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featured by RECOM GmbH & Co. KG : BRONZE at the GoseeAwards ‘23 – we congratulate RECOM, Fashion Editor Yilmaz Aktepe and Director & Photographer Ralph Mecke on the uber-deserved TOP3 position

Multilayered, timeless, nuanced … the GoSeeAWARDS spread just goes to show once more how remarkably photographer and director Ralph Mecke masters his craft. And the congenial stylist and Fashion Editor at his side like so often : Yilmaz Aktepe. Yilmaz elevates fashion to an art form. It is never random and never banal. It transforms rooms into sceneries. And these are subsequently dissected by Ralph Mecke and masterfully captured with the camera.

On board for post production of the spread was RECOM, who absolutely see themselves, who could blame them, as a fine art partner of their clients. Thanks to years of experience in all areas – advertising, food, art, fashion, and moving images – there’s hardly a motif they aren’t skilled in post-producing so artistically that the quintessence of the image alone seems to magically attract the attention of viewers.

“We would like to congratulate Yilmaz Aktepe, Ralph Mecke and RECOM on winning BRONZE at our GoseeAwards 2023. For us – as we have said so often – all 20 finalists are winners : because, ultimately, the AWARDS are all about the high-quality viewing of our jury, which was outstanding again in 2023. It was particularly wonderful to see how many jurors personally attended UPDATE-23-BERLIN. We’re already looking forward to 2024 !” Cyrus C. Halabian, GoSee.News & UPDATE.Salon.

By the way, RECOM was also on the shortlist of finalists this year together with artist Monica Menez.

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21.06.2023 show complete article

 

featured by RECOM GmbH & Co. KG : RECOM FULL-CGI presents ‘Au_XLR8R – a full CGI charged-up collision of leading artists in car design, CGI and photography’ on GoSee

RECOM is proud to present Au_XLR8R – a full CGI charged-up collision of leading artists in car design, CGI and photography.”

Thomas Brown wanted to bring his unique vision to the world of automotive photography. He often works with a set designer to create a physical world, whether it’s a sci-fi storm for Wallpaper or explorations of volume and mass for Frame. For a car, only CGI can bring this freedom of vision.

Khyzyl Saleem’s work (@the_kyza) is a high-octane mix of the wildest aspects of car design: evolved from the explosive creativity of gaming, founded in an in-depth knowledge of the realities which is fueled by his bodykit business, extending those outrageous modifications to real-life cars. RECOM are always looking for new and energizing ways to fuel the possibilities of full CGI. We asked Khyzyl if he could provide one of his models for us to work with. With this model, we would create a detailed virtual studio inspired by Thomas’s references, collaborate on the creation of a series of images in this digital set, and then grade them to perfection.
 
The Concept: Thomas’s reference roared and fizzed with energy for us to create his desert art space in an American landscape, an environment liminal in space, time and human intervention. The car would be set as a sculpture, with an elemental quality incorporating ideas of gold, particle collisions, sculpture and precision engineering.

The Car: Khyzyl chose a 1989/91 Porsche 944 Turbo KS combined with a 2022/23 992 GT3 RS Variant to be the centerpiece of the installation. Thomas’s vision was a car of pure gold in color: a glossy and perfect mirror finish, an outrageously extravagant paint job, full of interest with the complicated lighting.

The Studio: RECOM created a full-CGI outdoor studio as a setting for the car, complete with supports, rigging and power supply. The site has its own ecology and geology, with scrubby desert plants against a background of far mountains. These small ‘real world’ details are what’s vital in making the environment, grounding the exhilarating fantasy in a believable reality.

“Mesmerisingly beautiful interactions between particles as they collide at high speed, sending them spiraling off from their trajectories. The images chart the path of a particle, chance impacts, and ultimately, how the influence of others can permanently change their course.” Thomas Brown.

The images were ‘shot’ with a very reality-based method, according to Thomas’s usual practice. He would choose a lens and ‘walk’ around the environment just as he would in a real studio, selecting viewpoints that are coherent with the limitations. The point of view could almost be that of an art tourist, taking phone pictures of this desert installation for Instagram, but with the quality that only this attention to detail can bring.

“A roadside monument to science, energy, engineering and human creativity. Inspired by phenomena, physics, chemistry, innovation and teenage wonder. The excitement of the Gold Rush, frantic exploration and pioneering in search of fortune and the future.” Thomas Brown.
07.06.2023 show complete article

 

featured by RECOM GmbH & Co. KG : U.F.O. - Unidentified Female Object - the personal, experimental spread as a creative collaboration by Monica Menez & Thorsten Jasper Weese / RECOM in the finale of GoSeeAWARDS #23 on the topic of ‘Visual Seduction’

Now it’s time to cross our fingers : The personal work ‘U.F.O. – Unidentified Female Object’, created in creative cooperation between photographer/director Monica Menez and Thorsten Jasper Weese/RECOM, has made it into the finale of the GoSeeAWARDS ‘23.

Right this minute, the over 70-member jury is voting in the second and final round to see who will take home the victory. Winners will be announced – like every year – live at UPDATE, where you can meet a juror or two in person.

Of course, you’ll also meet Thorsten Jasper Weese at UPDATE, who is looking forward, together with his partners Lars Wittmaak, Jonas Braukmann and Tobias Kern, to you stopping by the XXL RECOM booth. So please save the date : Thursday, 25 May, 2023, at Telegraphenamt, Berlin Mitte. 

RECOM is made up of the units RECOMPOST, RECOMCGI, RECOMFILM and RECOMART – which together form the RECOMGROUP, meanwhile among the most renowned and high-performance ARTWORK/POST and CGI STUDIOS worldwide for more than 25 years with offices in Stuttgart (head office), Berlin, Munich, Paris, Sofia, London & New York. The RECOMGROUP is a forge of award-winning, international creative work for famous photographers, agencies and photo art projects.

GoSee : recom.de & UPDATE.Salon
16.05.2023 show complete article