PEOPLE & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY Nov 2021

Alessandro Michelazzi is based in Italy and has worked with photography for more than 15 years. 

With a unique vision for colours and an keen eye for graphical composition, Alessandro’s photography embraces the use of modern technologies of digital photography with cinemagraph, CGI rendering, interactive images and the traditional process of analogue chemical photography.

His passion for new technologies led him to actively use smartphone photography for personal and commissioned works. He was thus selected for some years by the OnePlus smartphone brand to shoot the marketing images for the products launch and the presentation keynote.

In the last years, he has worked for international brands such as IWC Schaffhausen, Montblanc, Google, OnePlus, Huawei, John Varvatos, Hockerty, Pitti Immagine and the tourist board of the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region in Italy.

“A passion of mine is bike touring. Our kits are ultra light, the smallest tents, the thinest mats. This fortunately leaves space for my camera to come along.

I love documenting the adventures in the world around me, especially when the weather goes a bit off. This drive for getting the shot on location has lead teams with full lighting rigs up the sides of snowy mountains in Whistler and deep in to forests after the rain. But I’m still a city kid with a love of style. I’ve worked with numerous hair salons, yoga studios and clothing designers to show off what they can do for you in every day life.

I have a background in cinema which gave me a keen eye for story telling, and a love of fashion photography which has kept my aesthetics sharp and contemporary. My ideal photo is true to life, but elevated through photography to make it just a little bit more than real.”

Arnhel De Serra’s work is multi-layered, comical, disruptive, political and colourful. At heart, he is nosey and curious about other people’s business. He loves to see the absurd in the everyday. His eye is constantly roving and casting around for opportunities.

London-based, his client list includes Nintendo, Gousto, Aston Martin, BP, Freesat, Halifax, Leica Fotografie International, M&S, NatWest, Sotheby's, Stagecoach, The Jewish Museum, The National Trust and Virgin Trains.

See more of Arnhel's work here. He is represented by JSR. You can follow the agency on Instagram for latest projects.

Eric Yip is a photographer for the active lifestyle space, based in Sydney and Singapore. 

His images are made on a generous and energetic set, allowing his talents to truly shine with their abilities; this creates a unique and natural set of photographs that are authentic. 

In his managed production process, each of the team members brings their individual strengths to maximise value and minimise risk on set.

See more of his work and background on his website, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Accelerate in the bends on the motorcycle for Heritage Magazine or slow down in the garden for Compo. Daniel Witte and Peter Wattendorff are the new strong team from Münster and Berlin. The goal-oriented creative imagery of the two, whether available or artificial light, is refreshing for every art buyer and customer.

Current customers include Volksbank Berlin, Sparda Bank Hessen and LVM Versicherung.

Gerhard Linnekogel considers street photography to be an important addition to commissioned people and lifestyle photography. "Here, too, it is necessary to react quickly to the people and situations at hand."

Gerhard Linnekogel is a passionate people and lifestyle photographer. The brief gives him the framework to direct his casting and scouting towards an authentic moment. 

His mindfulness and loving respect for his performers and crew create situations that are free of posing and artificiality. 

That was the prerequisite for him to capture real emotional moments for his clients in over 20 countries with their different characters.

Due to the current Corona situation, all crew members and performers take a PCR test before a shoot. A hygiene manager is present during the shoot.

He is represented in US by i2iphoto, New York.

"A special project in my Spotlight this time. It started with a feeling that lingered after a week camping in the south of The Netherlands. "Why are you here? This is our campsite. Get lost!” Perhaps I was completely wrong and I was imagining these thoughts. But it didn't let them go. The combination with an audience that was at least 75% covered in tattoos gave me the idea to make this project.

Fortunately the owner of Strandpark Vlugtenburg was immediately enthusiastic about Campink. The thoughts 'Why do you have tattoos? And what's behind those pictures?' We found particularly interesting.

You can actually see this project in two parts. On the one hand the black and white photos with the stories and on the other hand the colour photos that tell the story about the Campink campsite.

I would like to say: “Welcome to Campink.”"

Henrik Knudsen is an award-winning photographer based in London.

Henrik’s use of space and atmospheric lighting is inspired by his interest in film and cinema. He likes mixing natural and artificial light sources, always with the aim of telling stories of people and their environment.

Henrik’s client list includes British Airways, HSBC, GSK, Vodafone, Canon, Samsung, Bombay Sapphire, BT and McDonald’s as well as magazines such as The Smithsonian, Elle Decoration, Der Spiegel and Destinations. He has also shot many charity campaigns and projects for UK Government departments.

