SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY Jun 2013

Detlef Schneider is a freelance photographer based in Munich and London.

Detlef regularly works for sport and fashion brands such as Adidas, Mustang and Nike, in both stills and moving images. His latest  film project was a fashion clip for Arena Homme+, which was shot close to Palm Springs.

His career has taken him from professional basketball to the film industry, where he specialised in lighting and directing. He now works in photography and directs short films.

Detlef is represented by The Pure Agency London.

Douglas Fisher has a wealth of experience shooting sports campaigns.

Recent shoots for Guinness and BMW are but a few in the list of premium brands using Douglas for his skills. His expertise includes extensive digital pre and post production, encompassing a full CGI service to create the final result.

For more information visit his website.

Claudia Ziegler was born in Vienna in 1980. Following technical training and an art degree, she began her career in photography with a two-month trip to the Arctic. Capturing this unique adventure in a series of images, she developed her own dynamic style of photography, experiencing the creative tension between activity, nature and originality. She uses this to capture the moment in a pure, unadulterated form, often in extreme situations and under great physical and psychological pressures. Her technique produces photos of unique natural vibrancy that captivate the viewer emotionally.

Claudia works mostly in outdoor and mountain sports photography. She produces catalogues for international companies such as Jack Wolfskin, Salewa, Ice Peak and Rukka. Her pictures can be also seen in a number of magazines including Brigitte. In 2012 she was featured on the cover of Urban Climber and opened a gallery in conjunction with Sportmagazin.

Catching the one-of-a-kind-moment of an athlete's movement, showing tension, speed, power and spirit in just one shot is extremely difficult both creatively and technically.

Frithjof + Matthias regularly face this challenge artistically in work for clients such as ODLO, SKY, Men's Health Magazine, BMW, German Television, Volkswagen and Continental.

Recent projects include BMW Running with 2013 collections from Adidas and Asics, ODLO International new sports underwear packaging, and the latest cover of Men's Health Magazine.

Clients come to know Ian Spanier as extremely versitle on set, possessing a calm demeanour which is infectous, and an all around nice guy.

Recent commisions for MTV, A&E, Danskin, Shape Magazine and The UFC continue to solidify his strong client base. His personal work has gained much recognition, most recently his portraits of heroes in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

The original masters have always inspired Ian as they shot what they saw. For him, there is no “one” subject that he photographs; he also chooses to shoot what he sees.

Jesper Gronnemark's specialties include editorial and advertising within sports worldwide. He also loves to shoot corporate and music images, with recent clients including Red Bull, Tuborg, Coca-Cola, Deloitte and The Danish Ski Federation.

"Being a professional photographer has allowed me to see most of the world. I hope this continues," Jesper says. He is always trying to discover new aspects, to do things differently while always delivering the best quality. As a result his clients trust him with their most important jobs.

In 2012 Jesper joined the Red Bull Photographer Academy hosted by Red Bull Media House. He is supported by SOS Sportswear and F-Stop Gear.

Juerg Kaufmann is an experienced outdoor photographer with a strong passion for shooting sea and mountains. His images encompass both compelling action photos and video in extreme locations and highly polished, stylised studio work.

Whether shooting professional athletes, yachts, or amazing landscapes, Juerg captures the emotion of sport in a clear distinctive style.

Juerg recently worked for high profile brands such as Volvo, Louis Vuitton, Swiss Armed Forces, and the Swiss Olympic Sailing Team. He has also covered the Olympic Games, the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race.

Juerg lives in Zurich and has no geographical limitations for his assignments.

Klaus Fengler is a specialist in outdoor and climbing photography. His images regularly appear in national and international publications.

For 10 years he has accompanied extreme climber Stefan Glowacz on expeditions to Mexico, Kenya, Patagonia, Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Nepal and Baffin Iceland. Klaus was in Greenland in 2004 with professional Swiss climber Urs Odermatt, while in 2006 he crossed Patagonia on horseback accompanied by gauchos.

Klaus has been a freelance photographer since 2003. His areas of speciality include sports, outdoor, skiing, Nordic skiing, climbing, ice climbing, expeditions, travel, running, landscapes and reportage.

Clients include Sport Schuster Munich, Ortovox, Lowa, Stern, View, Geo, Geo Saison, Alpinist, Klettern, abenteuer & reisen, FIT for FUN, Bergsteiger, Alpin, Mountainbike, Roadbike and Outdoor.

Frankfurt-based photographer and director Maik Scharfscheer specialises in staged sport and people photography. Being a passionate endurance sportsman and a skier himself, Maik knows how to put motion sequences in place.

