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As of now, the agency SEVERIN WENDELER represents advertising photographer Geert De Taeye. The Belgian creative moves effortlessly across genres, working in advertising, portrait, landscape, and staged imagery with references to painting and film. This versatility defines his style – subtle, thoughtful, and driven by a refined sense of atmosphere.

To introduce his work, we’re featuring his campaign for Jägermeister Manifest, which captures the feeling of truly special moments: “I had the privilege to work on the Jägermeister print campaign featuring their new product, Manifest. A high-end...

Berlin-based photographer Katharina Bohm c/o Klaus Stiegemeyer understands photography not simply as image-making, but as a way to access people and their stories. Her work moves between lifestyle, food and portrait photography – shaped by a documentary eye that creates intimacy and makes atmosphere tangible.

Equally distinctive is the way she presents her projects. On her website, she takes the viewer behind the scenes, describing processes, situations and encounters – from complex productions to quiet moments on set. The result is not only images, but stories you can follow and relate...

Severin Wendeler Creative Lab welcomes multidisciplinary photographer Di Wei to its international artist roster. Living and working between Shanghai and Berlin, Di Wei's practice sits at the intersection of fashion, lifestyle and sports photography. She is known for her poetic, cinematic approach, blending the cultural heritage of China's ethnic minorities with contemporary visual narratives.

Her work is characterized by a natural sense of movement, dynamic energy and a fresh perspective on sport, performance and modern lifestyles. Whether shooting international fashion productions or...

Jörg van der Vegte joined Jung von Matt as an intern in 2015 and today is one of the youngest Creative Directors the agency group has produced to date.

His work combines strategic brand building, emotional storytelling and contemporary pop culture. What drives him is a strong sense of timing, attitude and the emotional impact of great campaigns. Underpinning this is a distinct sensitivity for aesthetics and a confident eye for modern visual language, which he consistently carries through to execution.

With recent work for international brands across lifestyle, fashion, sport and mobility,...

Havas Germany is strengthening its growth agenda and further expanding its leadership team: Sebastian Vermaat has joined the social-driven brand agency as Head of Growth. In this role, he will be responsible for new business development and agency marketing, succeeding Sarah Beier, who recently took over the PR offering Havas Red.

Vermaat has worked on both the client and agency sides and brings extensive local and international experience. He began his career on the client side at BMW before moving to leading agency networks. His previous positions included roles at Grey, Serviceplan, and...

We live in a time where brands are producing more content than ever, while attention has probably never been harder to earn. That raises a simple but important question for Patrick Skrypczak: How do you create work people actually care about?

Working across large-scale social-first productions, international launches and highly complex content ecosystems, Patrick moves between strategy, creativity and execution. Most recently, he has been shaping large-scale social-first productions for Volkswagen across multiple world premieres and vehicle launches, with one clear ambition: not just...

Marco Bienek took on Creative Concept & Art Direction for the current Daylon sunmilk campaign – capturing relaxed settings with young adults spending a day in the sun. Daylong™, developed by Galderma, stands for dermatologically developed sun protection from Switzerland.

With nearly 20 years of experience across Europe, Asia, and the US, Creative Director Marco Bienek brings an internationally shaped perspective to his work. Earlier in his career, he worked at Heimat Berlin, where as a junior and mid-level creative he contributed to campaigns for HORNBACH – experiences that continue to...

Düsseldorf, May 5, 2026 – Bianca Maria Scheiwe has been Managing Director at Havas Germany in Düsseldorf since May 1. In her new role, she is responsible for leading and developing key client teams as well as for the operational management of major accounts.

With the expansion of its leadership team, Havas Germany is continuing its growth trajectory and strategically strengthening key areas of the agency.

Scheiwe has been with Havas since 2019 and most recently served as Client Service Director. In this role, she was a member of the interdisciplinary management team and was responsible for,...

For the Indian label CORD, Elements Production India produced the Spring Summer 2026 campaign, created by creative director and photographer Pranoy Sarkar – featuring bold, deliberately kitschy, vintage-inspired visuals that immediately stand out. The collection highlights craftsmanship through smocking, embroidery and appliqué, combined with a sensitive approach to materials, textures and patterns.

Elements operates not just as a production company, but as a reliable production partner in India, with a strong sense for location, set and material. Nothing is accidental – every decision...

With Christian Schmidt, we welcome an internationally sought-after photographer to GoSee, known for creating global campaigns for major automotive brands while consistently pushing the boundaries between commercial photography and fine art.

Most recently, he impressed with the award-winning campaign “There is always a road” for ENTERPRISE MOBILITY, developed by BBDO New York. He was selected as photographer not least for his unique ability to combine transportation, landscape and artistic vision.

His work is defined by a clear visual language in which fine art always resonates – even in a...