stockholm Nov 2012

Stockholm-based Agent Molly & Co. was founded in 2002 by Molly Karlberg and Sara Sinnby. Right from the start, its guiding principles have been focus, ambition and commitment. The company has enjoyed great success representing some of Sweden’s most innovative photographers, illustrators and stylists, working within the Swedish and international markets while focusing primarily on advertising and fashion. Its customers range from large multi-national corporations to smaller businesses, advertising agencies and magazines. 

Each of the Agent Molly & Co. artists has their own unique niche, making it easy for clients to find exactly what they are looking for. As agents, the company is involved in the creative process from concept to finished image, thus ensuring clients aren’t lumbered with bothersome practical details. For photo shoots, Agent Molly & Co.arranges models, hair and make-up, transport, hotels, plus all the necessary tecnology and studio equipment - in short, everything needed to create the ultimate working conditions for the best possible photo session.

Clients include Volvo, Saab, Peugeot, IKEA, Nokia, Åhléns, Hemtex, Ica, Oriflame, Björn Borg, Apoteket, NK, Whyred, H&M, Damernas Värld, Plaza, Elle, Handelsbanken, Unionen, Scandic, OKQ8, Systembolaget, Apoteket, SCA, Absolut Vodka, Telia, Sky Vodka, ACO, Silja Line, WWF, Nike, Jil Sander, and many more.

Söderberg Agentur was founded in 1994 to represent leading Swedish photographers.

The agency has grown and now also represents and promotes iconic and uniquely talented illustrators, stylists and set designers, both in Sweden and abroad. The company works across still life, beauty, lifestyle, food, celebrity, kids, architecture and fashion, and has an eye for talent and a commitment to exceptional service.

Additionally, Söderberg Agentur offers a range of production services including location scouting, permits, casting, hair and make-up, equipment rental, catering and travel.

The company works with advertising agencies, magazines and clients direct.

Agent Bauer specialises in advertising and editorial work. Since opening in 1997, the company has become the leading agency in Sweden, representing a number of the country's most renowned and awarded photographers, stylists, illustrators, animators, film photographers and hair and make-up artists.

Agent Bauer has successfully produced campaigns for a number of international brands. The agency has worked with top-end creatives from all over the world, with its artists collaborating with some of the most interesting publications and clients in Europe, the USA, South America and Russia.

In addition to guiding, advising and promoting its artists, Agent Bauer specialises in full production services, taking full control of budgeting and advising on the most cost effective and quality optimised way of managing a production. Services include location management, casting, crews, transportation, equipment rental and accommodation. Logistics are the agency's speciality, allowing clients and artists to focus on what they do best.

Visit the website and check the online gallery for more on Agent Bauer's artists.

DAY - INT produces still and film shoots, offering full production services including art buying, creative selection consultancy, casting, location scouting and negotiation, as well as account and production management.

In the last couple of years, DAY - INT has forged a strong reputation within the fashion industry, however the company produces work for a wide range of businesses around the world.

DAY - INT enjoys unique global cooperation with agencies, photographers, art directors and other creative players. With many years of experience in Sweden and abroad, its deep understanding of the creative process and strong sense of team building brings creativity into focus.

Roster covers all the capabilities of a full-service production company and works on photo shoots, TV commercials and live events. Services include location scouting, location management, model casting and prop sourcing. The company is specialised in locations in Stockholm, the archipelago, Gotland and the Swedish alps.

Delight Studios, Stockholm and northern Europe's greatest photo and film complex, is a creative centre for visual communications. Offering full production services and a great atmosphere, the facility includes four natural light studios and a fifth windowless studio, perfect for still life and sound recordings. Ranging from 65 to 350 m², each studio can be transformed to fit a variety of production needs.

The rental department, located at the heart of the complex, is fully equipped to satisfy all production requirements. New product launches are regularly presented. 

Workshops, exhibitions, company presentations and other events are also welcome at the studio complex. The cafe and restaurant area forms a natural meeting spot, with an on site chef serving a daily buffet as well as gastronomic delights for events.

