Markku captures NCAA super fan for Direct TV

Markku created Direct TV’s most recent ad for it’s NCAA Football lineup.  He got to create an Oklahoma Super Fan complete with a Sooners hair style.  The base style was created as a wig and then Markku worked his post production magic to bring it all to life.    

Cade Martin – Visit Savannah Campaign

Cade Martin recently shot a new tourism campaign for Visit Savannah.  These fun and playful images were shot in and around Savannah, GA.  The client wanted the campaign the personality, history and Southern charm of the city.  The images are quintessential Cade: whimsical in style and beautifully lit.            

Simon Puschmann – Kia Sorento

Simon Puschmann – Kia Stinger Launch

Simon Puschmann’s latest work for Kia.  Simon shot the assets for launch of the Kia Stinger.    

Simon Puschmann paints with light for BMW M5

Simon recently did a fun project for BMW Magazine where he created colorful backgrounds with a pixelstick, which is a programmable stick of LED lights.  In each image, all of the color and shapes of light you see, were captured as Simon and his team painted the background with light using the pixel stick.  

Markku’s “Taxi Project” Featured On the AtEdge Blog

Markku took a moment to talk with AtEdge regarding his “Taxi Project”.   Their in-depth interview delves into the projects original vision to bring the world of taxis to life; first in Mumbai and then Havana and then reveals how it ultimately transformed into a pictorial history lesson from the viewpoint of the cities’ taxi […]

Cade Martin, Bringing his Sense of Abstract Wonder to the Bayou

On one of Cade’s last projects in New Orleans, he was grabbing a beer one night with location scout, Aaron Dunsay.  While they talked, he learned that if he were to drive a half hour and then take a boat for another half hour, he would come across these fishing shacks you can only get […]

Quarterly Installment of Simon Puschmann’s Very Visual Diary

We couldn’t be more intrigued with Simon Puschmann‘s 365 project. It’s a true labor of visual diary love; as in every single image he takes ends up being one frame in the film. One second of film has 25 frames which means he needs to take 25 images to cover one second. Music by his son […]

Cade Martin’s Starbucks Imagery Featured on Workbooks’s Cover and Dividers

So proud to see this Cade Martin campaign for Starbucks chosen for the cover and inside chapter dividers for the Workbook‘s Spring Edition. The CD of the project described them as “capturing the magic and whimsy of the new Tazo brand—something in between a modern Alice in Wonderland and an iconography that pulls from different […]

Simon Puschmann Leans in 28 Degrees for Audi

While not simple, it was all professional hands on deck to create these fully CGI images that were a leaning homage to the 28 degree angle of the Audi RS logo.  A textbook collaboration with Zerone Group, Agency Kolle Rebbe and team Simon.

Shawn Michienzi, I am Driven Portraits for U of M

What made this shoot so seamless was that Shawn has known and worked with producer Kim Witczak and advertising veteran’s Bruce Bildsten and Bob Barrie since the 90’s.  We believe this shared history and camaraderie was the secret sauce that made everything and everyone come together effortlessly for this real-people campaign.  Emotive portraits made even […]

Richard Thompson III on Launching Pagani’s Latest Vehicle, the Huayra Roadster

In his time spent learning Pagani’s story, hearing their ideas, and drawing inspiration from their incredible cars, their dialog has matured to a solid understanding of their creative interests. The brand’s founder and principal is widely known to draw his inspiration from the masters of the Italian renaissance. It’s a rich palette to command in […]

Vincent Dixon’s Personal Series “India” Featured on aPhotoEditor

Vincent Dixon has lived a life of many firsts. So no surprise (okay maybe a little) when he laid on us in 2011/12 his plan to take his family to see the world, get back to his roots in street photography. At one point he wrote to us regarding train travel in India that “if […]

Clint Blowers for Corona Premiere

The familiar Corona limes yes but for their test launch of the Premiere product, Cavalry wanted a bit more elegance for this latest family member; which meant showcasing the bottle on a rich, dark background with just a hint of reflection.