See more of Henrik's work here. Henrik is represented by JSR, give them a follow on Instagram.

Born in Mauritius, Ian and Erick found their passion for photography around the water and have since travelled across the world capturing amazing lifestyle, portraiture and action sport photographs.

With their love for the craft, they experiment with all sorts of cameras and lenses to get the job done properly. From large format cameras to water housing and 600mm lenses - all in the quest for impeccable images.

Ian and Erick love taking photographs of the youth culture, the cool people and the people with character. As Ian describes it, “A great picture is a great team of people working together.” Their photos are all about great composition and clever lighting.

With no restrictions in Western Australia, they have been producing work this year for Bankwest, Spotify, The Smith Family, Audi, Chemist Warehouse and many more.

Irwin Wong is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Tokyo.

Originally from Melbourne, he moved to Japan in 2005. Known for his ability to interpret a wide range of subject matters, from billionaire CEOs to otaku gamers, Irwin’s portraiture is featured in a wide variety of magazines and advertisements, notably The Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter and Forbes.

Irwin’s technical and creative versatility in the field also makes him attractive to travel, automotive and tech clients, including the Economist 1843, Christian Dior, Apple, Amazon, and Mitsubishi Motors.

He has developed an interest in craftsmanship after photographing several artisans for work, and his first book, 'Handmade in Japan', was published in September 2020 by Gestalten.

Please see his website for a portfolio of his past work.

Jane Richey, fashion photographer, director and producer, living in San Francisco, has worked 20+ years photographing for many clients and designers including: Macy’s, Mervyn’s, Weston Wear (sold in Anthropologie and Nordstrom), Porto LLC, Lands’ End, London Fog, Michael Casey's gowns, The Gap, Jan Michaels Jewelry, Jessica McClintock, Rochester Big & Tall, West Coast Beauty Supply.

Magazines include: Brides, Elle, Vogue, Sacramento Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Surface Magazine, Women’s Wear Daily.

To see more visit Jane's website and follow her on Instagram and AtEdge.

Julian Love is a London-based people and lifestyle photographer, shooting internationally.

His photography is commissioned by advertising and design agencies worldwide for its polished look and authentic feel. Julian regularly shoots personal work. His 'Europeans' series won Silver at the Creativepool awards, was shortlisted for the German Design Awards and featured in the British Journal of Photography.

Clients include Dove, Simple, Hilton, Four Seasons, Club Med, Canon, Sony, Samsung, Oracle, McKinsey, GSK, Unilever and Costa.

See more of Julian's work here. Julian is represented by JSR. You can follow the agency on Instagram for latest news.

Kathy Plunkett is a midwestern United States-based commercial and editorial photographer with a passion for story telling. Her work exudes a casual, fun and relaxed authenticity that leads the viewer to feel like they are part of the story.  

Her passion and precision behind the lens can be seen in the work she’s created for clients in the lifestyle, children, corporate, and healthcare sectors throughout her region.

Kip Dawkins is a commercial photographer specialising in luxury products, design and lifestyle. 

His first paid gig was photographing punk rock bands. He liked the chaos, lack of control and capturing the instance it came together. For the last 20+ years Kip has refined his craft in the controlled chaos of the photo set. He is inspired by light, angles, styling and the latest technology.

Kip's confident and collaborative approach has earned him the loyalty of his clients among which are luxury textile and furniture brands, hotels, resorts, top designers, architects and builders. He is also a Hyatt approved photographer. Kip is based in Richmond, Virginia, but has an office in Los Angeles and travels extensively throughout the U.S.

His work can be seen in Architectural Digest, Milieu, House Beautiful and Traditional Home.

He still devotes personal projects to the rock scene.

"Portrait and lifestyle photography are about making connections and elevating the moment."

With a background in street and portrait photography, Matt’s work is direct and intimate: warm light and saturated colour invite the viewer into the scene.

He is based in Philadelphia and works around the United States with clients such as Lavazza, Burger King, GoFundMe and The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Matt’s approach brings compassion and and a sense of belonging to advertising, editorial, and corporate projects.

For inquiries and requests, please visit his site and contact Matt here.

In addition to his well-known authentic, spontaneous and high-quality lifestyle photography, Michael Heinsen also unpacked his drone for mhplus and photographed people from above.

Michael Krosny is an advertising photographer and director based around Munich. His work is a shuffle of people, sports and cars, natural and punchy, calm and dynamic.

In this selection you can see recent assignments for Adidas, Opel, and Audi among other projects. 

Also highlighted is the global Nike Underwear FW21 campaign with Leroy Sané which he shot and directed.

