people & lifestyle photography + motion Jul 2016

Alex Crétey Systermans is a photographer known for capturing authentic and emotive images of family and friendship.

His artistic eye and natural skill for storytelling helps clients to create original and captivating campaigns.

Alex’s warm personality and ability to connect with people of all backgrounds make him a pleasure to work with, on both sides of the camera.

Alex Crétey Systermans is represented by Swerve Represents.

A native of San Antonio, Bryan Rindfuss graduated from Alamo Heights High School before relocating to New York to earn a liberal arts degree with a concentration in photography from Sarah Lawrence College.

During his 15 years in New York, Bryan worked for renowned photographers including Richard Avedon, Mary Ellen Mark and Steven Klein while shooting portraits and fashion editorials for publications such as NYLON, Jane, Dutch, Mademoiselle, The London Independent, El Tiempo Celeste, Baby Baby Baby, Vogue Australia and SPIN.

Bryan's work has also been featured in the books 'Celeste: Yes, I’m Your Man' and 'Side Ways: A Smart Art Project', among others.

"It all really started with portraits. From there I went on to photo documentaries, which led to me telling other stories through fashion. I just love it when I have the opportunity to tell a chronicle through a fashion editorial. Well, that led to shooting many advertising campaigns and directing films.

I have a great time mixing technique with poetry. "

Visit Christian Gaul's website for more.

Clara's art is light-hearted yet sophisticated. For many years, she specialised in photographing a wide range of food projects for advertising, editorials and book publishers. Then, she found that clients who appreciated her sense of beauty and eye for detail started asking her to also shoot travel, lifestyle, portraits and interiors.

Today, Clara’s projects are varied and her recent clients include The New York Times, Coastal Living Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Condé Nast Traveller Russia, Wincasa, MIGROS, INK Global, Coop, and Le Monde Magazine.

"The aesthetic of photography seeks to create narratives in defined contrasts and a personal style. It is to document in a sensitive way those moments planned previously in order to satisfy the needs of the project.

Since childhood, I’ve been involved in photography through my family, who were photographers, and later for the interest and enjoyment it gives me for people.

Images communicate messages with a variety of interpretations; for this reason it is important to transmit what we want to say in the best possible way. I like to know every detail of a production and to meet the client in person.

My style looks for personality and its details, with well-defined contrasts to satisfy the client. Each project is different and I adapt to its necessities with fresh ideas and cutting-edge proposals."

The ability to work well in a team and to thrive with a group of creative people has made lifestyle and people photography Eva Napp’s passion. She is based in Los Angeles, California, but loves to travel the world for assignments and flows well within different cultures and working environments.

Clients appreciate her German values - punctuality, reliability, and great organisational skills - combined with the competence of getting things done even in difficult situations.

Eva has been working for well-known clients including Jaguar, BMW, Nokia and Apple and was just published in Blickfang, the annual compendium of Germany’s best photographers.

Georgie Clarke specialises in people, food, and lifestyle. These themes are evident in her work: a diverse blend of artistic control, spontaneous moments, vivid atmospheres, and personal connections. With an impassioned thirst for life and knowledge, Georgie combines seasoned technical experience with genuine emotional investment to capture unique and striking images.

Last month saw the launch of Feeding Friends, a cookbook commission with celebrity duo Terry Edwards and George Craig for Hodder & Stoughton. Photography from Feeding Friends has since been featured in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, and You Magazine.

Georgie’s other commissions include a travel story for Waitrose Kitchen in Spain, lifestyle videos for Boden clothing, and a print feature of Grammy award-winning record producer Fraser T Smith for international music publication The Manifesto.

Most recently, Georgie just returned from shooting a 60 portrait corporate commission in San Francisco for a global senior executive search firm.

Visit Georgie’s website for more info.

Raised between Africa and Europe, Isabel's upbringing has given her a very unique style, vibrant and free spirit. Having a background in anthropology adds a very different perspective on the way Isabel “sees” people, children, and life. This gives a very emotional approach to her work that has become her trademark, reflected in fashion, catalogues, commercial work, life style and portraiture.

With three books published, her clients include Coca Cola, Sumol, Nestlé, and Telkom. Her work has been published in Vogue, Elle Magazine, Marie Claire, Monocle, El País, and Expresso. Catalogue work includes clients from all over and brands like Oscar de la Renta kids, Zippy, Mo, Lanidor, Play Up, and Knot.

Isabel splits the summer seasons between the two most amazing and photogenic cities, Lisbon and Cape Town, living mainly between the two.

"Working with people; to engage with new situations; authentic, alive and emotional; the search for THE moment; to tell stories: all of this drives Karsten Koch in his still and moving images."

