SPORT & FITNESS PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 2022

"Catherine Deneuve said, "What matters for the actor is his personality, his presence". That quote sums up quite well what I search in photography and film. What interests me in athletes or artists is to show their presence and capture their human singularity. Sweat, blood and tears is my motto: the full range of movement and emotions."

Christian has worked for publications such as L'Équipe, L'Équipe Mag, Sport & Style, France Football, Les Inrockuptibles, Vogue, Madame Figaro, Télérama, Grazia, Glamour and Athletica.

And he has collaborated with brands and organisations like Gucci, Armani, Prada, Fendi, Millet Mountain Group, On Running, Asics, Hermès, Dior, Givenchy, Repetto, Opéra National de Paris, Ministère de Ville, Fédération Française de Gymnastique, What Dance Can Do project.

Dom Savini is a Philadelphia based, commercial artist drawing on 20+yrs experience in advertising, publishing, post production, broadcast & film. Starting in the field of Biomechanics (the human body in motion), Dom continued to explore the human body through illustration, photography, and digital arts.

His versatile skill set and unique photo-illustrative style has allowed him to produce collaged compositions and world building for international advertising agencies and brands.

He is recognised for his extensive lighting skills, inspired by the likes of comic book illustrators to renaissance painters.

Dom enjoys the collaborative energy of working with diverse creatives and the evolutionary process that comes from it. He seeks to expand the dimensions of what photography can be and the creative possibilities that evolve from it.

Dom serves his South Philly community as a Committee Person, an unpaid, elected position, for the last six years. He believes in being proactive to build a better future for his family and neighbors.

Hamish Brown is an award-winning photographer whose talent and style have secured him shoots worldwide for many of the top names in celebrity, music and sport.

His meticulous preparation, combined with his distinctive and creative use of lighting, has become as much a hallmark of his work – as has his ability to achieve the very best results through a relaxed yet professional style.

See more here. Hamish is represented by JSR, give them a follow on Instagram.

Mauritius-born 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.

Their love for the craft pushes them to 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.

Now represented by Reload and Co in Australia.

From the age of 17, Jesse Rieser began looking through a lens, making portraits filled with telling details and compelling characters. He quickly became recognised for not only his success with commercial clients but also in the fine art world. His work inspires engagement, drawing in the viewer, causing them to wonder about the subjects and the stories they have to tell.

With over 40 exhibitions and as a former athlete, Rieser continues to find ways of injecting art into his sport photography. Here we see work from his personal practice paired with client commissions for Emporio Armani, Adobe, ESPN, Golf Digest, Popular Mechanics, Buzzfeed, and The New York Times.

Clients find him as a creative additive to the collaborative process not only with his technical expertise but also in the ideation phase. He feels his greatest currency is how he communicates and sees the world. Some call it empathy. Some call it charm. His mom just says he’s a nice young man.

Laura Barisonzi is a photographer and director based in Los Angeles and New York City. She specialises in sports, fitness, and active lifestyle.

Her experience directing real athletes and models in a wide range of sports makes her a valuable contributor to bring dramatic lighting, energy, and authenticity to sports and fitness advertising.

Her recent projects include shooting key art and action photos for MTV and CBS for multiple seasons of 'The Challenge'. Her recent clients have included Cole Haan, Brooks Running, New Balance, Calvin Klein, the NFL, Tommy Hilfiiger, iFit, Exos, Health, Yoga Journal, Runner's World, and more. She is represented by Paula Gren of The Gren Group.

Manfred Heiduk is a German photographer who spent many years in production locations such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Dusseldorf and London. He is currently looking again at the possibilities of working in these locations as well as other new sites.

Manfred also spent many years as an illustrator and creative director in digital media, and with more than 20 years of experience in photography, he is specialised in shooting and filming in extreme conditions.

From the experience he had with his clients during his time as creative director, he had adopted a great virtue in photography. His campaigns should create emotions all around, so not only should there be good models who are perfectly styled in front of the camera, but it is also important to show an open, positively diverse world in the picture.

"Especially in our time after the pandemic, our global climate problems and the new situation in front of our doors in Europe, we should show the peaceful beauty of our world in the pictures again.

After a long time of gray or too colorful studio productions! Is it important again to give people a kind of wanderlust for the urban or outdoor location."

Sports, people and lifestyle photographer Michael Mueller produced these images for the relaunch of the sustainable sports performance brand Gymbassador.

"Following the claim ('Your gym is everywhere!') we shot these images on many different locations in Cape Town". Marketing strategy and concept: Michael Finke. Creative Direction: Rouven Steinke. Production: Magic Mountain Productions. Represented by Barbara Neubauer.

Michael recently shot for clients including About You, Adidas, BASF, Buff, Concordia, DKV Mobility, Dynafit, DVAG, Maloja, Odlo, Otto Kern Fragrances, Powerbar and Superdry.

Combining his style of fashion, sports, and concept photography, sports photographer Satoshi plays with long exposures, movements, and vibrant lighting creating a powerful finish. The multilayer complexity of his work fits perfectly with a vast variety of global campaigns.

He now splits his time between Tokyo and London and travels the world for advertising agencies and sports brands bringing his unique mix of strong lighting techniques, boundless energy, and conceptual thinking to each project.

Clients include Vogue Japan, Guinness, BT, Credit Suisse, Nike, Asics, Hilton Hotels, L’Oréal, Panasonic, Timberland, Audi, Skoda, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan.

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

Simon is a London-based, award-winning advertising photographer and director whose work takes him all over the world, photographing some of the most iconic brands.

He is also an established commercials director and started his career with a short film called ‘El Apprentice’ which was shot in Chile and was shown at the LA Short Film Festival. He has directed commercials for Bentley, The Discovery Channel, Mercedes, Toyota, Volvo, Wild Aid, Norfolk Southern Railway, ITV, the ‘Bleed for England’ spot for the Rugby World Cup and most recently Toby Carvery and Travelodge.

Commercial clients include Rolls-Royce, Alfa Romeo, Audi, American Airlines, Bentley, BMW, BP, British Airways, Castrol, Deutsche Telekom, Discovery Channel, Disney, Dodge, Emirates, Fairy, Ford, HSBC, Hummer, Hyundai, ITV, Jaguar, Jeep, London Transport, Lucozade, Lufthansa, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Milka, Nestlé, O2, Plusnet, P&O Cruises, Porsche, RBS, Range Rover, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Vodafone.

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

Thomas Faehnrich is a freelance photographer specialised in people and sports photography. He loves to capture moments, and to create them purposefully. Both outdoors - under natural conditions, or indoors - in the studio and with targeted lighting setups.

Thomas gives great importance to the person, the athlete, or the product in a production, to get the best results. He loves to travel and to face new challenges time and time again, both conceptually and locationwise - no matter if he needs to be underwater or in great heights, overcoming his fears: there are no limits for Thomas.

Thomas has been working as a photographer for 20 years now, which has allowed him towork on productions for customers worldwide. Most recently he has collaborated with Sony, Hummel, 1.FC Köln, Telekom, Schaebens, Hama and many more.