PEOPLE & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY Sep 2014

With nearly 20 years' freelance photography experience, Toby Adamson has worked in close to 100 countries worldwide with clients ranging from corporates to those in the NGO and print media sectors.

He specialises in relaxed and natural images of people and lifestyles as well as environmental portraits and documentary photography for both commissioned and personal projects.

One of Toby's portraits was given a Special Mention in the 2013 Travel Photographer of the Year award, currently showing at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington.

Toby also shoots video and his short film 'Reflections on Sixty' won its category at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival in 2011.

Visit his website for more information.

Andrey Popov is an advertising lifestyle, portraiture, and editorial photographer based out of Vancouver, Canada. He fancies dramatic lighting resulting in strong, moody portraiture with a heightened sense of reality.

Being a sucker for good storytelling, Andrey uses photography as a vehicle to tell stories that are important to his clients. When not shooting commercial work he can be found hiking, driving, or flying to photograph some of the world's most beautiful scenery.

Brian Kuhlmann’s favourite work to create is authentic, in-the-moment, lifestyle. While working fast to keep the energy moving, Brian strives to capture that moment when the viewer becomes one of the clan, hanging and celebrating as part of the group. He believes the success of any shoot depends on creating believable moments, and goes to great lengths to make sure what he’s photographing could really be happening.

Brian’s energy has been called infectious; his ability to direct without being over bearing, and gaining the confidence and trust of everyone he photographs, are two of his most noted attributes. He is light-hearted and easy to work with, which makes his crew and talent willing allies in creating unique, unexpected images.

With a strong narrative focus and constantly evolving creativity, Brian repeatedly attract clients of all types and sizes including Amazon, The Coca-Cola Company, Crown Imports LLC, Dell, Electra Bicycle Company, GE, Glaxo Smith Kline, HBO, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniels, JBL, Jim Beam, Kraft Foods, MGM Resorts, Microsoft, Pepsi Cola, Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Reebok International, Samsung Electronics and Time Warner Cable.

Jeans Bandits. With banana bikes and beatboxes, they went out as a gang, jumping, twisting, turning, laughing, sharing the surprise that summer is not yet over. The role of the photographer is to capture these unexpected moments of joy. Christoph Siegert accompanied the uninhibited Bandits on their adventures over the rooftops of factories, to the dunes of Boberg and gardens of suburbia.

2014 has been another busy year.  Recent campaigns include The Post Office - WCRS Inferno, Boots - Mother, RAC - Atomic, Snickers - Irish International, Brooks Running - Brooks Seattle, Ikea - Mother, Sainsbury’s - AMV BBDO and several editorial commissions including a front cover portrait of Ron Arad for the cover of Wired Magazine.

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Other recent highlights have been receiving ‘Best use of photography’ in the recent IPA ‘Best of Health' awards, and being one of the winners of the highly acclaimed PDN Faces competition, with the Ranulph Fiennes portrait commissioned for the cover of Wired Magazine.

George Brooks’ experience and easy-going way of working quickly puts his subjects at ease to produce the natural and spontaneous moments that his clients are looking for. His work has a depth and graphic structure that allows the personality of the subject to shine through either on location or in the studio.

Recent projects include Abellio, 7IM, Whitbread, Close Brothers, Wincanton, EasyJet, Tullow Oil, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and have covered North America, The Middle East, Sudan as well as many parts of Europe and the UK.

The Glassworks has a global reputation for creating in-depth photography commissions. The studio works as a fully integrated production and shoot specialist for institutional commissioners, individuals, advertising campaigns and design agencies.

Glassworks founder Marcus Lyon is commissioned internationally to create high impact images for global clients. This Spotlight highlights recent work for the launch of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. 

All shoots are fully produced by the Glassworks team in Central London run by Ben Youd. For more information contact the Glassworks on + 44 (0)20 7735 9933.

