PHOTOGRAPHERS' AGENTS Jun 2018

Avenger Photographers is a Munich-based photographic agency founded in 2002 by Sylvia Weinmann. The company represents a small group of highly talented photographers for advertising, beauty, fashion, sport, still life and lifestyle.

The agency's priority is to support the creative work of its artists. "Our ethos is professionalism, integrity and honesty; Our approach is friendly, organised and reliable. And our shoots are productive, stress-free and fun!"

Avenger Photographers also offers full photographic production and casting services for clients, working hand-in-hand with photographers, art directors and clients.

Avenger Photographers are Andrea Gaspar-Klein (Germany, Munich); Andreas Pollok (Germany, Munich); Dieter Steinbach (Austria, Vienna); Dirk Bader (Germany, Munich); Jörg Schieferecke (Germany, Stuttgart); Julia Keltsch (Germany, Hamburg); Sammy Hart (Germany, Munich); and Volker Dautzenberg (Germany, Munich).

All recent shoots and latest news can be seen on the agency's blog.

Blink Production is a boutique photo agency and production company, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin.

With a Scandinavian mindset, personal approach, and an eye for detail, any production – large or small – is taken care of and supervised by a hard-working and experienced crew, ensuring cost-efficient and professional delivery every time.

Representing some of Denmark’s best fashion and lifestyle photographers, with a large network of collaborators and an extensive online location database, Blink agency, and production is a one-stop destination for any photographic needs.

Recent clients include H&M, IKEA, Zalando, Volvo, Jack & Jones, The White Company, Net-a-porter, Mr Porter, Warehouse and Bang & Olufsen. The company's photographers regularly contribute to magazines such as GQ, Elle, Vogue, Nylon, iD, and Monocle.

D'ELE Management and Production is a creative agency dedicated to artist management and full service production. Based in Shanghai and with partners in Milan and London, for over 10 years the company has provided seamless and dynamic visual solutions to a wide range of international clients and advertising agencies.

In partnership with Livello6 and 1806, D'ELE is proud to represent international visual artists within photography, illustration, CGI, film, and animation. Its artists are recognised globally with awards such as Cannes Lions and Promax BDAs.

Additionally, D'ELE provides full service production customised to clients' specific needs.

The team at Horton-Stephens are well-known for representing a world-class group of photographers, but moving image has become a bigger and bigger part of what they do. No doubt this trend will continue following their most recent award, a Gold DMA for 'best use of moving image' and two further Silvers for PayPal.

Great production remains key to the success of their shoots and this is truer than ever with their film work where they offer everything from online/offline edit, to sound studio, motion control to CG... whatever it takes. They like to solve problems, not create them!

All the individual photographers have been shooting new things so this Spotlight only shows a small part. There’s much more from the team online, so be sure to visit the ‘Latest News' section.

Short-form content specialist, Short & Sweet, is also online as well as a choice of two CGI companies. For moving image, head over to sister agency Horton's Short'Uns.

JSR Agency is a creative management team based in London managing an award-winning roster of artists including photographers and directors. JSR not only provides talent but produce a number of projects for clients including global advertising agencies and brands.

Carioca Studio shot and provided CGI photo composition for the global Toyota Safety Sense campaign. COMER headed to Ibiza for UGG Europe digital summer campaign. New signing Edmund Fraser created 3D content and stills for a digital campaign for New Look.

John Bennett shot luxury jewellery for De Beers, Lee Brimble took the new Aston Martin on a road trip to Morocco for Top Gear Magazine, Oliver Paffrath shot lifestyle for the new Volkwagen Passat campaign and the ATL campaign for the Nissan Qashqai.

PEROU shot Will-i-am for Event magazine and a campaign featuring Anthony Joshua for Under Armour and JD Sports. Food photographer Steve Ryan shot for Honest Burgers and Stuart McClymont shot John Rhodes for the Sunday Times Magazine. Simon Stock filmed and directed three films for Toby Carvery.

