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:

New York based fashion photographer Alex Freund shoots some amazing black and white photos. I’ve only been able to find small bits of information about Alex, nothing worth mentioning. If you have any good additional info, please shout out.

Anyways, here’s some of his work:

Swedish fashion photographer Carl Bengtsson has worked with clients such as Bergdorf Goodman, Jaeger, Aveda, Day, Harrods, Vogue, Elle, Financial Times and many more. He started photographing in the seventies, and I must say his experience glows through his work.

Here’s some of his work:

New York based fashion photographer Greg Manis has done editorial work for magazines such as V, Plastique, Preen, Nylon and Intersection. His commercial clients include Nike, Sportivo and Ogilvy. I love his daring and raw style.

Here’s some of his work:

New York based fashion photographer Ryan Yoon’s dreamy and surrealistic style is amazing. Colors, models, scenery. This is a photographer that truly knows how to compose photographs with the right visual tools to achieve stunning results.

Here’s some of his work:

New York based fashion photographer Robert Hamada’s editorial clients include Nylon, Japanese Vogue and Vogue Homme Japan. I love his use of scenery, and his good concepts within his photo stories.

Here’s a taste of his work:

Amsterdam based fashion photographer Duy Quoc Vo has done editorials for Elle, Blend, Glamcult and Avantgarde. I love his daring style!

Here’s some of his work:

I stumbled over Ilaria’s work a couple of days ago, and I must say I love her style. I was unable to find a great deal of information about Ilaria, but I believe she studied in Milan, and that she is represented by Bureaucentral in Brussels.

Here’s some of her work:

Jakarta based fashion photographer Nicoline Patricia Malina has done editorial work for magazines such as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Maxim and many more. Her commercial clients include Lux, Clear, Ponds and Dove. I love her work and can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.

Here’s some of her work:

Wow, this is a real goodie. Ever since Greg Williams’ shoot with Megan Fox for Esquire earlier this year, his photos have been featured on blogs and websites all around the world. So Greg is not one of those up and coming, because he’s already up there, but I believe his work will inspire a lot of you!

Greg started out as a photojournalist in the 90s, before moving over to film and worked as a “Special Photographer” on over 120 films including “King Kong”, “The Talented Mr Ripley”, “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Attonement”. In recent years Greg started shooting fashion, mostly for Vogue Italia, for whom he has shot several 20+ page editorials.

He has produced advertising campaigns for Omega, Lacoste, Hifiger, Dior, Dunhill, Escada and Barclays Bank.

Here’s some of his work (including Megan Fox film for Esquire, and a short film for Agent Provocateur, which Britain’s News of the World described as the “worlds sexiest advert”):

Good Morning, Megan Fox (video):