Summer 2014 has seen some great shoots including Canon Europe with the launch of the EOS 7D mark II camera, Unilever for its graduate recruitment programme, Moss Bros to launch a new range of bespoke suits, Evy Baby to support its expansion into Western Europe, as well as TUI, Aberdeen Asset Management, Berkley Homes, Redrow Development and Bella Italia.

Julian Love and his team have shot in London, the wild landscapes of North Wales, the Italian Alps, Florence, Hamburg, Athens and the British Virgin Islands.

"I am a people and lifestyle photographer based in London and shooting internationally. My photography is about stylised authenticity, capturing moments with the honesty of documentary and the polish of commercial advertising. I am now applying the same style to moving image too. I also shoot environmental portraiture exemplified by my popular 'Handmade London' project."

Julian is represented in London by the Lisa Pritchard Agency.

"Basically, it's quite simple. I have three easy rules for presenting my work: Create space for the genuine moment. Always be flexible. Capture emotions. So it's exciting to identify and capture these moments when they arise. Recent work includes Krombacher Fassbrause, Calimera from the group REWE Touristik, Cecil, Joy Sportswear and EMP."

By the age thirteen Kelly Fajack was selling images to Surfing Magazine. Since then his camera has taken him to over forty counties on six continents. As of late, he’s been working with The Phelps Agency and Tahiti Tourism in Tahiti, The Monteverdi Hotel in Tuscany and shooting fashion editorials for Bella and Viva magazines.

Coming this December Organic India will be flying him to shoot their tea fields and farmers in North-East India.

Other Recent clients include: Terramar Retail Centers, Neutrogena, Stella Artois, Harmonica PR, Kreation Organic, Konnect PR, Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health Germany/Australia.

Kelly splits his time between homes in Venice Beach and NYC.

Living, working and playing amongst the mountains and beaches of the Pacific Northwest for the last 20 years, Mark Gribbon is entrenched in the active lifestyle showcased in his photos.

Whether shooting a mist-covered mountainside or the weathered face of a lifelong fisherman, he brings a sense of graphic authenticity to his work that only someone on the inside can achieve. Mark's work showcases the depth and personality of his subjects while giving his audience a candid look into their lives and adventures.

With clients ranging from active lifestyle brands to tourism boards to world-class print media, Mark can produce shoots from conception to completion while ensuring his images enhance and capture the essence of a brand. Always one to play with textures, Mark is also known for blending natural and artificial light seamlessly in any conditions to craft images rich in texture and emotion while highlighting the character of his subjects.

Born to an Italian musician in Wiesbaden, Oliver Rossi has been travelling the world since childhood. After finishing his studies he took a 35mm camera to explore India where he discovered his love for photography. After gaining invaluable experience assisting a number of photographers, Oliver now produces his own powerful imagery as a freelance photographer. His photographs act as a medium in the truest sense of the word, as they establish a silent relationship between the model and the viewer.

He has been nominated for the Canon Pro Fashion Award and the International Master Color Awards for Photography, as well as receiving third place in the Public Choice Awards and an Honorable Mention at PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris.

Oliver's talent for capturing emotions is valued by all his clients, including Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bahn, Mustang Jeans, Samsung, Siemens and Vodafone.

Photographer Patrick Harrison has over 20 years of experience shooting natural and inspiring images. He shoots people at work and at play, creating engaging advertising and branding imagery.

"Patrick is exactly what you want: friendly, charming and unassuming. He is a joy to work with and he always gets the best out of people. He has an uncanny ability to capture the essence of a person or a situation, and always with an unerring instinct for a great frame." Roger Whittlesea, Proud Creative.

It has been an incredibly busy summer for Patrick, working on people and lifestyle campaigns for Cancer Research UK, McKinsey & Company, Primark and The Welsh Government.

Patrick is represented by Lisa Pritchard Agency (LPA).

Dutch photographer Paul de Graaff is more than just a photographer. Together with the family van den Assem, he is currently visualizing the brand-imaging of Van den Assem Shoes and developing a new face for the company. His experience and motivation is helping the family-run business move into a new era.

