sydney Jul 2011

RP Represents (RPR) is one of Australia's leading boutique photographic agencies, managing internationally recognised photographers, stylists, videographers and hair and make-up artists. Owned and managed by Ruzenka Pavlik, RPR provides personal representation and career management to their artists.

The RPR team have over 36 years of experience working in the industry, both in Australia and internationally.

They provide full production services to clients including budget management, crew hire, digital technicians, talent casting, location sourcing, retouching, crew transport, studio and prop hire.

They provide their clients with vast experience in management and production for fashion, music, advertising and portrait photo-shoots.

freeway reps, founded in 2009 by Helen and Grant, is a boutique Sydney-based photographer management agency.

The company manages both local and international photographers with a focus on high-end advertising, specialising in cars, conceptual, portrait, lifestyle, landscape, travel and tourism, and fashion adverting. freeway reps offers its specialised service 'Double Capture' which provides both stills and moving image for a campaign, shot as part of a unique creative package.

All freeway reps' work is produced by its full service production arm h&g productions, which also produces work for both local and international agencies and photographers.

Sun Productions is a full service production company for stills photography, TVC's and film, based in Australia - a country renowned for its diverse locations and world class facilities. Sun Productions specialises in the production of both stills and moving image that is so important for today's web marketing.

Polish jewellery company Apart brought photographer Marcin Tyszka and supermodel Anja Rubic to Australia for its latest campaign shooting around beautiful Sydney Harbour. From kangaroos to seaplanes, Sun Productions successfully sourced and managed all the shoot requirements.

World-renowned swimwear label Zimmermann shot its SWIM 11 campaign with Roger Deckker at beautiful Jervis Bay - a pure white silica sand beach two hours from Sydney. Wrangler shot at historic Cockatoo Island with international photographer Boo George, while Saba launched Denim, captured by photographer Travis Grace.

Sun Production has a brand new YouTube channel.

"Come and shoot in Australia, lie in the sunshine, check out the sights and let Sun Productions take care of the rest."

Stephen Langdon is a New Zealand born photographer who divides his time between New Zealand and Australia.

Specialising in people-based advertising campaigns, he is recognised both for his technical expertise and unconditional commitment to creative detail. This, coupled with his sense of humour and easy-going manner, make him one of the most sought-after advertising photographers in the industry.

Stephen's dedication to creating unique campaigns with clever composition and a rich cinematic feel has gained him numerous international awards, including multiple Caanz Lions medals, D&AD Pencil and International Echo, along with an online ranking in 'Top Photographers Worldwide' in Luerzer's Archive.

Stephen is represented by Reload Agency.

Jason Ierace’s passion for visual imagery has taken him into many aspects of the industry both in Australia and around the world. Taking influences from his travels and years spent overseas, Jason pushes the boundaries of his art between earthy location and stylized studio shoots. His compassion and sensitivity in dealing with his subject has always been his trademark.

Jason is known for his fresh and polished editorial work for titles including Harper's Bazaar Australia, Marie Claire Australia, Rolling Stone, Culture, Cream and Tangent. His advertising clients include Jacobs Creek, McDonald's, Virgin Blue, Quicksilver, SONY BMG, Model CO, Schwarzkopf and MTV.

A self proclaimed maverick, Gerard O'Connor dabbled as a go-go dancer, night club owner and fashion designer before developing an international career as a photographer. His work has been exhibited in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore where his edgy satirical approach has occasionally ignited controversy, but also won him an array of awards.

In the mid-90’s Gerard began working with Marc Wasiak (Stylist) and later Harry Rekas (Post Production), together creating large-scale narrative tableaux involving many performers and technicians, costuming, make-up and lighting. The images are immediately engaging, detailed and humorous, but beneath the comedy there’s a darker intimation of social, cultural and moral chaos. The images enclosed in this Showcase are some of those that led Gerard to earn Canon AIPP Australian Photographer of the year 2011.

More examples of Gerard’s Commercial and Exhibition work can be found on his website.

Andy Lewis specialises in food, drink and still life photography for advertising, packaging and editorial.

Based out of his studio in St Leonard’s, Sydney, Andy’s recent clients include some of the biggest brand names in Australia and Asia. Woolworths, Goulburn Valley, V Iced Coffee, Kingdom Beer, Masterfoods, Strongbow, Donna Hay Magazine, Women's Weekly Magazine and Delicious Magazine are just a few of his regular clients.

His fastidious approach and highly technical photographic skills, combined with advanced retouching experience, create world-class results.

Garry Owens is fairly recent to Sydney. After being based in London for over 20 years and with a homesick Aussie wife, he decided to up-sticks and get himself some sunshine.

Shooting cars, landscapes and people for a wide variety of clients worldwide, Garry is a versatile shooter with a fastidious eye for detail and an obsessive perfectionist streak.

