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Adam Ferguson documents a human story in the heart of bush fires in his image from Photoplay Photography's Broadsheet #8.

Imogen Grist
joins the PLAYTIME roster!

A master of all-trades and "Jack" to nobody. The multi-disciplinary Imogen is here to marry sensory, visual experiences with focused performances and off-beat storytelling.

Mark Clinton
Broadsheet #8

Mark Clinton takes the travel life to Tasmania in his image from Photoplay Photography's Broadsheet #8.

Stef Smith
The Only App You Need

Stef's new campaign for Domain is just as ridiculous as the current real estate market but waayyyy funnier...

John Laurie
Broadsheet #8

John Laurie captures the bond between a Polish Falconer and his “airborne winged assassin”(legal name Wendy) in his image for Photoplay Photography's Broadsheet #8

Stef Smith
Deluge

When clogged drains, nosey neighbours and DIY mansplainers crash your bathroom ritual, you can trust Playtime's Stef Smith to sort it out with Drano's new AU/NZ brand relaunch.

Sarah Adamson
Commbank

Why run when you can ride? Sarah Adamson gives Commbank's 'Make Money Move' campaign some serious wheels.

Jasmin Tarasin
Li Cunxin

Li Cunxin of Mao’s Last Dancer is the latest Aussie legend to feature in Jasmin Tarasin’s APIA campaign. And when we say "feature" we mean dance-shred.

Chris Budgeon
APIA

Dance like everyone is watching, at any age - Li Cunxin cuts quite a few shapes in Chris Budgeon's stills campaign for APIA.

Scott Otto Anderson
Car Chase

Guilty conscience? Photoplay's resident outlaw was tasked with putting LDV's new ute through its paces (and a few paddocks) in his latest brush with the law.

Nick Bowers
Sydney Opera House

When the present is a difficult time for many Australians, discussing the future is more important than ever. Nick Bowers snaps the latest campaign for Sydney Opera House's Antidote Festival.

Daniel de Viciola
Beyond Zero

Daniel takes Toyota's new zero emission vehicle for a spin in this mind-bending global campaign. Beyond zero? Beyond epic more like it...

Trent Mitchell
James Hardie

When you have the essentials grounded, your home can really soar... not that it hurts having Trent Mitchell on camera duty.

Gracie Otto
Zimmermann Resort 22

Hazy holiday vibes and dreamy dresses abound in Gracie Otto’s runway film for Zimmerman’s new Resort 22 Ready-To-Wear collection. Give it a swirl!

Michael Corridore
Toyota 'Jump'

Michael Corridore’s latest addition to Toyota's ‘Jump' series goes Olympic.

Gary John
Launch

Gary has the tech-beer-market cornered with this new spot for DB Export. Tim Cook eat your heart out! He'll have to do so without "free chips" however...

Mark Clinton
Attaquer

A good ride with a worthy reward, Mark Clinton's campaign photography for Attaquer is a solid argument for the term après bike.

Melvin J. Montalban
The Unusual Suspects

The Unusual Suspects is a sizzling new heist caper set in the heart of Sydney's opulent Eastern Suburbs. Whodunnit? Melvin J. Montalban, director of Episode 2, reckons he knows...

Sarah Adamson
Kathmandu

Shooting campaigns in wind, rain, or shine: Sarah Adamson's Kathmandu work makes "bad" weather look fine.

Daniel de Viciola
How You Grow Matters

Daniel de Viciola keeps things moving in his new, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it, globetrotter for KPMG.

Jouk Oosterhof
The Anker Brothers

Lawyers, football fanatics, and now models for Jouk Oosterhof's latest for De Volkskrant - Wim & Hans Anker wear many hats, but only one team's scarf.

Scott Otto Anderson
Letter Box

Scott Otto delivers again - his latest campaign for AusPost Home and Car Insurance slips in a tricky bit of misdirection and scores 5 stars on Letterboxd.

Sarah Adamson
is now a Photoplayer.

Effortless, spontaneous and original, Sarah's work has an energy about it that gets people excited – real joy, real emotion and real personality wrapped up in a premium aesthetic.

Gary John
Insurance for Living

Gary 'Mr Perfect' John delves deep into his wardrobe of tricks and gets his OCD on for Cigna's new campaign.

Michael Corridore
CommBank

Michael Corridore lets the sun shine in on CommBank's 'A brighter Australia starts here' campaign.

Melvin J. Montalban
Wonder Full of Goodness

The greatest thing since sliced bread? Perhaps not, but still, it's pretty cool... Melvin unlocks his inner child for Wonder's new campaign.

Byron Quandary
Make Ideas More

Playtime's Byron Quandary usually does nothing in halves but for NAB's new campaign he made an exception... Kinda...

Adam Fergurson
is now a Photoplayer.

Adam Ferguson is now a Photoplayer! Grounded in intimate, humanistic storytelling, Ferguson's photojournalism has seen him work internationally for over a decade.

Lance Kelleher
10k Everyday

Would you leave home in your pyjamas? For $10,000 dollars you would. All people great and small hotfoot it to their local Westfield in Lance Kelleher’s latest campaign.

Chris Budgeon
Things Can Change in a Heartbeat

For many of Australia's families, the worries don't end at childbirth. Chris Budgeon's campaign for HeartKids brings awareness to the eight Aussie babies born with Congenital Heart Disease every day.

Scott Otto Anderson
Be Like Chris

Scott directed the new campaign for Centr and it turns out that the "God of Thunder" is just like us afterall...

