PEOPLE & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY Sep 2012

Recent work from Hamburg-based children and people photographer Alexandra Klever, featured in this Spotlight:

• Fujitsu (computer solutions) campaign. Agency: Publicis Helsinki. Shot in-studio in Helsinki.
• Berlin-based fashion label littlbylilit shot on location in Berlin.
• Op Bank campaign. Agency: Bob Helsinki. Shot in-studio in Helsinki.
• Pfizer/Enbrel cream campaign. Agency: Euro RSCG London. Shot on location near Barcelona.
• Personal work 'Poolkids b/w' shot on location in Cape Town.
• Sampo Bank international campaign. Agency: TBWA Helsinki. Shot on location in Barcelona.

Alexandra also photographed campaigns for Listerine Kidz/Johnson&Johnson, Nurofen/Reckitt-Benckiser, Kärcher and Villeroy & Boch.

She is now represented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by PAM Mirjam Böhm. In all other countries she is represented by Viewmasters of Helsinki.

Allen Birnbach’s career has spanned the worlds of advertising, corporate communications and fine art photography for over 30 years. Assignments for Fortune 500 companies have taken him to over 20 countries, driven by his enthusiasm for solving complex production and lighting scenarios and collaborating with unique individuals at every station of life.

His work has been celebrated by Communication Arts, Photo District News, The International Color Awards, Photo Design, DoubleTake, and the Black and White Spider Awards.

Clients include American Airlines, AT&T, Boeing, Bristol-Meyer Squibb, Charles Schwab & Co., Colorado Tourism, IBM, Kellogg’s, Standard and Poors, U.S. Postal Service, and Vasque Outdoor Footwear.

Allen is represented by Doug Truppe.

Andreas Lind was born in Stockholm in 1972 and has been into people ever since. He's fast. He's flexible. He gets the job done. He's fun to be around. Hard work suddenly seems like a day off.

Andreas' specialty is taking pictures with a contemporary touch, using natural light and natural emotions. His pictures never look staged. He is great with all kinds of people, from babies to celebrities to prime ministers, perhaps because he doesnt take himself too seriously. He takes his job dead seriously though.

Andreas has a nice studio in downtown Stockholm for all those times when the natural Swedish light is not enough.

Barry Fantich was introduced to photography at age 14. He opened his first studio in 1984 shooting food, still life and people. Fantich Studio has been helping its clients to reach their audience with unique images for over 28 years.

Today Barry works out of a 6000 sq ft state of the art digital studio with a complete commercial kitchen, stocked prop room and in-house retouching. 50% of the shoots these days take place on location.

Clients include HP, Hunt, Coca-Cola, Sysco, Conoco, Country Pride, BFI, Fuddruckers, Tyson, Chungs, Blue Ribbon, Riviana Foods, Methodist Hospital, St. Lukes Hospital, Verizon, Miller Lite, Imperial Sugar, Kraft, Laura Mercier and Google.

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Caesar Lima is a self-proclaimed "non-purist" who has been nominated as one of Luezer's Archive '200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide'.

Caesar has a 6,000 sq. ft. studio and post production facility in Los Angeles and works around the world shooting fashion and beauty images. He is represented by Wonderful Machine.

Highlights in 2012 include:

• Shot the new T-Mobile Alter - Ego campaign.
• Four IPA 2012 Awards.
• Cover of Digital PhotoPro magazine.
• Cover of American Photo magazine.
• 'Image of the Year' American Photo magazine.
• Spread on One Eye Book 2.
• 2012 Atleta. 

For 30 years Chris Clor has provided cutting-edge imagery for a wide range of clients.

Utilising both digital and analogue techniques to create visuals that far exceed the clients expectations, Chris relentlessly researches and refines a visual style that has been described as both cinematic and illustrative, the foundation of his work ethic.

Maintaining high production standards whilst providing a professional yet relaxed atmosphere on set is key to spectacular image creation.

Christoph Siegert’s exhibition "Rock Stars" recently opened its doors in Hamburg. The images also featured in this Spotlight, are a tribute to the Rock 'n' Roll era; a homage to the recording of the legendary Rolling Stones album "Exile on Main Street". The photos are set in a location resembling Keith Richards' villa in the south of France, where the stones immersed themselves in an atmosphere of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll while surrounded by groupies to record this album.

Christoph Siegert transported that lifestyle, feeling and attitude into the present and reinterpreted it for the 21st century. In a cool setting with quotations of the sixties and seventies, Christoph sets the scene with a contemporary style and a modern perspective and his own unique visual language.

Recently commissioned work includes:

The new Hamburg S-Bahn image campaign with handball world champion Pascal Hens. Together with the Hamburg-based agency Scholz and Friends Neumarkt.

The national image campaign for Deutsche Bahn's Regio bus lines in Berlin. The supporting agency was Scholz and Friends Berlin.

Darius Ramazani is based in Berlin and specialises in people, lifestyle, portrait and corporate photography, working both in studio and on location. 

Darius recently photographed the new campaign motifs for Diakonie through agency fischer-Appelt furore.

For the new Musikhaus Thomann image campaign Darius photographed passionate musicians along with Thomann staff. The motto is 'Play it. Feel it'. The campaign claim "music is our passion" relates to the passion musicians have for their work and emphasises the image of the family-run company and its over four-million clients. The campaign concept was created by the TBWA agency. 

Axel Springer, publisher and creator of Bild newspaper, would have been 100 years old on 2 May, 2012. To mark the occasion, Darius was asked to portray a couple of people who'd gone beyond the age of 100. He also photographed Calle Strand for the current FELIX W. 2012 campaign.

Check out his website and blog for more information.