Garry is being looked after in Australia by Helen and Grant at Freeway Reps.

Alexandrena Parker is one of Australia’s fastest emerging new talents within
the children’s commercial photography industry. She is represented by Treehouse Reps in LA and has been sponsored by Olympus Australia for two years.

Alex continues to expand her portfolio by travelling frequently between Australia and the United States to work on commercial and editorial projects. She has most recently shot for Children's fashion magazines, Papier Mache and LMNOP mag and  commercially for Estella NYC, Kico Kids, Chalk n Cheese Clothing and Wovenplay.

Based in Australia, automotive photographer Easton Chang prides himself on his complete involvement in the automotive photography workflow - from conception through visualisation, to the final digital image.

Easton shoots only cars, and for almost a decade has photographically
dominated the automotive editorial industry both locally and abroad. He now brings his vision and personal lighting and production techniques to his advertising clients.

Providing highly dynamic images with a fresh and unique style, Easton is constantly developing and introducing further ideas and techniques through his work.

Gina Milicia is one of Australia’s leading photographers, specialising in fashion, lifestyle, celebrity portraits, corporate portraits and editorial. Gina’s 20-year career as a photographer has resulted in a portfolio that boasts the “Who’s Who” in the fashion, entertainment and corporate world.

She is a master at capturing magical moments both in the studio and on location and has photographer everyone from Princess Mary and Paris Hilton to Daniel Radcliffe, Justin Bieber and Dannii Minogue. Gina has also been commissioned by all major Australian television networks and has been instrumental in photographing the key images for national publicity campaigns for a string of hit shows.

In addition to the glamorous life, Gina has a wealth of experience in corporate photography. Clients range from ANZ and Emirates to Boost and Jenny Craig.
Gina has been commissioned to shoot editorials by most Australian magazines. She has also photographer for several UK and South-East Asian titles. Her celebrity portraits appear daily in Australian newspapers and magazines.

Nichol Brooklyn is an emerging international photographer, stylist, art director and creative director based in Australia and Asia. She specialises in fashion, editorial, beauty, commercial and portraiture photography.

Nichol is a sharp shooter, an artist and a visionary. Apart from fashion styling and photography, she is currently designing and working on her debut male fashion label, which will be coming out in September 2011.

Nichol is currently looking for reps in Australia, Asia and Europe for her photography, styling and art direction work. Visit her website or send her an email to see more of her fashion styling and photography work.

For any information regarding her new male fashion label, please contact directly via email.

To be a great photographer, it takes the combination of a trained eye, creative talent, passion and many years of experience and commitment to capture the essence of anything in front of the lens. Matthew Vasilescu is that photographer.

Matthew has captured myriad images, including people and places in many corners of the globe. He has shot for The Nation Post Canada, The Globe and Mail, The Daily Telegraph and corporate clients.

He is as comfortable in the field as he is in a technical studio shoot.

His photographic images are textural and organic, combined with strong composition, which evoke feelings and emotional responses that will be etched into the viewers' memory long after the shutter has closed.

Rae Morris is recognised globally as a leading make-up artist. She is a fully qualified hair dresser, make-up artist, air brush artist, educator and author. Following the release of ‘Make-up - The Ultimate Guide', ‘Beautiful Eyes’, and most recently 'Express Make-up', that reveals an array of tricks, techniques and trade secrets, she has been awarded Australian Make-up Artist of the Year four times over.

Rae is sought after by a bevy of international celebrities including Cate Blanchett, Kelly Rowland, Pink and Hugh Jackman. Her work has graced the pages of Italian Vogue, Tank, Rolling Stone and Harper's Bazaar.

With over 10 years experience as a make-up artist, Rachel Montgomery tempers her technical know-how with a natural affinity for the beauty of each face. She starts every make-up with a fresh eye and believes it is essential to remember that each face is unique.
Her success comes from her artistic eye and a commitment to creating beautiful work, which was recognised when she was awarded the title 2011 Australian Make-Up Artist of the Year.

When she is not working on fashion, advertising or editorial shoots, Rachel also contributes to a variety of online blogs and publications.

"Born a 'super creative' being has its path, and finding the particular route to express this yearn is what I have done with make-up. I love fashion, especially vintage pieces that tell stories of depth and wonderment."

Natasha Shae Donnellyi's success has spanned over 15 years within the print, film and television industries. She has published works in Cleo Australia, Cosmopolitan Australia, Clindoeil Montreal, Flaire Toronto and Elle Montreal. Some of her clients include Jonathan Sceats Australia, Buffalo David Bitton NYC, Levi's Montreal and Mimmo Baronello for Mirori Italy.

Specialising in fashion, beauty, runway, celebrity, portrait, catalogue, advertising, swimwear, men's grooming, airbrush, special effects, fantasy, music video and film, Natasha's talents are diverse with a magnetic energy that brings warmth, passion and professionalism to the set.