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  • Sam Kaplan

    Sam Kaplan

    Sam Kaplan, New York City based still-life photographer, was born and raised in Boston.

    He received a B.A. from Wesleyan University, in studio art and art history. Sam studied both conceptual sculpture and traditional photography.

    Through commercial photography Sam is able to exercise his two favorite skills – creative problem solving and conceptual thinking.
    Kaplan understood early on that a successful career isn’t just about taking a great photo; it’s about marketing. A look at his website and other promotional material clearly defines where he’s coming from as a photographer.

    “I try and take away as much from the picture as possible until I get to its essence. I think when you start adding a lot of elements to the picture, you’re often detracting from whatever the picture is trying to say. It’s a reductive process. I want to get to the root of the problem.” Sam Kaplan

  • Dennis Pedersen

    Dennis Pedersen

    Dennis Pedersen, is a still life photographer.
    Dennis’ career path has been an unconventional one and his story will make inspiring positive reading for all aspiring photographers hoping to break into this difficult profession.

    Back in 1985, while working as a builder in London, Dennis met up with his friend, Greg Gorman, who was working as a celebrity photographer.

    Still a friend and successful photographer to this day, Gorman’s tales inspired Dennis to quit building immediately and try photography for himself.

    After a considerable amount of cold calling from studio to studio Dennis was offered the opportunity to work for fashion and beauty photographer, Jean Claude Volpeliere. Volpeliere’s work was mainly on location so Dennis started to learn his craft while traveling all over the world shooting for fashion magazines and beauty clients.

  • Andreas Smetana

    Andreas Smetana

    Andreas Smetana is an Austrian photographer based in Sydney, Australia. Andreas has been recognized for his work globally, winning awards at some of the most prestigious shows around the world. This has helped him forge strong relationships with international producers and agents who now represent Andreas all over the world: America, United Kingdom, Europe and most of Asia.

    Andreas’s versatility in shooting a wide variety of genres has made him one of Australia’s most sought after photographers. It is this combination that has made Andreas “one of the most published photographers” in Archive Magazine within the last ten years.

  • Tim Tadder

    Tim Tadder

    Tim Tadder is an advertising photographer in southern California, specializing in creating dramatic photographs of people, sports, action and concepts. Tadder uses location photography combined with lighting effects to create truly unique images.

    Best known for his powerful portraits and high action intense sports imagery Tim has enjoyed the privilege of working with great creatives creating award winning campaigns (Communications Arts Photo Annuals, Graphis Golds, Kelly Awards, Archive Showcases, Addy’s etc) for global brands like, Adidas, Budwieser, McDonalds, Under Armour, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Gatorade, Powerade, Sears, Craftsman, Mercedes Benz, Bud Light, Microsoft, Sony, Gillette and many more.

  • Ulric Collette

    Ulric Collette

    Born in 1979, Ulric Collette, self-taught photographer, studied art and graphic design
    in Quebec city in the late 90s and now work as art director for Collette, a communication
    studio in Quebec region.

    The work of Ulric has been presented in various websites, magazines and books
    all over the world (Prism, Global Investor, Esquire, Light and Lens, Snap, Fubiz,
    My Modern Met, Adobe, etc). Most recently, his work on the genetic portraits series was
    shortlisted in the world most prestigious advertising awards show, the Cannes Lion.

    The series entitled Genetic Portraits is most remarkable

  • Sam Yocum

    Sam Yocum

    Sam Yocum was born in Texas on a working ranch, as a young boy with camera in-hand he’d ride across the fields shooting pictures of anything that caught his eye. Encouraged by his aunt and uncle, who were fashion photographers in New York, he was shooting proficiently and by age 13 was published, establishing a life-long passion with fashion and beauty photography.

    Today he continues to explore new areas of creativity, and has recently begun directing, bringing his clean, timeless beauty touch to motion. Based in New York City, Sam is known for taking an agency’s creative concept from beginning to completion by producing stunning photographs that create the lead visual branding needed in today’s competitive market. He has worked on multiple re-branding projects with great success for various premiere brands & this work has won multiple awards in various international competitions including the Chicago Athenaeum, ID, Smithsonian Design, Step Inside Design, AltPick and; has been featured in Lurzer’s Archive. His list of celebrities he has worked with includes CEO’s and prominent industry individuals.