FASHION FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY Mar 2012

Elisabeth Hoff is a London-based fashion, celebrity and beauty photographer working for major advertising and editorial clients around the world. 

Born in Norway, she spent five years of her childhood sailing on her family's home-built yacht. She is grateful for being given a childhood full adventures - from snorkelling with seals in the Galapagos Islands, to sailing up the treacherous Amazon and being the first white girl to meet the locals of Laughlin Atoll in Papua New Guinea. 

After graduating in Marine Biology at Glasgow University, Elisabeth attempted to be the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic. This ended in disaster when her boat capsized mid-way, but Elisabeth was rescued at sea after 12 hours. Realising that you have to make the most of the here-and-now, she decided to pursue her life-long dream of being a photographer.

Her clients include Adidas, Elle, GQ, Nike and Vogue.

London-based Elisha Smith-Leverock is of German-American nationality. She studied photography in Berlin and after graduating in 2003 worked as a freelance photographer and contributor for international publications like Bon Magazine and 032.c.

In 2005 Elisha moved to London where she began doing portraits for magazines like Dazed & Confused and Another Magazine whilst experimenting with moving image. In 2009 she crossed over into the world of music videos and fashion films, which have toured the world in Diane Pernet’s ‘A Shaded View Of Fashion' Film Festival and gained critical acclaim.

One of the films Elisha directed was part of Nick Knight and ShowStudio’s exhibition ‘The Fashion Body’ in London’s Somerset House. Her film ‘Sunshowers’ was named number one fashion film of the season by the influential The Business Of Fashion website.

Most recently, her film ‘I Want Muscle’ was awarded the ASVOFF MK2 Grand Prix.

Imaginara Studios delivers high quality editorial and commercial photography and full production services for the fashion industry. Regardless of whether it's shooting on location or in the studio, Imaginara Studios provides maximum quality to meet its clients' expectations and budget.

After over a decade of experience with commercial advertising film production and visual effects, Henke Bengtsson turned to fashion photography and founded Imaginara Studios in 2007. Clients vary from some of Sweden's largest fashion brands to individual designers. The company's work is published in both domestic and international fashion magazines and has been seen in fashion films and art competitions worldwide.

Hugrun Ragnarsson, or "Huggy" - the nickname she is known by - is an international fashion and portrait photographer born in Reykjavik, Iceland.

She works in Reykjavik, New York and London shooting covers, features, portraits and editorials with many celebrities, musicians, sports stars and models, for major international fashion magazines and media publications.

Huggy is one of the world's top female photographers and a contributor to the highly acclaimed 4 inches photography publication and print auction for the Sir Elton John Aids Foundation.

Email her direct for more information, or for syndication contact Mel Marson.

After studying Philosophy, American History and Theatrical Arts, Karl Kramer started modelling and successfully toured the fashion world for over a decade before settling into his role behind the camera.

He is an expert with light and computer manipulation but has never lost his lust for taking pictures. It is all the more challenging since pictures are now expected to talk and move.

Karl has a profound knowledge of every aspect of his trade. He is a team player and lives by his motto: "Always go for the best, but get the job done with fun."

He keeps his balance by practising yoga and taekwondo.

Karoliina Bärlund is a London-based fashion photographer and filmmaker specialising in editorial and commercial fashion.    

Her recent clients and publications include Harvey Nichols, Contributor Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Vogue.it, 1883 Magazine, L'Oréal and Unilever.   

Visit her website for more information. 

Marcelo Krasilcic is a Brazilian-American artist. Soon after graduating from New York University, Marcelo started exhibiting his artwork and contributing to the early efforts of magazines such as Purple, Dazed & Confused, Self-Service and Visionaire.

Marcelo now divides his time between New York and Brazil while working between the fields of art, portraiture and fashion.

His work can be seen in the pages of Elle, GQ, Purple, 10 and Visionaire among many other publications, and in campaigns for clients such as Nike and Old Navy. 

In collaboration with fashion designer Keta Gutmane, Latvian film director and producer Martins Grauds has aimed to define the fashion short genre. Last year, his film ‘Lust Lust’ was included in a selection of the 10 best fashion short films at the Parisian film festival ‘A Shaded View of Fashion Film’ and will subsequently travel the world. 

Martins' current projects involve Kapusvetki, a selection of photographs on the subject of Latvian cemetery festivals and an accompanying book. The personalities depicted in the faces on cemetery benches and the fashion masterpieces found at these unique festivals are Martins' inspiration.

Other projects include music videos, cinematography and commercial work. He has worked with brands such as Nescafé, Tele2, Omnitel, Bite, Svyturys and Utenos.

London-based Mike Figgis is a writer, director and composer with roots in experimental theatre and music, just two of the primary influences that contribute to the creative vision in all of his feature films and documentaries. Mike has emerged as a visionary filmmaker who thrives on taking artistic risks. Although he has been at the helm of ‘mainstream’ movies including ‘Internal Affairs’ with Richard Gere, the British-born filmmaker has exhibited his more eclectic personal style in such films as ‘Stormy Monday’ and ‘Liebestraum’.

Agent Provocateur commissioned Mike in 2006 to portray Kate Moss in her first acting role, resulting in four unique online films: Shadows, Scale, Exhibitionist and Narcissus. In 2007, Pavilion Books published ‘The Four Dreams of Miss X’, presenting the scripts and images from the films.

Mike continues to make films, documentaries, adverts and art installations, as well as playing regular music gigs.