanel. In his early years, he developed a passion for fashion photography and portraits. He experimented with various techniques, lighting and media and developed a special interest for black and white images

Since returning to Shanghai in 2012, Xiang Sun has been working as a fashion photographer with both local and international celebrities and clients.

Celebrities: Monica Bellucci, Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Paz Vega, Stephen Jones, Derek Lam, Sonia Rykiel, Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Louboutin, Pixie Lott, V&R, Adam Lambert. etc.

Clients: Louis XIII, Chanel, and Lagerfeld.

Fashion Magazines: Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue, Vogue China, Harper's Bazaar UK, AnOther, Madame Figaro, Elle, and Marie Claire.

Xiang Sun is represented by Red Plus.