asia Feb 2023

"Amanacliq is a full service creative visual solution company dedicated to the dynamic Asia advertising market. With our partners, amana inc from Tokyo and Bernstein Andriulli from New York, we are able to provide multiple disciplined visual solutions across photography, film, illustration, CG, tactile installation, digital art and so on.

With the experience of working with most multinational clients and advertising agencies, we’ve been keeping sparking fresh ideas for the advertising industry and clients including Apple, Adidas, Coca-Cola, Disneyland, Nike, P&G, Bose, Chrysler, Lincoln, Pepsi, Unilever, McDonald's, and many more."

Hiro is an award-winning still life photographer shooting campaigns for international brands. He spends most of his time in the studios in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and delivers stunning photographic visuals on a daily basis.

Hiro started his career in New York City, where he learned exceptional lighting skills to draw elegant lines with strobe lights. Now he resides in Japan, where he has sharpened his minimalistic approach towards photography.

Hiro is expanding his career by shooting still-life movies in collaboration with beauty brands.

His rapidly growing list of clients includes:

Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Clé De Peau Beauté, Shiseido, M.A.C Cosmetics, L'Oréal Paris, Clinique, Shu Uemura, Olay, Maybelline New York, Max Factor, Kose, Albion, Tsubaki, Lux, Nivea, Kate Spade New York, United Colors Of Benetton, Apple, Panasonic, Vogue Japan and many more.

CL. LO is an award-winning still life photographer based in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Australia. With his distinguished photography talent, he was awarded and ranked as “World’s Top 5 Still Life Photographer” in 2020, “China’s Top 1 Still Life Photographers” in 2020 and 2019 and "Photographer of the Year in China" in 2018 at One Eyeland international photography award.

CL. LO Photography is a well established photographic studio proudly working with China’s and the world's leading luxury brands, magazines and advertising agencies. Under the art direction of CL. LO, a series of mesmerizing shots of fashion related products are used for numerous advertising key visuals, magazine features and art exhibitions.

Key clients include: Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Tiffany, Omega, Swarovski Fine Jewellery, L’Oréal Paris, Lancôme, Clarins, SK-II, Shiseido, Clé De Peau Beauté, Clinique, Fresh, Mini Cooper, Coca Cola, Johnnie Walker, GQ China, InStyle China, Numero China and more.

Since she was a child, Brenda has always had a keen passion for the visual arts. What initially began as an uncomplicated enjoyment of drawing and painting, progressively built into an enchantment with photography, video and filmmaking; she later graduated in Mass Communication. Today, an appreciation, and even an obsession, for industrial, graphic, fashion and interior design can be found in her photography.

"Inspiration for my art emerges from a thoughtful examination of broadcast and digital media. Film, music, television, and all forms of internet and mobile communication are among the sources. However, far beyond the ordinary, my photography is contemplative, reflective and introspective. Even in my observations of people and their everyday interactions, I am able to cleverly and uniquely focus on the eccentricities and peculiarities of life."

Susan Sontag’s writings provide perhaps the greatest influence in Brenda's approach to photography. Sontag said that “life is not significant details, illuminated by flash, fixed forever. Photographs are." In her own art, Brenda has embraced this philosophy.

"Having studied filmmaking and photography in the 90s, I worked in and around the industry, all the way through the 90s and early 00s. In 2013 I made the decision to move to Taiwan to set up as a photographer and have successfully grown my business here since then.

Focusing on commercial image production, I shoot predominantly product work and portraits for advertising, branding and marketing purposes. Enjoying working closely with my clients helps me communicate and understand the needs and then how to deliver their requirements and more.

The variety of my work brings excitement and challenges daily; all the things that keep me focused to produce the highest standard of work in the most professional manner. I am happy to work with all sizes of clients, and I am proud to include brands such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Dell Technologies, ASUS, Facebook, GoDaddy, Worldshare Advertising Agency, Subkarma Branding and National Geographic among many others in my client base."

Stef King is an Australian photographer represented by Ugly Duckling in Singapore and throughout Asia.