In recent months, different projects for various clients have emerged, incuding:

• With BBDO, he shot a campaign for West cigarettes in Cape Town,
• For Kaufland, he emerged parallel to the film images with proper Barbecue EM mood,
• In Berlin, he realised the shooting for S-Bahn together with Serviceplan,
• Sporting was photographed together with Südpol for the client Joy Sportswear in Cape Town,
• Lastly, Karsten has produced still photos and moving images in the personal project 'Friends.'

Munich-based photographer Marina Kloess is specialised in lifestyle, kids and people photography. She regularly works on a diverse range of personal projects and is well known for her honest, natural images.

Marina's professional photography career started in 2009 and she has since amassed extensive experience in kids, lifestyle and people photography, shooting on location and in the studio in Germany and abroad.

Marina captures and communicates moments, feelings and people in a way that is both tangible and sincere.

Her latest projects took her to Cape Town.

"I grew up in an artistic house with a father who was an architect and a mother who was a portrait photographer, so you could say that I was destined to follow in their footsteps! I loved the whole idea of capturing the world around me and was always that kid who carried their camera everywhere.

When I was a teenager I got my first taste of working in a darkroom at school and spent most of my free time before, during, and after school rolling film, shooting photos, or printing images. I continued with my photography at university, working on the college’s newspaper before going on to get my Master’s of Science in Photography at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California.

Since leaving school, not much has changed, I still lug a camera everywhere - 30 countries and counting, to the top of a Himalayan mountain, under the Ocean, and just about everywhere else you can think of! Through my photography I have been able to work on some amazing projects including shooting from the back of an America’s Cup yacht, hanging out of a helicopter shooting an active volcano, and meeting some of the world’s best athletes."

Clients include Destination Rotorua, Polynesian Spa, Boom Skateboarding, Vibram Five Fingers, Kori Kita, D’baron, Pearson Bikes and Jefferson Bikes.

Michael Pierce strives to tell stories and create images with a blend of beauty, emotion and creativity, which ultimately connect brands to their audiences. His work encompasses editorial, commercial and advertising work within the worlds of sports, active lifestyle and creative portraiture. His goal is to not just make the product, service or subject look good, but also to make the client look good in its choice of photographer.

After moving to Denver, Pierce spent one season working under legendary sports photographer Rich Clarkson as a team photographer for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies before moving on to pursue projects that offered more creative freedom and utilised his professional experience in advertising and marketing.

Mikkel Vang finds inspiration everywhere: in people, cars, aeroplanes, hot air balloons, boats, coffee, dreaming, landscapes, and of course, living. Today, he makes images that feel believable while also adding a touch of sophistication.

Mikkel's work has always been about storytelling and light - setting up a scene like a film set, the quest for flawless light and his ability to frame an image to give it the magic of a cinematic moment.

Having lived and worked in Europe and Australia, he is now based in New York. Mikkel's work is sought after time and again by clients all over the world, including Ikea, Volvo, General Electric, Delta, Gardena and Samsung.

Nick David is a London-based lifestyle and people photographer. His ability to capture authentic moments for global brands and agencies gives his work a genuine, optimistic feel that clients demand.

Working alongside a fantastic crew, Nick’s relaxed approach means he always gets the best out of his models. An experienced production team at LPA is on hand to cover all aspects of any commercial shoot, including casting models, location finding and budget management.

Featured in this month’s Spotlight - student campaigns for both Nationwide and Ernst&Young alongside projects from Playa Farmara in Lanzarote and London's Young Business Start Up.

Nick is currently collaborating on a film and stills commission for Harris Tweed shooting in the stunning Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Nick is represented in the UK by Lisa Pritchard (LPA).

London-based photographer Nikolay Mirchev captures commercial and lifestyle images in a very creative way. Although his passion is photographing people, drawn by the beauty of his home city, Nikolay also constantly seeks the perfect angle and composition to capture the essence of London's lifestyle.

The combination of technical skills and creative vision makes Nikolay's photography work stand out with its signature look. In pursuit of breaking boundaries and facing new challenges (and also satisfying his creative hunger), Nikolay invests in discovering new faces and unique characters for his personal projects.

Besides commercial, portrait and lifestyle photography, Nikolay is also very interested in a range of subjects that hold the potential of becoming a photographic masterpiece.

Peter Bak is a freelance lifestyle and travel photographer who has been working for more than 20 years. In his late 20s he moved to New York City, during which time he mastered film photography before moving on to digital. He has a natural talent for outdoor and location photography and is known for his dramatically lit environment portraits and intriguing travel images.

Peter specialises in creating engaging portraits and documantery. Furthermore, he enjoys making photo reports for travel and lifestyle magazines, combining this with exploring exotic cultures. When not shooting professionally he spends his time travelling and working on his personal portrait series.