Poppy Creative is a unique collective of San Francisco's top tier visual storytellers. The well-established creative agency has long-standing relationships in the photography industry, and its diverse array of photographers are talented in advertising, commercial, and catalogue work.

The agency represents top talent in the industry, and while booking individuals, the company also allows clients to book a team of talent to help their vision come to life.

"We're taking the stress and uncertainty out of shoots, and guaranteeing captivating images every single time."

Recent clients include Art.com, Gobble.com, HP, Little Passports, Mark & Graham, Red Heart Yarn and Walmart.

Proof is an Auckland-based agency representing and producing for photographers working across the South Pacific and further afield.

The Proof philosophy is one of collaboration, inspiration and constant growth with an emphasis on creative, personal projects. Its photographers share a set of values including industriousness, passion, openness and humour.

Some recent clients include Mercedes, Adidas, Kathmandu, Coca-Cola, Land Rover, ASB, DJI, Giant Cycles, Villa Maria Wines, University of Auckland and Methven.

Red Cactus was first established in 2003 with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. The presence of these three locations grants the company insight and freedom to produce great projects anywhere in Asia with a high level of service.

"We love what we do and believe in a win-win mantra in all aspects of the business, thus creating a positive shooting environment that inspires creativity and all of us to be at our best!"

"SIDECAR is a collaborative made up of premiere photographers, producers, directors and stylists specialising in portraiture, lifestyle, corporate and library shoots.

We work closely, bringing highly talented teams together to create a respected, thoughtful workspace. We approach projects with a sincere discipline, while solving problems, bridging creative ideas and embracing client relationships.

We are located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at Warehouse Studios, situating us next to Industry City. As a group or individually, our talent brings a full array of professionalism, experience and creativity to any assignment.

Recent clients include Nike, Merrell, Allstate and PUMA for David Emmite, Restonic Mattress, Milk Nursingwear and Hotel Henry for Rhea Anna, UPS, Brooks Running and M&T Bank for Walter Smith, and Ford Trucks for Noel Hendrickson.

Stem Agency is a creator and curator of forward thinking contemporary culture imagery.

Recent projects include photographer Timothy Saccenti’s King Kong Magazine cover story shot in Hong Kong using Sophia the Robot, a social humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics. Still and motion for a Gucci feature.

New work from Alex Lake for Poet In The City, for which he photographed poet and musician Joshua Idehen. Alex then flew to Bangalore, India to shoot UK band Wolf Alice on a cover feature for Q Magazine. Two very different approaches to shooting portraits within a city from the same creative eye.

More motion releases from Tom Andrew for music artists Daniel Avery. Tom used thermal imaging cameras alongside convectional footage for dynamic results.

Visit the Stem Agency website to keep up to date or sign-up to the new monthly newsletter.

Title Artist Management is a boutique repping agency with full service production based out of Sydney. Its artists direct motion and shoot stills, making them incredibly versatile and highly sought after in a climate in which clients are requiring more and more motion content.

"Our versatility and 20 years of experience in an ever-changing marketplace means we can take any brief in our stride. This year alone we have produced shoots for our artists with our production partners in Indonesia, Japan, New York, Hawaii, Copenhagen, Santiago, Johannesburg and Shanghai, as well various locations around Australia."

Global clients include Qantas, Corona, Virgin, Levi’s and Apple.

2018 got off to a great start with jobs for M&S, VW, Halifax, Cadbury's, Organic Trade Board, Optimum Nutrition, P&O, TfL, E.ON and Direct Line.

Vue is one of the UK’s leading photographic agencies, with a stable of 10 award-winning photographers working on a range of commercial, editorial, gallery and personal projects covering both stills and moving imagery.

Vue has established a reputation for producing high quality shoots both in the UK and around the globe. The team handle every brief with care and attention to detail, offering a full service production.