china May 2018

Red+Plus is a Shanghai-based creative team consisting of globally awarded photographers and young talents, directors, stylists, illustrators, make-up artists, hair stylists and fashion consultants.

"We are a group of passionate people happy to share our knowledge and expertise with our clients to meet their requests and develop their ideas. Red+Plus is proud to be a point of reference for the production of photography and motion campaigns, as well as creative projects for both fashion and advertisement. We represent an international pool of artists, each one gifted with a unique artistic style."

Red+Plus, together with the talents represented, work to develop concepts and ideas and to make them happen. "We support our clients, from creative and conceptual direction up to set coordination, with a special attention to detail."

With 2,000m² of space in Shanghai, Red+Plus also owns three in-house NY-style studios complete with equipment rental services; top-notch photo studios for creative use, from still life to cars, fashion shows to special events.

Amanacliq is a full service artist management and production house dedicated to the dynamic Asian market. With strong global partners - Amana inc. from Tokyo and Bernstein & Andriulli in the US and UK - the company is able to provide complete visual solutions with a wide range of services, from photo and motion production, illustration and CGI to facilities and equipment rental, as well as post-production.

"Regularly working with masterclass photographers and artists, we emphasise creativity and quality as much as we care about effectiveness on the campaigns we work on. With the experience of working with most multi-national clients and advertising agencies worldwide, we are always striving to spark fresh, exciting ideas for the advertising industry."

Clients include Beats by dre, Nike, Google, Uber, Disney, HSBC, Coca-Cola, Pepsico, P&G, Unilever, Adidas, New Balance, Visa, Abbott, Budweiser, Levi's, Starbucks, Oreo, Oppo, Vivo, KFC, Alibaba, Tencent, and more.

Central Studios is a reliable partner for leading fashion and advertising clients who value and trust the company's extensive expertise in commercial production spanning stills and video.

A flexible approach to production management allows the team to provide the best creative talent and ideal resources for each shoot, whether using their own art buying resources or a client's preferred creative team.

"Our focus is on unparalleled client services, creative solutions, and giving each project the support it needs for success. Our large, versatile spaces and vast network of creative professionals makes Central Studios the one-stop-shop for photo and video production in Shanghai."

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, we are proud to represent international visual artists within photography, illustration, CGI, film, and animation. Our artists are recognized globally with awards such as Cannes Lions and Promax BDAs."

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

"Red Cactus was first established in 2003, with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. The presence of these three locations grants us insight and freedom in producing great projects anywhere in Asia with a high level of service.

We love what we do and believe in a win-win mantra in all aspects of the business, thus creating a positive shooting environment that inspires creativity and all of us to be at our best!"

"From the very first moment of contact, Dillon Xiang has been a great person to work with. He offers excellent communication via email, Skype and dropbox including very clear and efficient exchanges about locations and creative needs, as well as collaboration for all production needs. He's proven to be a great organiser, completing smooth pre-production and flawless handling with all administrative prep work such as visas and customs procedures, making us feel at home and very welcome.

I've worked previously with fixers in Israel, Switzerland, the US, Senegal and Namibia. Seldom have I enjoyed such a great personal service paired with such an intense level of professionalism." Sanne Kurz, Director, BVK.

Neverland CGI was founded in 2015 by Adam Pamungkas, a talented and award-winning Creative Director who has worked in Bangkok, Jakarta and Shanghai.

His bag of awards includes Cannes, One Show, LIAA, Clio, Adfest, and Spikes, just to name a few. Now he finds himself back in Jakarta where he and his team are focused on CGI and digital art driven by passion and attention to the finest details.

The team is known for their dedication and insightful creative input and are always striving to push boundaries, yet deliver high quality work within the normally pressing deadlines and budgets of the fast-moving ad world.

Neverland is represented by Amanacliq.

Jasper James Studio has nearly 10 years' experience creating and producing shoots across Asia.

Jasper James Studio is a team of three creatives from London, Los Angeles, and Beijing with backgrounds in photography, video, and photo production. Based in Beijing, the team works extensively around Asia with a client list that includes many of the world's leading companies, including Bank of China, HSBC, Bosch, BMW, Lenovo, Pullman Hotels, Grand Mecure, Novotel, Huawei and Louis Vuitton.

Visit the website for more information.

Hong Kong-based visual asset production house, Haplaboratory, is headed up by award-winning photographer, Eric Wong. As a previous mainstream advertising Executive Creative Director and a classic Virgo, Eric is sentimental to visual impact. His work covers a wide repertoire from advertising to celebrity, fashion and beauty, still and more.