Cade Martin: Photographing the Photographer, William Eggleston

Cade got wind of a juke joint festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi and he hopped a flight.  It turned out to be a hurry up and wait deal when he learned the festival started a day later than he had thought. But Memphis, home of William Eggleston, with time to kill. Why not? A true original […]

Cade Martin’s Tattoo Portrait Series Featured on aPhotoEditor

This series of tattoo portraits came to be when on a break during a project, a client and Cade got to talking about tattoos.  There was mention of a tattoo festival – specifically the local DC Tattoo Arts Expo – being held the following week in the Washington DC and asked if Cade was going. […]

Markku Makes Key Art for Newport Beach Film Festival

Markku was thrilled to say yes to RPA to create the key art concept for this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival.   As is typical of Markku’s above and beyond attitude, and since the agency wasn’t on hand to direct, he also made them a BTS video that documents how the image came together — […]

Simon Puschmann, Film and Stills with a BMW 4 Series

Simon Puschmann’s latest film and photo work for BWM Magazine showcasing the newly designed 4 series (think chrome and electroplated elements) is out. You can find the film, lots more stills and one of Simon’s entertaining behind the scenes on his site here  Or the full BMW Magazine story here.

Richard Thompson III gets a Glimpse into the Mercedes Future.

May we introduce you to the future of driving; the Electric Intelligence Concept Car.  Truly worthy of wearing the Three-Pointed Star.

Ty Cole for Pier 17, Work In Progress

When SHoP Architects commissioned Ty to document the progress of Pier 17, at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan, he was pretty stoked.  That’s because not only are they on the forefront of modern work but the site was still a construction site, without many finished surfaces so it was a great opportunity to step […]

Clint Blowers + Babybel Snack Cheese

The brief said have fun with the food, show snack time as an adventure with some tasty pairings. Done.    

Parker+Biley, Fresh Take on an old Classic

True to this dynamic duos mission, they strive for colors that are bolder, ideas are bigger and every sense is awakened.  The Santa Monica historic roller coaster a recent beneficiary of this mission. Find lots more under bold and bigger at ParkerBiley.com

Shawn Michienzi, Outthinking Ordinary for IBM/Ogilvy

It was on a Thursday that we got a call from Ogilvy asking if Shawn could be in Europe on Saturday for a project for their IBM “Where in the World is Watson” campaign. Additionally, this project was already underway, so he’d be hopping onto a moving train, and said train is being piloted by none […]

Zack Seckler, Writer, Director, Photographer for a Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation PSA

Zack Seckler, inspired by questions from his toddlers, applies his wit, writing, directing and photo skills to a PSA campaign for the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation.

Clint Blowers, a Graphic POV.

What we know clients love most about Clint is his ability to blend his strong sense of graphic style into his photography.  Combined together, these traits ensure powerful visuals.  You can also whet your whistle with lots more from his food portfolio here.

Simon Puschmann goes to 14,000 feet for Daimler Benz

A dream project with motion and stills of the Mercedes-Maybach G650. client: Daimler Benz AG | project: Mercedes Maybach G 650 Landaulet | director: Simon Puschmann | agency: RMG Stuttgart | creative director: Stephan Cammarota | producer: Bigfish, Andrea Roman Perse & Gesche Carstens | service producer chile: Andres Herran | photo assistant: Daniel Montecinos | precision driver: Pamela Ammann […]

Christian Schmidt’s Landscapes Take a Win at LeBook’s West Coast Creative Awards

Congratulations to Christian Schmidt for being selected by the esteemed LeBook jury as the winner of the personal work category at their West Coast Creative Awards.      

Vincent Dixon Brings his Kind of Fun and Exciting to Corolla Safety Ads

As our friends over at Found Folios recently said, Vincent Dixon is “known for his sharp wit, integration of minute attributes and mastery of digital imagery resulting in conceptual visuals that are extensive in execution yet lively in nature”.  We’ll take that.  Or go here to see what went on on-set, hear what creatives Avi […]

Shawn Michienzi, On the Road Making Friends and Portraits for Cal State University

Shawn’s career connections run deep, he and his work leave a lasting impact.  Fast forward from a chance meeting at a party two years ago to receiving an email from EP Randi Feinberg at branded content studio Department of the 4th Dimension.  Her team was looking for a photographer on a rebranding project for Cal State […]

Cade Martin Gets Up Close and Very Personal With a Childhood Legend

Cade recently shared with us a story about when he first heard about 2 wolf-boys in Mexico 20+ years ago.  It was one of those visuals that stuck with him and he couldn’t shake it. This past November, he ran into a long time producer friend and for some reason he asked her about what […]