travel & documentary photography Dec 2021

Andy Mahr is a Texas-based photographer. His work has regularly been featured in the Communication Arts Photo Annual, PDN and One Eyeland, and he has been nominated as one of Archive Magazine's 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide' several times.

Andy began his photography career as a travel and landscape photographer. He loves immersing himself in different cultures and has travelled the world, visiting six of the seven continents.

Andy started his career as an art director. Coming from the advertising world he has a unique understanding of the creative process and a real appreciation of what creatives go through to bring their ideas to light.

His travel clients include Texas Tourism, California Tourism, South Padre Tourism, Dallas CVB, Austin CVB, Monterey Tourism, GoRVIng, and Shermans Travel Magazine, just to name a few.

Arnhel De Serra’s work is comical, disruptive, political and colourful. In this Spotlight you can see some of his vivid travel shots. 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 the latest projects.

Photographer Ashton Keiditsch has taken his unique vision and his cameras with him worldwide. Over the past 20 years, Ashton has been tasked with travelling the world in pursuit of that unique shot. 

He has been commissioned by some of the world’s leading advertising agencies working on UK, pan-European and worldwide campaigns for many of their prestigious global clients.

Clients include VW, Suzuki, Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW, Audi, Ford, Rolls Royce, Land Rover, O2, Bacardi, Speedo, UPS, Cadbury, Thompson Holidays, BAA, Lindemann's Worldwide, Corus Steel and TFL. There are few brands that haven’t benefited from his relentless pursuit of that one image that captures the consumer’s imagination.

See more of Ashton's work here. He is represented by JSR, follow them on Instagram to see more.

Brian Konoske, born and raised in Southern California, is now living in the Eastern Sierra and Southern Utah. His love of the outdoors has informed the authentic feel of his photography, and his dedication to creating real moments that are never overly manufactured is a hallmark of his pictures.

Brian looks to the natural world for everything he creates, and his imagery is global world-view shaped by travelling the world from a very young age. From cars to candid human moments to a peaceful landscape, Brian's ability to see beauty in real moments and in real time is a source of constant inspiration for crafting a look of distinction.

In addition to focusing on capturing a moment, he enjoys creating a fun vibe on set so people feel free to enjoy themselves; thus making the work feel warm, approachable, and fresh. 

Besides photography, Brian is passionate about woodworking, great design, architecture, travel and spending time with good friends and family. He loves great food, animals and is always on the lookout for the perfect piece of furniture. 

His client list includes US Postal Service, Toyota, Acura, Subaru, Chevrolet, Honda, Renault, Chrysler, VW, Vans, California Avocado Commission, K2 Sports, Salomon, Imperial Barber Products, OnStar, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and RESQ CO.

He's always game to catch a great sunrise in Helsinki or go road tripping around Argentina, and is never without a camera to capture his adventures in work / life.

Emmanuel Fradin is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Paris, France. Emmanuel was born in 1977 in Saumur (Loire Valley), grew up in Rochefort/Mer torn between his two passions, music and photography, and he decided for the second as a career.

In 1997, he served during his military time in Paris at the Etablissement Cinematographique et Photographique des Armees. This job led him to work closely with the French government. For four years, he followed the prime minister, Lionel Jospin, in all his national and international trips as his official photographer, confronting himself to a wide range of situations and subjects. Rich from these experiences, he decided to go freelance in 2004 and has been multiplying collaborations with various agencies (Reuters, Gamma, Strates). 

Since 2009, Emmanuel has worked alone and covers various stories on portraits, lifestyle, travel and food for international clients in a very personal style.

Estefano likes to give a look behind the scenes with his travel stories, he likes to show where the products come from. The name of his project is: “People behind Food”, as an indication that it is about the people behind the products that we buy every day. 

The episode “People of the Salt fields", was for a supermarket chain, the reason was to give more attention to their in-house magazine, and promote the different kinds of “Fleur de Sel” in their stores.

In-house magazines are very popular, as airlines use them to promote countrries with stunning pictures, as well as create customer loyalty. Although airlines focus on destinations, hotels with a cosy atmosphere, you’ll end up at the end of the day with delicious food and drinks in fine restaurants. All influenced by images, as you eat with your eyes (first).

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.

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. 

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 the latest news.

Julie specialises in travel, action and commercial imagery but has photographed just about everything in the past few decades. Julie excels in photographing people — just doing whatever it is they do.

She started her career as an educator after attending Duke University and completing two master’s degrees in Colorado. She also tried out aviation and has her instrument rating, multi-engine and commercial pilot’s licenses. But she kept picking up that camera until in 2002, she decided to make her passion her career. Julie Shipman Photography was born.

Julie splits her time between Los Barriles, Mexico and Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, Bo, and four-legged friend, Charlie. Kids? Yep… Peter, Hank, Jack, Bella and Livi!

Capturing a decisive moment, creating memories, conserving sensations and more – this is what compells Markus Heimbach to be a photographer. His reportages for magazines and major corporations have taken him to China, Vietnam and Australia, the United States, Siberia, the Middle East and Africa.

Markus Heimbach was born near Cologne in 1960 and lived in Amman, Jordan, for the first seven years of his life. This region still fascinates him today with its light, solitude and aridity. For the past 15 years he has made countless trips to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Heimbach has avoided any type of given photographic philosophy – moreover, he follows his own instincts and ideas. His claim to quality: aesthetics and precision. GPS, compass and digital topographical maps are a must along with his photo gear.

His customers include major industry and automobile corporations, shipowning and general aviation companies as well as magazines, agencies and media publishing houses. In nearly three decades he has created numerous video films, photo books and travelguide magazines, from Alaska to Oman, from St. Peter-Ording to Berchtesgaden in good old Germany.

Chasing a girl and not a career, René Kramers found himself attending the Photo Academy. It was at this place where he found the love of his life, image making.

With his great sense of lighting, René soon stepped behind the lens of a film camera, shooting and directing various commercials and music videos.

Sean Breithaupt is a photographer based in Dublin. He loves creating visual narratives by utilising an honest documentary approach that engages with people and place. His travel and documentary work has taken him all over the world for a variety of organisations, providing images for airline magazines or showcasing the humanitarian work of technology companies.

His work has been recognised at a number of award ceremonies, he has over 15 years experience and is fun to work with. Work shown here includes images from Dambe - The Mali Project, Rio In the Rain, Orbis in Ethiopia, Aer Lingus and Dell Technologies.

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, photographer Stefan Nimmesgern has lived mainly in his old quinta on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Stefan has set up a second studio there and is currently mainly devoted to the production of high-quality illustrated books.

In the autumn 2022 his book about the Canary Islands and Madeira will be published by Freddeking & Thaler. For this, Stefan has already realised an exciting shoot of the volcano in La Palma.

In October next year he will start shooting in Hawaii. The result is a large-format illustrated book for National Geographic.

Jesper Westley specializes in creating visual narratives of people and communities living in adverse and difficult situations. He is able to quickly gain peoples trust and get close in order to create the deeply human portraits and stories. He sees behind social status hierarchies and cultural backgrounds shows us the person and not the condition. 

A professional in the business for more than 30 years, in both the US and Denmark, Jesper Westley is used to work closely with his clients in order to tell their special narratives. While a seasoned professional, he is curious on people and their stories, firmly believes that we all have interesting stories to tell.

Jesper’s work for large international companies as well as a number of NGO’s is featured in the various platforms of his clients – from annual reports to wall hangings and special publications. More than 20 of his works are in the permanent collection of the Danish National Portrait Gallery. He is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently, The Lancet 2018 Health Stories in Focus award, in 2019.