moscow May 2013

Based in Moscow and St. Petersburg, PhotoFactory was established in 2002 as Russia's first professional photographers' agency and production house specialising in advertising and editorial photo shoots, photo exhibitions and special projects.

Clients include LG, RZD, MTS, AES+F Group, Intel, Nescafé, SAB Miller, SAP, Alliance, MasterCard, American Express, J. Crew, AppelrathCuepper, American Elle, Mary Claire UK, Australian Bazaar, L’Uomo Vogue, Departures, David Le Chapelle, Patrick Demarchelier, Alexi Lubomirski, and many more.

The agency represents Michael James O'Brien, Vladimir Fridkes, Gleb Kosorukov, Philipp Vlasov, Pavel Bolo, Ray Massey, Diana Scheunemann, Johann Sebastian, Iris Brosch, Alan Gelati, Lee Jenkins, Pat Molnar, Arek Kempka, Michael James O'Brien and Max & Douglas.

Visit the website for more information or contact Ekaterina on +79039691556.

Avocado Artists has had great success representing a broad variety of commercial and editorial photographers and illustrators, directors and 3D/CGI specialists in its local (Swiss and Russian) as well as international markets.

The company is also involved in the creative and production process from concept to finished image, arranging everything to ensure smooth working conditions for the best possible projects.

After 14 years of production experience Avocado's clients are used to a highly professional service that includes worldwide production with local partners, consulting and realising concepts according to individual needs.

The agency is pleased to welcome its new photographers Francesco Aresta and Holger Jacob.

Avocado Artists is based in Moscow and Zurich, but is equally comfortable working anywhere around the globe. Visit the website for more information.

AFS Artist Management represents Patrick Demarchelier in Russia - the number one photographer in the world - along with Maria Budtova, Petr Titarenko, Bjarke Johansen and others.

AFS Production provides the full range of photo and video production services in St.Petersburg, Moscow, Russia, Paris and across Europe.

Clients include Vogue Russia, Vogue Italia, Louis Vuitton, Harper’s Bazaar, Porsche, Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue Nippon, W magazine, Emma Summerton, Interview, GQ, Tatler, Elle and Bushmills.
 

Wireframe.ru is a Moscow-based post production company focusing on 3D and retouching. The team consists of 14 young and talented professionals whose work has brought many awards, including being shortlisted for Cannes Lions.

Clients include Mercedes, Visa, BBDO, Gillette, DHL, The Tretyakov State Gallery, and many others. The company has developed a flexible system of discounts for favourite clients as well as a creative approach to every project.

Visit the website to see the full portfolio and email for more information.

«Ulitka» studio was founded in early 2003 as a creative workshop. Its main priority is the creation of visual effects for movies and commercials. The professional, creative team has huge aspirations to create. Working in the highly competetive computer graphics market, the company has completed many projects on time and on budget.

Aleksey Gorbunkov shoots with both slide and a digital cameras and has experience working in the US, Republic of South Africa, Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland, Turkey, Mongolia and Azerbaijan. His studio's team can organise a shoot from the initial creative idea through post production. Enjoying strong connections with stylists, artists and set decorators, the company can visualise any type of shoot.

Clients include companies such as Toyota, Suzuki, Range Rover, Swissair, Coca-Cola, Nivea, Nestlé, Danone, Panasonic, Samsung, Winston, Rexona, Bosch-Siemens, TransAero, Ecco, and others.

Visit his website to view latest work.
 

Anya Chibis was originally trained as a painter in Ontario College of Art and Design, but her love for photography and cinema persuaded her to move to Moscow to study film directing. The next eight years of her life were spent working in film and advertising production in Canada and Russia.

Unexpectedly, seven years ago Anya's career took a sharp turn into the world of editorial and advertising photography. After establishing herself as one of the most successful portrait and fashion photographers in Russia, she has now moved back to Toronto to expand her career goals in North America. Currently, portrait and lifestyle photography
is Anya's primary interest, although she also works as a cinematographer and director on special projects.

Recent work included an editorial with Klavdia Korshunova for InStyle Russia (March issue) and an editorial with Zhanne Friske for Hello Magazine Russia (February issue).

Anya is represented in Russia by Avocado Artists.

Alena Krupetskova was born in Russian Federation, Moscow. Her passion in photography started at the age of 18. She started her career in collaboration with photostocks. Later she began working with magazines and produced a number of commercial shoots, including her most famous for Confael, Russia's largest manufacturer of chocolate gifts.

Now Alena Krupetskova is an ambitious fashion, celebrity and beauty photographer. Her portfolio has more than fifteen famous names. Also, she has received four awards in international photography competitions and has been published in magazines, such as Playboy, Interview, Top Beauty, Fashion Collection and others. Some of works of this photographer presented on site Vogue Italy and Art+Commerce agency.

In december of 2012, a Japanese series she produced was shown in an exhibition in Milan.
 

Niyazz is a Moscow-based photographer who prefers to work in fashion and beauty photography.

He has a seven years of experience in professional photography, with vast experience shooting abroad and offering a full range of photo production services via his professional team. Niyazz has successfully worked with a number of famous brands and advertising agencies in Russia and abroad, and remains open for new collaborations anywhere in the world.

Visit his website for more information.

Art Directors Club of Russia includes the best national creative talent and forms part of the European association Art Directors Club of Europe. Its aim is to foster and reward creative excellence in Russian advertising and design, and present the best Russian work to the rest of the world.

Every year, the Club hosts the ADCR Awards - a competition for both professionals and students - and sends the national winners to compete alongside the best of European advertising and design in the ADCE Awards.

In this Showcase, you can see the winning images from ADCR Awards 2013.