Don't miss the "open house" at the studio. Exhibitions, performances, music and moreare always on the bill.

Clients include H&M, KappAhl, Gant, Gina Tricot, Lindex, Åhlens, Awedese, Oriflame, Absolut Vodka, ELLE, Gudrun Sjödén, Acne, Monki, Filippa K, Sony Ericsson, MQ, Toyota, NK, Twilfit, Stadium, Nike, Beckmans School of Design, Lammhults, IKEA, Electrolux, Höganäs, Estée Lauder, Elisabeth Arden, NCC, Cirkus Cirkör, The New York Times, Sony Pictures, Flair and Condé Nast/Vogue. 

Visit the website for more information.

Andreas Lind was born in Stockholm in 1972 and has been into people ever since. He's fast. He's flexible. He gets the job done. He's fun to be around. Hard work suddenly seems like a day off.

Andreas' specialty is taking pictures with a contemporary touch, using natural light and natural emotions. His pictures never look staged. He is great with all kinds of people, from babies to celebrities to prime ministers, perhaps because he doesnt take himself too seriously. He takes his job dead seriously though.

Andreas has a nice studio in downtown Stockholm for all those times when the natural Swedish light is not enough.

"I photograph people, this is how I see it, whether it's a fashion assignment or a classic portrait. Right now, I'm working on a book of circus characters.  

"The more pictures I take, the less difference there is between them. Regardless of whether it's a fashion, portrait or advertising job, I try to build a character that reaches out, every time.

"Photos must smell a bit. They assume a dimension that you may not be able to take on, but that creates a mood. My motto is that all images should tell a story."

”To create something with light and composition is what drives me as a photographer, although it's when you add people that it gets really interesting!”

Jonatan Fernström is a Swedish photographer focused on people and advertising, with more than 15 years of experience. He works out of Gothenburg but has clients all over Europe. He has been submitting pictures to international libraries such as Gettyimages and Culturaimages since 2005.

Creating conceptual ideas in all environments, both on location and in the studio, is Jonatan's speciality. Visit his website for more information.

Photoagency is made up of four friends who joined forces to provide a photo and film solution for clients in need of fashion or automotive shoots. Based in Sweden but working throughout Europe, the USA and Asia, the team's primary skills are in working on location, with some studio work when called for.

Automotive photography is targeted towards catalogues and magazines but also includes campaigns and billboards. Advanced lighting layers and post production are handled within the team. Fashion and commercial photography revolves around editorial work for various magazines but also providing image material for some of Sweden's leading online stores.

A recent addition to Photoagency's field of work includes exhibitions, landscape and abstract pictures for wallpaper.

All of Bsmart's clients have one thing in common: they know that they need their visual communications to stand out from the crowd. In today's age of intensive mass communication, it is absolutely imperative to create emphatic images that captivate the audience.

Bsmart is a team of 18 passionate artists who create those images, either on location around the world or at the company's studios in the centre of Stockholm and at Camps Bay, Cape Town.

As producers, photographers, CGI and retouching artists, the team is ready to bring every kind of visual idea to life.

"Bsmart - quite simply, your creative partner!"

"At Fotografiska, we strive to be a vital centre for contemporary photography. Our ambition is to exhibit world-renowned photographers, many of whom have never been shown in Sweden."

Located in the heart of Stockholm, the museum has an exhibition space of 2,500 m² and features four major exhibitions and approximately 15-20 minor exhibitions per-year.  Aiming to engage and inspire a dialogue on photography via exhibitions, seminars and courses, in addition Fotografiska actively works towards the acquisition of contemporary photography for the permanent collection.

Housed in a former industrial Art Nouveau style building dating from 1906 and designed by Ferdinand Boberg, the former customs house is listed as a building of cultural interest. The original brick facade remains intact, while the interiors have been renovated to house the museum. The city of Stockholm has funded the 250 million Crown restoration costs and in addition to exhibition spaces, Fotografiska houses an academy, bistro, cafe, bar, conference rooms, museum shop, gallery, and event spaces.