Paul’s style can be described as personal and emotional. Whether commissioned or from his own collection, his work is always one of a kind. He specialises in fashion and lifestyle images for advertising and editorial clients.

“Catching emotion and light in a relaxed way is my goal,” he says. Paul works for fashion and advertising agencies. Visit his website for more information.

Richard Wadey is a London-based photographer producing fresh and dynamic location images.

Since winning the Judges Choice prize at the Association of Photographers (AOP) awards in London last year, Richard has been in great demand with commissions taking him to Jamaica, Ghana, Lesotho, South Africa Germany and Argentina for clients including British Airways, GE Capital, Virgin Galactic, Heineken, Grey Goose Vodka, Thomson Holidays, Tesco and Corney & Barrow investment wines.

Richard is always available to discuss photographic briefs and projects so do get in touch if you are producing a shoot and are in need of a creative photographer.

Robert Neumann is a Michigan-based lifestyle photographer known for his ability to tell stories. It’s part art, but mostly the ability to see and capture hope, laughter, life - one frame at a time.

In love with travel and the lure of the road, his camera has taken him around the globe. He is as careful and deliberate making pictures of a landscape as he is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Clients include American Express, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Nationwide Insurance, Kellogg and Kimberly-Clark.

“You have the unique gift of finding beauty amongst the chaos, ruins and conflict” is how one Russian art collector recently described Simon Urwin’s photography.

Afghanistan and Kashmir have been the latest location shoots for Simon and the resulting images can be seen gracing the pages of magazines such as Renegade, Sidetracked and Lonely Planet Traveller.

Recognised by the Association of Photographers for his portraiture (he was a finalist in the prestigious AOP Awards last year), Simon was hand-picked by Sarah Brown (wife of the former British Prime Minister) to shoot a series of portraits in Kabul for her ongoing campaign alongside Malala Yousafzai to bring education to every child on the planet.

A former award-winning TV executive turned photographer, with a unique understanding of cross-platform campaigns in particular, Simon’s clients also include the likes of Historic Royal Palaces, Tesco and John Lewis.

"I believe in working every day to achieve the highest quality and artistic experience; that line where art and commerce meet. It is with unique vision, well planned production and seamless execution that I do this with both large and small projects.

As a third generation shooter with a degree in painting, I bring a perspective unique in my field. Everything is approached with the preparation and research of an artist. Be it large, highly produced campaigns or intimate portraits and life style shoots, it all comes down to one thing: a clear vision for creation."

Raised and educated in England, Stefanos Notopoulos grew up running around in a school uniform with British pop and fashion culture as his background.

He has since travelled extensively, mostly between Germany and the UK. After a thorough photographic training in Germany, he went on to assist a selection of renowned photographers back in London for several years. Drawing from 20 years of professional experience, Stefanos is now based in Munich where he has settled with his young family.

"For me, photography is on the one side being technically ambitious, yet remaining free to just take hold of a camera and capture a telling moment or the enthusiasm of life.“

Clients include Hugo Boss, Bulgari, Baldessarini, Cartier, Mustang, New Balance, Reebok, Nike, McDonald's, Weleda and many more.

Stefanos is represented by Avenger Photographers.

Based in a smart and accessible Central London studio, Tim Platt has a wealth of experience shooting a wide variety of commissioned briefs for many of the world's top brands, both in the studio and on location.

Recent clients include Kellogg's, Dunhill Cigars, Merck and AbbVie Pharmaceuticals, RNLI, Pierre Robert underwear and Teksta toys.

Photographing people is his passion - all shapes, sizes and ages. He has a natural and relaxed approach to shooting both children and adults, with a knack for capturing genuine emotion. Tim's meticulous attention to detail shows throughout the production process - from initial discussions of the brief through to the casting process and the technical demands of the shoot itself.

His website reflects his creative versatility, including lifestyle, children, beauty, figurative work and animals. He also shoots and edits video. Check the featured video links or visit his website to see more.