Peter works with a wide range of clients from travel magazines to corporate portraits, including Rijksmuseum, ThiemeMeulenhoff, Nautique, Rails, Dutch Playboy, Elle magazine, Carp, HP de tijd and NRC M-magazine.

Ric Noyle, born in Cape Town, South Africa, has resided in Honolulu, Hawaii for the past 35 years. After three decades spent behind the lens and behind the scenes, he is an expert guide to every dramatic, romantic, breathtaking beauty spot in the Hawaiian Islands.

During this time, he has gained an unsurpassed reputation for quality and dependability — both for his strong technical skills with light and composition and his ability to capture the emotions, beauty and intensity of his subjects.

Ric’s clients are those who value, above all, his unwavering professionalism and problem-solving skills, from concept development to the countless details of studio and location photography.

Ric and his team can do a pre-shoot scout, send details and low-res previews by request. They will also take care of set building, locations, casting, permits, equipment rentals, make-up, hairstyling, food displays and any other production needs.

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

He spent his youth roaming the woods and wading the streams of Northern Michigan, spending evenings bathed in the glow of a campfire listening to the stories told of other times. Robert formed a love of the outdoors and became a student of light and the flow of natural design: he learned to listen.

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.

Today, Robert calls Grand Rapids, MI, home. An emerging gem of the Midwest Grand Rapids is the home of Steelcase, Kellogg’s, Amway and Herman Miller.

Clients include American Express, PwC, Nationwide Insurance, Kimberly-Clark, Michigan State University and Kellogg's.

Based in the UK Ross Woodhall has 20+ years experience behind the lens capturing lifestyle and sports images across the globe. A hard work ethic coupled with a relaxed manner makes him a much sought after photographer.

His latest client testimonials include:

“Ross has really raised the bar for our magazine photography through his expertise in shooting outdoors, even in challenging conditions. He’s completely unflappable, totally committed and indefatigably cheerful on every shoot - an absolute pleasure to work with.” Matt Jones, Editor, WALK Magazine.

“We have worked with Ross for many years, and he comes full of ideas and has helped us arrange an array of photo locations. Ross has a real eye for showcasing product and to top it all is great fun to work with. Always professional, he has never once let us down.” Craig French, Head of Woman’s Wear, Mountain Warehouse.

"Blending life with locations - creativity with solutions.

I’m told on good authority (well, the wife) that I’ll talk to anyone but I’m just interested in people and feel comfortable chatting and photographing to almost anyone. From the 6’2 model, the CEO at his London HQ, or the rustic looking fella in the back waters of nowhere, they all intrigue me.

I’ve now spent nearly three decades capturing people from all walks of life for advertising. These years of experience come not only from behind the camera but from behind the post-production suite too.

Being an experienced retoucher helps me not only capture everything needed to complete the visual look of the job, but also allows me to think on my feet and provide solutions to overcome those problems that can often arise while working in the unpredictable world of location shooting.

Asked to describe my work, I’d say I capture the quieter moments of life"

Stefan Nimmesgern is a people and portrait photographer, born close to the French border in Germany. Starting his career with still life and food photography, Stefan changed subject when he moved to San Francisco, where he has had many international celebrities such as Nelly Furtado, Armin Müller-Stahl, Omar Sy, Zaz, Jean-Michel Jarre and Iris Berben in front of his camera.

Stefan works in his studio or on location all over the world for advertising, editorial and corporate projects. Recent clients include Jack Wolfskin, Stuttgarter, Robeco, Gigaset, ZEITmagazin, Stern and Wirtschaftswoche.

Stefan is based close to Munich on Lake Starnberg. He is represented by laif core.

Stefan Schlumpf is a multi-talented photographer with international experience across a range of genres. He began his career as an action and extreme sports photographer, before diversifying into people, advertising and landscape images and studying photography in Zurich.

Stefan has international experience working for agencies and editorial magazines, both on location and in the studio. His work has appeared in international campaigns as well as various magazines worldwide. His search for the best picture has brought him to six continents.

Stefan is known for his very graphic, exceptionally aesthetic and reduced visual language. He is currently based in Chur, Zurich.

Clients include Mammut, Adidas, Red Bull, Kjus, Skins, Schlossberg Switzerland, Post, Universal Music, VP Bank and Switzerland Tourism.

Stuart McClymont has been photographing for over 18 years. He has a vast range of experience in shooting portraits and fashion imagery.

His passion for lifestyle photography is perfectly complimented by his vast technical knowledge and his love for his work makes every shoot a pleasure.

Stuart has built up an impressive commercial portfolio, shooting advertising campaigns for a broad spectrum of clients including his latest global campaign for Panasonic Lumix, Nike, Sony, Honda, Sky, Expresso Telecom, EasyJet, Remington, Police, Ralph Lauren, MTN, AA and Nokia.