Evolving with the new communication medium, the internet and online expansion means clients today require visual assets in a more connected and speedy momentum. Haplaboratory is able to provide both commercial photography and videography services within the same team.

"Our core team members are well-trained with international advertising agency expertise. We are in-the-know of strategic needs, brand image and art direction, thus enabling us to meet challenging creative briefs with high quality deliverables."

Ehrin Macksey is a photographer and film-maker working in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam since 2006. Starting his career as an award-winning documentary photographer and film-maker, Ehrin applied his visual approach and style to commercial and corporate clients looking to produce authentic and unique visual photos and films to represent their company and brands.

Ehrin is often commissioned by Fortune 500 companies looking to produce annual reports, corporate social responsibility reports and image libraries in both photography and video. His production skill set not only helps to provide unique visuals but also gives him the ability to adapt to locations in different countries, solving unforeseen problems, dealing with tight deadlines and completing a high quality production without excuses.

Clients include Exxon Mobile, Intel, Brenntag, Citibank, Buhler, Microsoft, IBM, Ford Motors, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Sonova, Hear The World Foundation, Forbes Magazine, 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.

Sun was born in a small town of Fu Jian province in China, in 1988. He came to Shanghai in 2005 and found his interest in photography with a small Nikon digital camera. He was a self-taught photographer before he joined D’ELE in 2009. He was fascinated by the city while wandering on the street picturing the everyday life of the people in Shanghai.

After he became one of the D’ELE members, he focused his photography on still life, and especially in deco and food area. He has quickly improved his lighting skills since then, with D’ELE’s studio support, and started his professional career. His images are fresh, clean, with fashion angle and "delicious" color. His unique style has quickly gained him clients such as McDonald’s, Tmall, as well as major China deco magazines, Elle Deco and AD Magazine. 

Sun is now taking more and more commercial works while still pursuing his own style to create dramatic images for the clients with no drama.

Sun Yihui is now based in Shanghai. For Sun's full portfolio, please visit D'ELE Print.

Cherry Li is the only commercial photographer and director in Hong Kong specialising exclusively in food. Her technical acuity allows her to translate light and shadow into aromas and textures, while her keen eye for detail has garnered praise from clients and earned her international awards.

However, Cherry's greatest obsession in image-making is drawing an audience to the stories the food tells. Ask her about her mini-documentary series on Chinese food stories!

Brands and publications include Anchor New Zealand, Sunny Idea, Dining Concepts, Okra HK, Honbo, Black Sheep, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller, GQ, Malaysia Airlines, Dragonair, Wall Street Journal, Theme, Wallpaper, The Cleaver Quarterly, Qatar Airways and British Airways.

Paul Ross Jones has been creating inspiring images for over 20 years. Starting out in New Zealand, Paul soon branched out internationally. He is well versed at shooting in what can sometimes be challenging locations and circumstances.

Chosen to be included in Lurzer’s Archive ‘Top 200 Photographers in the World’ numerous times, Paul has been the publication’s highest rated photographer in New Zealand for the last 10 years. At last count Paul has over 63 of the highest international advertising and photography awards, including the coveted Cannes Grand Prix.

He is represented by Red Cactus.

Half French, half German, Florian was born in Germany. After completing his degree in photography he worked as an assistant for different photographers and found his focus in beauty photography. 

Florian’s editorial work has been featured in magazines such as Elle, Vogue, Madame Figaro, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, GQ, and Allure.

His advertising clients are Chanel, L’Oréal, Helena Rubinstein, Chopard, and Clarins, among others.

Florian divides his time between Shanghai, Paris and Düsseldorf.

He is represented by Red+Plus. 

Production Paradise has launched the Production Paradise Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence 2018  – a competition with a unique focus on advertising photography talent.

No other awards have created a judges’ panel that is solely filled with potential clients for commercial photographers. From agency CDs and art buyers to client creatives and marketing professionals, to editors at some of the most well-known magazines in the world – this competition might just be the best and most global online portfolio review a photographer could ever have.

Photographers may submit imagery in 13 professional categories and two special categories: Shot on Mobile and Student.

Each category will have a single winner and all 50+ judges will choose a Grand Prize winner from the professional categories. There are over $60,000 worth of prizes, throughout 15 categories, with a chance for one photographer to win over $19,000 in prizes, including $5000 cash.

More information about our awards is available on the Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence website.

Take the opportunity to show your work to our impressive panel of judges and win the great prizes – enter today!