Come say hello.

Oleg Moskaljov is an advertising, fashion, portrait and lifestyle photographer based in Split, Croatia. 

Oleg started his professional career in photography 20 years ago working as a photo reporter for a daily newspaper after which he was an editor of photography for a lifestyle magazine. Around 2005 Oleg started his freelance career working mostly as an advertising and fashion photographer. 

In 2014 Oleg founded a production company Pillowtree Productions with his wife and took a short break from his professional photography work. 

During this time he started combining his love for documentary and street photography both of which he perfected while working as a photo reporter. His love for portrait and lifestyle photography finally lead him to storytelling and soulful imagery which became his new passion.

In his stories, Oleg takes us on a soulful journey made of unique and almost transcendental but at the same time real-life moments of beauty. 

Selected clients include Drogerie Markt, Erste Bank, Essilor, HBO, Microsoft, Nestle, Raiffeisen Bank, T-Mobile, Toshiba, Uniqa, Veneto Bank and Y Tong.

Selected publications include Cosmopolitan, Elle and Elle Décor.

For more soulful storytelling visit his website or Instagram.

"Somebody said that I am a dreamer, I never knew why, but now I see." This quote comes from the new album Horizons / East by Thrice, an album that Per listened to while he was working on his series "From the sketch".

Per teamed up with the wonderful Illustrator Jane Kühn to realise this series he had dreamed of for a long time. This series shows a totally different understanding of "fashion photography". 

Another dream came true when Per had the opportunity to portray Titus Dittmann, the founder of Titus Skateboards and Skate Aid.

"It felt great to meet a teenage role model and beside taking photos, speaking about skateboarding and all those fun memories."

As we are speaking about dreams, Per can really say that he is living a dream, realising the ongoing series "Imagination" with his fiancé Nele E. A. Ebner.

Furthermore, the German band NUKX, well known to Per since his teenage days, came up with the idea of conceiving a music video for their new song 'Anders sehen'. As the band wanted to give Per complete creative freedom, he started to write the script, inspired by the sound and lyrics of the song, as well as the still present corona situation. Watching the video you will understand the context.

As things have opened up in the last few months, Reuben Paris has managed to return safely to shooting slightly further afield, as always with a diverse range of clients and varied subject matters.

Being trained as doctor's assistant, a master's degree in architecture, an exploitative job at a fast food restaurant, taking care of dying people, washing and feeding them, designing luxury real estate, selling advertisement in behalf of a publisher, drawing blood, coaching constructors, heating up the crowd at trade shows, selling dildos to men and women, posing for catalogues, dancing in video clips, retouching high-end advertisement. Alongside all of these jobs, for Robert Sakowski there has always been one constant factor: photography.

His clients include major brands like BMW, ZDF, Milupa, Deutsche Bank AG.

You can follow Robert Sakowski on Instagram.

Simon Clark is a sports and lifestyle photographer who lives every moment of his assignments and takes sportswear fashion on the next adventure.

A keen sportsman, water sport enthusiast and all-round sporting fan, his love for physical activity comes through every shot, focusing on the emotional power of sporting endeavour and the humanity of his subjects.

His client includes Lululemon, Every Second Counts, BAM, O'Neil, Very, Kitbag, Jacamo, KCA-LABS, Star in the hood, Littlewoods, Thorntons, Reebok, Nissan, The Champions League and L'Officiel.

See more of Simon's work here. Simon is represented by JSR, you can follow them on Instagram.

“I aim to inform and creatively inspire virtual visitors through creative authenticity.”

Based in South Africa, as a lifestyle photographer with storytelling at the heart, Trevor is highly dedicated to his craft and passionate about any type of assignment. Taking client briefs and turning them into bespoke emotive visual content that aims to move audiences and to build a connection. Creating content that inspires means to him content that evokes a strong sense to dream big and experience for one’s self. 

With technology constantly evolving, the use of the latest technology is right up his alley to enhance each offering and bring bespoke and professional visual experiences. Be it commercial stills or 360 virtual reality productions, he brings an invaluable mix of experience, technical knowledge and EQ. 

The process of exploration resonates throughout his portfolio, echoing a fondness for a special kind of staged documentary with insights into the human experience. When working with Trevor it soon becomes clear that he engineers an active and positive atmosphere on set. This ability to harness the essence of the "experience", with a natural South African touch, leaves a strong presence all round. He says, “I hope to inspire those who view my images to embrace life with open arms, to play more in their everyday moments, and to incite feelings of joy - because happy people are just contagious! On a technical note - always travel light, connect with your models, understand your client, and have fun!”