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IMAJ Artists is an innovative artist agency representing photographers, directors, videographers, hair stylists, makeup artists and fashion stylists in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles.

IMAJ Artists offers in-house production working with a wide scope of clients in the beauty, fashion, celebrity, athletic, luxury and entertainment industry.

Recent video and photo campaigns include Aveda, Adidas, ALDO, Cartier, Fat Face, Giorgio Armani, ELLE X Jaguar, Lacoste, Nautica, NARS, Netflix, VILA, The Standard Hotel, and The W Hotel.

"It's been an exciting few months at HCR... We have moved into fabulous new offices in Midtown and we welcomed our new agent, Jo Miller, to the team.

Among the many highlights are the following:

• Sio Beauty wanted authenticity when they commissioned Tom Corbett for their holiday campaign.
• As fashion director of As If Magazine, Stacey Jones styled Peter Saarsgard.
• Athanasis Nichols continues her collaboration with Mall of America with this beautiful campaign.
• Charlotte Havelange beautifully styled the props for the November cover of Wine Enthusiast magazine.
• Kyle Rudd took a fresh and modern approach to his Farmacy campaign.
• Steven Lippman shot this stunning worldwide campaign for Garmin shooting both stills and motion."

Using his artistic intuition, Rich Begany has created captivating images for some of the most dominant brands in the beauty industry. With a single frame, he is able to breathe life and emotion into his images, entrancing the onlooker with its story.

Rich has a deep understanding of the seductive powers of color and texture and with that has developed an impressive portfolio of effective images used in advertising, editorials and other commercial outlets. Located in New York City, Rich produces his studio-based photography for clients near and far utilizing a range of photographic and digital tools from capture through postproduction.

Rich Begany has lent his discerning eye to top companies such as MAC Cosmetics, Maybelline and Estee Lauder, visually capturing the true essence of each product he photographs.

Lucila is known for her colourful and honest lifestyle shoots.

Major clients as Coca-Cola, Burger King, Corona, Adidas, Entel Mobile, constantly team up with her to bring life to their campaigns.

She has been working quite a lot these past months, shooting in Uruguay for the new global Christmas campaign for Coca-Cola, coming out next December, together with Visual Latina.

She has signed for new representation in London with +PROCESS to widen up her clients.

Working globally, please reach out to chat and meet.

Taking on new projects has become a passion for the photography team of Ellen McDermott and Bridget Sciales.

“Being flexible and adaptable has been an enormous advantage to us when accepting wide ranging assignments.”

Recent work for the fashion and entertainment industries has proven to be very rewarding. Pushing creativity in a collaborative environment drives the digital experience for consumers across e-commerce, marketing, and content creation. Their photography evokes emotion which immediately provokes the viewer into a time and place. 

The work can be seen in international ad campaigns, digital content, corporate assignments, books and private collections.

Clients include Ralph Lauren, S.R. Gambrel, Brooks Brothers, Toast, The Salting, Cottages and Gardens, Elle Décor, Dwell, Rue, The Magazine Antiques, Crackle Entertainment, Cooper-Hewitt The Smithsonian, Christies, and Sotheby’s among others.

David Giesbrecht is a NYC-based lifestyle and fashion photographer. Though based in in New York City, he has worked on many projects along the East Coast of the United States for clients like Netflix, Apple, Sony and NBC Universal to name a few.

His work has been published in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Entertainment Weekly.

With Fall in full swing this means shooting for 2023 has begun!

Planning and strategising is the topic of the day, and that means new food and drink content needs to be created (customers are spending more on experiences, finally feel like they can have those parties, and are traveling more too). So let's capture something that will tell a story and highlight the appetite appeal of the product. Photographer and director Brent Herrig can help. Based in New York and London, Brent supports in-house design for brands and agency clients to achieve stress-free productions that hit the brief.

"We are excited to work with you and your team as soon as in a few weeks or next quarter. Either way, let's all push forward into 2023 and make tomorrow together."

Some of Brent's recent clients, including Shake Shack, Pepsi, and Diageo, rely on Brent to capture their vision of food, drinks, and products in the most collaborative, efficient way possible.

What can Brent help you with? Contact him directly to talk about your next project.

Laura Crosta celebrates first responders with Google.

"This past year I worked on one of my most meaningful jobs. Google asked me to create a digital library celebrating individuals who utilise their thought, strength, skill, and tenacity to help others in need. These individuals are not you average first responder. They have used their personal experiences of loss and triumph to make a difference in the world."

Laura Crosta is a lifestyle and portrait photographer specialising in the human experience. Her work takes her around the globe.

Laura’s imagery has elevated numerous brands including ADP, Eczema Exposed, ConEdison, Lyft, Paris Baguette, Microsoft, ESPN, Sony, Nike, Canon, Adidas, Toyota - to name a few.

Accolades include The International Color Awards, Exposure, Spider Award, PDN’s Photo Annual, Tuscon Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Vail Film Festival and The Los Angeles Reel Film Festival.

The Big Freeze Worldwide has brought professional production services to the entertainment industry for over four decades.

Masters of frozen moment content capture and robotic camera technology, The Big Freeze understands what it takes to visually render content and capture effects that will inspire an audience to view, share, and remember branded content.

Detailed planning and professional execution of all things considered for a successful production, The Big Freeze offers truly extraordinary service for film scenes, commercials, and live events. Fast action slowed or frozen in time, those hard to render scenes are done successfully with ever-evolving Big Freeze technology and professional crews.

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." Thomas Edison

"Bring us your inspiration."

25 years ago, Nice Shoes pioneered NICE color and non-linear post-production. Today they continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

"With NICE creative, production, and post-production services they Play Nice, they Do Nice, they Are Nice."

Award-winning services include visual effects, animation, immersive, color, editing, finishing, and more.

They have worked with some of the world's largest brands including Porsche, NFL, Hasbro, P&G, and Gillette among many others.

Alfred’s artistry and aptitudes are limitless as he thrives in a collaborative team environment. He is expert in working across all mediums – print, video and digital – and with any mix of talent – from kids to men’s grooming to women’s fashion. His client roster includes American Apparel, Harley-Davidson, Nautica, Nike, Puma, Target, Tommy Hilfiger and Under Armor.

Alfred’s work is regularly featured in publications such as Elle Magazine, Marie Claire, Vogue Bambini, O Magazine, Woman's Health, W Magazine, Parents Magazine and more.

Celebrity clients include Alicia Keys, Bill Pullman, Chaka Khan, Caylee Hammack, Caitlyn Jenner, Christiane Seidel, Fergie, Heidi Klum, Jane Lynch, Lady Gaga, Melissa McCarthy, Nadine Velazquez, Phoebe Bridgers, Pipper Perabo, Virginia Madsen and more.

Paul O. Colliton Studio is a unique penthouse location in the heart of Manhattan. Photographers love the location due to its five separate rooftops with 360° views of the city.    

The interior of the studio has 1500 square feet of space with nine-foot ceilings and windows to the south and west. If unusual interiors are required, the studio also has a water tank room, an elevator motor room, a back staircase and a balcony with a wrought iron railing.  

The studio is fully equipped with backdrops and all of the grip that goes with them. Facilities include a large bathroom and shower, WiFi and client computer.