Stef’s photographic work has appeared in local and international magazines, advertisements and media campaigns. Stef’s personable, relaxed demeanour, combined with her ability to bring out the inner strength and beauty in her subject, has made her one of Australia’s favourite advertising and editorial photographers.

Today she has photographed some of Australia’s best and brightest talents, from politicians and celebrities to athletes and supermodels to everyday people making positive global change.

Mauritius-born Ian and Erick found their passion for photography around the water, and have since travelled across the world capturing amazing lifestyle, portraiture and action sport photographs.

Their love for the craft pushes them to experiment with all sorts of cameras and lenses to get the job done properly. From large format cameras to water housing and 600mm lenses - all in the quest for impeccable images.

Ian and Erick love taking photographs of the youth culture, the cool people and the people with character. As Ian describes it, “a great picture is a great team of people working together.” Their photos are all about great composition and clever lighting.

With no restrictions in Western Australia, they have been producing work this year for Bankwest, Spotify, The Smith Family, Audi, Chemist Warehouse and many more.

Now represented by Reload and Co in Australia.

Graeme Murray loves creating: his whole career has been in the image industry. After training in professional photography, his early days saw him working at one of New Zealand’s top audio visual production companies. He was responsible for creating, developing and producing product launches for New Zealand’s largest corporations, using various types of multimedia, from theatrical lighting, to video slide projection and interactive graphics, to set design and - the most fun - pyrotechnics!

The desire to be shooting led him into running his own successful photography business. Graeme now works with clients and agencies on projects that include portraiture, people, lifestyle and sport related to advertising. He takes all his knowledge and experience from previous work in the AV and TV industries into his photography, so dealing with any situation is effortless.

He has a great rapport with clients and the production crew on jobs and goes beyond the norm to make sure the shoot meets and exceeds expectations.

Clients include Red Bull, Adidas, Specialized Bikes USA, Tudor Watches, Under Armour, Samsung, Wendy’s, VW, John Deere, AIG, Ford, Bendon, Ozone, Atomic, Tourism New Zealand, Mac Pac Outdoor Clothing, Powerade, Fonterra, among others.

Graeme can be found in the studio or shooting outdoors and is also an official Red Bull International photographer.

IINO Productions exists to create stunning new visual media.

"We are a bilingual production company based in Tokyo; producing visual content for the creative industry since 2006.

We provide a comprehensive production service, specialising in producing shoots for international productions, partnering closely with top brands, agencies and creatives from all over the world. Our scope of work includes commercial campaigns, branded content, web movies, fashion editorials, lookbook, e-commerce and more – for both stills photography and motion. 

As part of IINO Mediapro – with 10 dedicated studios, lighting and grip teams and a high-end retouching department – we aim to offer a 360 degree service."

"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 has 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 have 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.

LR Studio is an award-winning Shanghai-based creative studio specialised in storytelling through video, photography, graphic design and digital media, with full creative services from concept development to delivery.

With a very strong background in animation, design and luxury art direction, LR Studio has teamed up with the best teams in the field to pioneer in the landscape of branding gaming, VR experiences and AR.

Either it starts with an idea or a full brief, they work with their clients to select the right media and produce the right content according to the project’s strategic objectives.

With a detailed workflow and best practices, they help clients navigate the world of content production to make the most out of every project and achieve the best results according to their needs.

Oak Tree Pictures is a still and digital production house, headquartered in New Delhi, India. In the ever evolving commercial industry, they offer full service production facilitating all aspects like photographers, casting, other talent, locations, scouts, props; fulfilling every aspect of the project whether logistically or aesthetically.

They have recently worked with Adidas, Coca-Cola, Louis Vuitton, GQ, Elle Hong Kong, Sabyasachi, and more.

"We like to work closely with our clients, creating a strong team. Together, we can be as creative and as efficient as possible, helping you save both time and money. Being as involved as possible in the planning stage as well as during the creative process helps to ensure that the photo shoot runs as smoothly and successfully as possible."

Visit the website for more information or get in touch to discuss your next project and check out their latest projects on Instagram.