David Stoker creates characters. Whether professional talent or person off the street, he crafts an environment for them, coaxes just the right expression and makes a story come to life - a story that’s full of atmosphere and curiosity.

A former art director, David brings his agency experience to help push the creativity and conceptual strength of his images. He understands first hand the dynamics between client, agency and the desire to produce great work that's both commercial and artistic.

David's work has been recognised in Communication Arts Photo Annual, Communication Arts Fresh online, Graphis 100 Best in Photography, PDN’s Photo Annual, Luezer's Archive, and the International Photography Awards (IPAs).

"The best part of this business is that it allows me to participate in the lives of such a wide variety of people," says Eric Klein. "Regardless of the subject, I like to tell stories, solve problems and figure out the most efficient way to pull off a shoot. We are always on time, on budget and handle pressure with ease - and we have a lot of fun in the process!

"We look forward to collaborating with you on your next project. Please give the studio a call and let's go shoot something!"

Born in the north of England, Gary Salter studied graphics and photography in Liverpool before moving to London, where he is currently based. He produces bold images with a distinctive and unique photographic style and quirky sense of humour. His work receives critical acclaim both in the UK and internationally.

More recently, Gary has been commissioned for several moving image projects for clients including Sky, Allergan, Honda, Absolute Radio, Giffgaff and the Bboy Championships, amongst many others.

Recent clients include MTV, Walkers Crisps, Channel 4, Observer Magazine, Heinz, GlaxoSmithKline, Yakult, Philips, Sony Ericsson, Frank, PG Tips, Finlandia, Windex, Ruffles, Nivea, Vodaphone, Airmiles and Fosters.

From his studio located in southern Dusseldorf, Jörg Hettmann shoots people and lifestyle images with enthusiasm and commitment.

Many renowned advertising companies have shot advertising materials, brochures and billboards at the 400 m² facility, which features a fully equipped studio and extensive lighting equipment, a luxuriant stock of props and everything necessary for all types of successful advertising photography and corresponding special effects.

Additionally, the studio is optimally equipped for outdoor photography. All the necessary equipment is on hand, from high-end portable computer systems to electric generators. The studio equipment was also recently expanded to include film gear and film editing facilities. 

An extensive photo archive supplements the studio's services, as well as in-house post production that covers all areas of electronic image processing, from simple retouching to ready-to-print approved compositions.

Based in London and shooting worldwide, Michael Heffernan is known for his spontaneous and natural photographic style.

2012 has been very busy with a diverse range of clients including Coca-Cola in Dubai, Digicel in Jamaica, Technogym in Italy, Sky, Strongbow, Unilever and Complan in the UK.

Michael is represented in London by the Lisa Pritchard Agency.

Sally Montana is a highly-talented photographer based in Zurich where she has worked and developed her skills for over a decade. Her previous residencies in Munich and Cape Town, as well as her extended 2011 road trip across the United States, aided her thriving wanderlust and the decision to relocate to New York City in early 2013.

Sally makes people naturally feel at ease, is fun to work with and completely reliable. Whether portraiture, landscape or documentary, her strong photos speak a calm language and are filled with detail.

She is known for her ability to capture personalities with a unique sense for intimacy, and her love for lighting enhances the character beyond the familiarity inherent in the photos.

Visit her website for more detailed information.

Simon Winnall is an advertising photographer specialising in lifestyle and portraiture work.

2012 has been busier than ever, shooting campaigns for Berkley Homes and Novus Leisure last month. He has also recently shot Bruno Senna for LG with VML Sao Paulo, The British Sailing Team for Volvo in Mallorca, plus campaigns for Marston's Beer, Hobgoblin Beer and The Army. Plus Simon started the year with a big pharmaceutical campaign for Dovobet with agency Langland.

Visit Simon's website and Blog to see new work.

Steve Lesnick is an award-winning NYC advertising photographer. He has been a working professional since he graduated from the University of Miami, and has shot pretty much everything.

Steve fell in love with the intricacies of lighting and craftsmanship of 8x10 film at the beginning of his career, before the computer came along. However, as his life changed, he discovered a love for photographing people. He shoots many types of people as often as possible and has become known for capturing exceptionally vivid candid images.

Clients include Merck, Roche, Novo Nordisk, Casio, Sanofi Aventis, Mont Blanc, Allegra and Welches.

Steve is represented by Doug Truppe.

Tara Moore and her team have recently completed campaigns for Ariel, McDonald's, London Sinfionetta Orchestra, Microsoft, Tassimo and Xbox.

Her images of people are always vibrant, exciting and colourful, with a rich knowledge of lighting and experience capturing unique moments.

She is represented by her London agent Angela Woods.

A resident of Los Angeles for over 25 years, Tim Damon’s love affair with film and photography began at the age of 16 and has never ended. After graduating from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, he worked his way up the photography ranks before relocating to the West Coast in 1990. 

Tim’s uncanny eye and visual expertise is equally effective whether shooting people, action, or products for ad campaigns all over the world. He has become one of the world’s premier photographers, recognised for his groundbreaking work for Porsche, Mercedes, Lexus, Land Rover, Toyota, Chevy and Honda.

Tim has just recently wrapped-up jobs with Nissan, Cadillac, Toyota, Goodyear, Acura, Subaru and Lincoln.

Urban life, people and landscape photographer Tim Müller lives in Berlin and travels constantly, shooting between Europe, the USA and beyond. 

Tim has worked for a range of international clients from advertising to editorial, including Nestlé, P&G, McDonald's, Nescafé, Volkswagen, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ABN Amro, WeightWatchers, Channel4, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and many others.

Tim is now represented by cake-factory in London, New York and Los Angeles. As ever, all German clients are welcome to contact his office management in Berlin. 

Visit Tim's recently updated website to view his portfolio or get in touch on +49 176 22033818.