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Berlin based Sonja Gutschera and Leif Osthoff’s professional partnership started back in 2007 when Leif, working as freelance photographer and cinematographer, and Sonja, working as free art director specialized on webconcepts and to a certain point as freelance photographer, just wanted to know what it would be like working together as a team. So they planned and organized a free production. “That was it basically. The pictures came out great, more focused and precise. Way better than we expected,” they say. Being inspired by everything from cities, friends, art and music (and Gonzales!), they are working hard to make a name for themselves in the world of fashion photography. They have just started to get their work published, and they are now planning several free productions, based on conceptual advertising and beauty.

I believe Gutschera and Osthoff is a partnership that will continue to bring us stunning photography for years to come, so update your bookmarks and keep an eye on them, because as they say, they have just started.

Here’s some of their work:

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September 20th, 2009

New York and Paris based fashion photographer Remi Rebillard is launching his new website this monday, and in that occasion he’s giving us a little preview of what’s in store for the new online portfolio. And judging from what he has sent me, the website will be filled with amazing photography. What I love with Remi’s photography is as in many other cases the colours and lighting, but his creative concepts are stunning.

Here’s some of his work:

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August 27th, 2009

So here it is, finally, the post #100 her at Ben Trovato Blog. And for this special occasion I have chosen to feature what is one of my absolute favorite fashion photographers, Sølve Sundsbø. Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian fashion photographer who started out taking reportage and action photos of his friends skiing and clubbing and realized that he wanted to pursue photography seriously. He moved to London in 1995 where he studied at London College of Printing, before working as an assistant for photography legend Nick Knight for three years.

“He’s accelerated at a fast rate,” says Nick Knight. “I can always tell which of the assistants are going to do well because they have drive. Add to that the fact that Sølve loves all things modern. He’s excited by the future. New technologies have entirely changed the photographic landscape and he’s someone who is embracing these different directions.”

Now Sølve has worked for clients like Giorgio Armani, Bally, Boucheron, Etro, Givenchy, Gucci jewellery, Hermès, H&M, Iceberg, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Yves Saint Laurent, Levis, Nike, Sergio Rossi, Emanuel Ungaro and Puma. His editorial clients include Another Man, Dazed and Confused, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D, Japanese Vogue, Numero, Pop, Visionaire, V and W. He has directed short films for Nike, Gucci and SHOWstudio.

Sølve’s work is a huge source of inspiration to photographers all around the world, and especially to Norwegian photographers, like me. As there are not any other Norwegian fashion photographers doing it as good as Sølve

Here’s a huge collection of his work:

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August 13th, 2009

Hamburg, Berlin and New York based fashion photographer Astrid Salomon’s ability to master colors is just amazing. I love her vibrant style!

Here’s some of her work:

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August 11th, 2009

Alex Cayley has worked with almost all the big fashion magazines I can think of, and his commercial clients include big shots like Christian Lacroix and Yves Saint Laurent. He is currently represented by CBA in New York.

Here’s some of his great work:

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Photography by Alex Cayley 11


July 30th, 2009

Amber Gray’s colorful, dramatic and mystical work is just stunning. They way she communicates concepts, stories or feelings through her photography is so inspirational. Amber has done work for clients such as Maybelline, Sony, Penelope Cruz, Beyoncé, Tyra Banks, Marie Claire etc.

Here’s a taste of her work:

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Cédric Buchet’s Le Futur Anticipé features Katrin Thormann, and is published in the August 2009 edition of Vogue Paris. Cédric Buchet is actually one of my favorite fashion photographers, but Art Partner, which represents him, got a painfully bad website with few images and watermarks all over. So that makes it hard to put something good together. Anyways, here’s the beautiful editorial with Katrin Thormann:

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Photographer Mark Segal teamed up with model Kim Noorda to create this crisp editorial called “Ligne Optique”, for Vogue Paris’ Beaute issue August 2007. Check out Mark Segal’s amazing portfolio at Streeters New York.

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