KIDS PHOTOGRAPHY Mar 2015

2015 is off to an exciting start for Andrea Mandel and is already filled with lots of fun and exciting projects. Some of her first projects include shooting a TV commercial for Huggies and a new ad campaign for Ziploc.

Andrea prides herself not only in her work behind the camera, but in the relationships she is able to form while shooting a diverse range of subject matter. There is never a dull moment, and this energy shines through in her work.

Andrea is passionate about life and this extends beyond her life’s work, photography. She is excited for what this year has in store, "especially those things that are unknown!"

Candy Kennedy is a New York based fashion and portrait photographer. She started her career in Cape Town, South Africa and spent a lot of time in Paris, were she discovered her interest in shooting portraits and experimenting with natural light.

Candy's images are unique and pure, her style is energetic, urban and highly expressive. She is able to play with natural light and create incredible, visual portraits working just with shadows, light and reflections. As a person, she is exactly like her style of shooting: energetic, urban, expressive and ultra ambitious.

Dan Pangbourne has been creating images for top fashion brands, global packaging projects and product advertising campaigns.

With his unique ability to interpret his clients' visual dreams and translate them into beautiful brand specific images, Dan has been shooting for European and global reach clients.

Dan has full production facilities, capable of organising a shoot from concept to delivery.

Be sure to take a look at his incredible portfolio.

Harry Vorsteher is an award-winning fashion, beauty and kids photographer based in Dusseldorf, working for clients worldwide.

His creativity is focused on achieving essential results and outstanding outcomes for his clients.

Taking natural and individual images is Harry's main motivation. His results are characterised by a unique sensitivity and creativity in which he strives for the perfect moment, frozen in the one picture.

Visit his website for more information.

Ian continues another amazing year shooting campaigns with babies, toddlers, kids and teens for clients in the UK and abroad.

Ian is represented in the UK by Zara Ronchi and in China and SE Asia by Justin Chan.

Visit his website for more information.

Julia Bostock is a London-based children's photographer known internationally for her unique visual signature and creative approach. Motivated by the curiosity and playfulness of her subjects, she is passionate about capturing this vitality in all her work, both for global brands and boutique businesses.

Julia's love of travel and interest in different cultures has led her to work with clients from the United States to Nigeria. Her clients include Mothercare, Clarks Shoes and Monsoon and her work has been featured in a host of publications, most recently Tatler Magazine and Vogue Bambini.

Despite her sense of fun and involvement with her subjects from babies to teens, in both the still and moving image, Julia's professional approach and dedication to every shoot has won her praise from across the industry.

Kymberly Marciano brings her strong, polished point of view to all that she does, whether she is creating her rich photographic images that lend themselves to publications such as Little Ones Magazine, Posterchild Magazine and La Petite Magazine, or through her work as creative director to emerging brands.

Kymberly's fashion and beauty photographs have long been a window into the magical and energetic world of children and adolescents. She brings an energy and curiosity to her relationships with children, beginning with her own. She brings the same sensitivity and narrative gifts into play as she continues to work with teen singers, teen DJs and brand influencers.

Recently, Kymberly founded the popular and sophisticated kids fashion site Mini-Maven.com, where there is a narrative behind every story. The site features a foundation of originally curated interviews and innovative fashion editorials, with a photographic journal of children dressed in coveted fashion brands. "Innovative fashion culture and inspiration are the foundation for each story at Mini-Maven, seamlessly celebrating all things she loves for the little ones and their modern world."

Kids and lifestyle photographer Marina Kloess is based in Munich. She recently completed productions in Cape Town and Miami.

"To communicate something real you don't have to say much. You simply need to capture something that has the power to move and enrapture on its own. To be real, it must speak for itself. This is my motivation in photography; capturing what is honest. Rendering photos that characterise a space and atmosphere that speak of what simply is. This is the only way I can conceive of creating something real and doing it with pleasure, enjoyment and emotion and the only way to arrive at an outcome that I am content with."

Nina W. Melton is an international kids photographer based in Barcelona. She is known for her fresh and colourful vision and her ability to capture kids at play.

Recently she has been busy with various commercial, editorial and personal projects including Sfera Kids, El Corte Inglés, Bóboli, Babiekinsmagazine, Birkenstock.

Nina W. Melton is represented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by Agentur Neubauer.

Sue Barr's candid, authentic lifestyle images are both spontaneous and focused. Telling a story in a single frame, Sue shoots advertising and editorial assignments for commercial clients including P&G, Johnson and Johnson and Nestlé as well as campaigns for numerous pharmaceutical companies. Her images often appear in lifestyle and children’s publications and blogs including Family Fun Magazine, Voices from the Ville and Huffington Post. Awards include Best Lifestyle Photographer with both PDN (Photo District News) and APA (Artistic Photographers of America) and many other prestigious honors in her almost 20 year career as a photographer.

“It can’t be done in a studio or frozen with a flash. I do it with patience and perseverance. I love to shoot people, especially kids, any age, anywhere. My goal is to make models act real and real people feel special. My passion is to gain their trust, exhaust the expected and capture the extra-ordinary moment.”

Zoe Adlersberg began her career in photography 14 years ago after cutting her teeth in advertising, while working at Kirschenbaum and Bond. She focused her talents on shooting fashion and portraiture until the birth of her first child, Uma, in 2007.

Motherhood changed Zoe's artistic perspective and focus, and she decided to explore the world of children's fashion photography, where she has had great success over the past several years.

On shooting children, Zoe says,"I adore being able to work with my team to create a cinematic idea and story with children. They really get into the roles and it feels more like play than work. Some photographers get frustrated shooting kids, but if you let them be themselves, everyone can have a blast!".

Zoe's editorial clients include Interview, Nylon, Marie Claire, Kid-In, Milk and Cookie, Pirouette and her commercial clients range from Tuchinda and EGG by Susan Lazar to Mabo and CHaLK NYC.

Zoe is currently working on a personal project that showcases the transition from woman to mother and she is based in both Paris and New York.