His work has been recognised internationally, with awards for his campaign with boxers in Havana and his photo series and film of trial biker Danny MacAskill, both for client Leica Cameras.

Maik was also successful in the 2012 awards season, receiving Silver in the European Design Awards as well as an IF Award, Red Dot Award, DDC Award, Red Dot Design Communication Award 2012, and Gold in the Annual Multimedia Film Design Award 2012.

Known for his dynamic photography and an ability to communicate atmosphere, soul and emotion, Marc Oeder is able to motivate and focus on the essentials. His functional brilliance combined with long experience complete the picture and allow for high quality results.

Maintaining a studio and base in Munich, Marc mostly works on location. His focus is on people, lifestyle and sports photography for clients including Allgäu, Allianz, Audi Magazine, Commerzbank, Das Örtliche, Deutsche Telekom, Footlocker, Gerolsteiner, Intel, Kaufhof, König Pilsener, Lavazza, Mercedes-Benz Bank, Microsoft, Rodenstock, Salomon-Adidas, Sennheiser, Siemens, Tele 5, WeightWatchers and Wrigley.

Advertising agencies with which he has collaborated include argonauten G2 München, Atletico Berlin, BUTTER Werbeagentur Düsseldorf, F&H Public Relation München, Fischer Appelt München, Havas Worldwide München, Heye München, kl,ondike München, McCann Erickson Düsseldorf, PERGER & BERGER München, Publicis Erlangen, Publicis München, Selby & Co. Hamburg, Serviceplan München and Wächter & Wächter München.

Pim Ras was born in Rotterdam. As an eight-year old kid he visited Feyenoord football stadium with his father, where his focus was more on the sports photographers on the sidelines than on the football players themselves. From that moment on, he wanted to become a photographer.

10 years later, Pim began working for Inter Football, the agency behind the commercial activities of Ajax Amsterdam. In 1988 he joined the photo agency of famous cycling photographer Cor Vos, where he shot cycling and football for leading Dutch sports newspaper Algemeen Dagblad. Although he now enjoys a freelance career, the paper is still Pim’s podium and he has covered six Olympic Games and eight European and World football championships.

His pictures have won 42 prizes in the Dutch Silver Camera contest. In 2009, he won the Silver Camera for a news-story documenting the Queen's Day assault on the Royal Family.

In a 25-year career, Pim has developed himself into an all-round photographer. As well as sports photography he shoots portraits for magazines and is also a renowned news photographer, with regular clients including Dutch publications Panorama Magazine, Voetbal International and Quest Magazine.

Born in Pasig City (part of Metro Manila, Philippines). Army brat. Moved to Virginia for High School, back to the Philippines, back to New Jersey, then New York City and now living in San Francisco.

Client list includes Levi's, W + K, BrenesCo., Bare Essentials, ICON Magazine UK, ZOBHA, Hennesy, Papyrus, Macworld, Target, Walmart, Performer Magazine, Another World Entertainment, Volvo, CNN and GAP.

Stefan Schlumpf is specialised in sport, action, lifestyle and people photography.
He is a practitioner of most of the outdoor sports he covers, allowing him to get the best out of a location shoot whether high in the mountains, rock climbing or in steep skiing terrain.

Stefan shoots advertising, fashion and action in some of the remotest regions on the planet. His commercial clients range from Mammut, Kjus International, Red Bull and Norrona to View Magazine, Rock&Ice and Switzerland Tourism, to name but a few.

He is known for his very graphic and reduced visual language.

Stefan is represented by Visual Impact, Switzerland.

Stefano Cattelan's powerful photography demonstrates great attention to detail. Applying his personal experience, knowledge and skills he creates intense images, and his ability to think conceptually and offer visual solutions is an asset for every client.

Based in Turin, Stefano is involved in every step of the photo production process, from concept to casting through to digital post production. His award-winning work has included images of the Official Programme Opening Ceremony of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006, which received the ‘Best Events Award’ won by K-Events and Filmaster Group. He also shot images of the Official Programme Opening Ceremony of the European Taekwondo Championship in Rome in 2008.

His work has been published in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Style Montecarlo, Elle, Marie Claire, JM, Men's Health and Sportweek. He has also contributed to a number of charitable causes, including the LILA Night for Aids in Montecarlo and the TV and press campaign for S.O.S. Italia.

Clients include Red Bull, Lotus Cars, Barilla, Arena, Boombogie, Asics, Dainese, Reebok, Fila, Le Coq Sportiv, Mares, Biesse, Ferrero, Alfredo Pria, Love & Pride Jewellery, Nikon, Liberti, Maison de la France, Corsica Tourism Office, and many others.