Jouk Oosterhof
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

Literary world's "Bold New Outlier" and International Booker Prize Winner Marieke Lucas Rijneveld got the Jouk Oosterhof treatment in a new portrait series for Another Magazine.

Mark Clinton
American Express

Crack open a cold one, Mark Clinton’s new Platinum GCS campaign for American Express has landed! Check out the full series at Mark's new motion section.

Linnéa Bergman
Swedish Cold

It's winter in Stockholm. Linnéa examines the Swedes' love/hate relationship with the season – the blistering cold and the respite from it – in this new spot for Stockholm Exergi.

Dropbear
Switching

Playtime director Dropbear does big things with itty, bitty, little things for Qantas Health Insurance. Squint or you'll miss it!

Gary John
Gender Reveal & Dunk

Gary turns gaffes into gags in this new campaign for Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance out of, well, Indiana...

Linnéa Bergman
Under the Table

Linnéa shoots a series of touching portraits in beautiful film stock for the SOS Children's Villages, Sweden.

RBG6
Diner

Optimise your business with a side of egg-cellent filmmaking for Altice Optimum. Check the latest by RBG6!

Lance Kelleher
Nothing Stops Christmas

Christmas always seems to come earlier than expected but this year it can't come soon enough. Lance and Westfield made something special to celebrate.

Troy Goodall
Every Kiwi Vote Counts

What's an election without a little interference? Troy Goodall's latest for Every Kiwi Vote Counts advises all overseas Kiwis to shamelessly meddle in New Zealand's affairs.

Melvin J. Montalban
Letters

Melvin made a short film inspired by the frightening vision of climate change we witnessed last summer to ask everyone to get behind the Climate Change Act. Please sign the petition now.

RBG6
Cross Our Hearts

When it comes to Love and Death no one does it better than the Swedes. Check out RBG6's new campaign for Hinge - the dating app that lives to die.

Mark Clinton
and Tim Macartney-Snape

After a week of camping in the snow with mountaineer Tim Macartney-Snape, Mark Clinton took some snaps of Tim at his Southern Highlands home.

Melvin J. Montalban
Experience

Cool kid on campus, Melvin, brings some serious style to the university experience for Macquarie University.

Troy Goodall
Every Journey Has a Story

One shared route, many destinations, countless stories. Troy Goodall's latest for Interislander wonders what got everyone on the same boat to Cook Strait.

Frazer Bailey
The Art of the Charcuterie Board

Here’s a ‘cure’ we can believe in - Frazer Bailley assembles the perfect char-cute-rie board for Hans. Thinly sliced, nicely diced.

Chris Budgeon
Mycar

Suffering from one of life's many automobile related woes? Treat your ride to Chris Budgeon's new campaign for Mycar.

Jasmin Tarasin
G Flip, Unplugged

Trent Mitchell
Pro Choice Safety

Face masks get all the press these days, but there's a better option when fiery hot sparks are more concerning than a cold - Trent Mitchell's latest for Pro Choice Safety.

Gary John
Ring My Bell

Take a sip of Gary John's sweet new brew for The Bell Tea Co. Hot and tea-licious! Cute is as cute does and Gary, my friend, you've always had quite the mug.

Michael Corridore
Home Lending

Home is where the heart is... And where family sport rivalries are born. Michael Corridore's new Home Lending campaign for Suncorp.

Matthieu Mantovani
Eco

In "these uncertain times" it's good to get to the bottom of something. Enter Mattheiu's investigative piece for Dacia's new hybrid car. At last, some answers.

Ted O'Donnell
Dinnerly

Traffic jams or trolley jams? Choose your nightmare in Ted O'Donnell's new work for Dinnerly.

Gary John
Endless Data For Less

Gary has a reputation for being a little "extra". Kinda like good data plans. Hence these big fat lols for, the somewhat ironically named, NZ data provider - Skinny.

John Laurie
What Is Money For, If Not This?

We work to live, not live to work. John Laurie’s new campaign for NAB looks at the time we share with each other, the surf trips, Sunday BBQs, the joys and the human connections.

Scott Otto Anderson
Suck Yeah!

Scott, director and soothsayer, back on the tools for Nestle Soothers depicting isolation whilst isolating and sucking hard at it (the Soothers that is).

Sarah Bahbah
What's Love Got To Do With It

Sarah Bahbah and Kygo join forces on another visually gorgeous collaboration, with Sarah’s new music video for Kygo’s latest single, ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’.

Daniel de Viciola
Lead the Charge

If the kaleidoscopic visions in Daniel's new campaign are anything to go by then the Toyota Hybrid is built to take you on quite us 'trip' indeed...

Troy Goodall
Everyday Happy

Whether it's collecting cassettes, posing with toy ponies, dancing in cool patterns or just sunbathing in the city, Troy Goodall's new 'Everyday Happy' campaign for Flybuys embraces the little joys in life.

Gary John
Bake It and They Will Come

Gary takes a break from being the uninvited-creepy-bearded-man at tea parties and, instead, casts his doppelgänger in this scrummy little spot for White Wings.

Trent Mitchell
Joins Photoplay Photography

Trent Mitchell is now a Photoplayer. Whether it makes you chuckle or gasp, Trent's work is in a league of its own.

Melvin J. Montalban
Simply, Smart

It's a bird... It's a plane... It's... a laundry capsule? Photoplay's resident technical wizard, Melvin J. Montalban, proves that a smart laundry product doesn't necessarily mean a simple TV commercial. Strap in, and check out his new spot for Skip.

Mark Clinton
Whatever Your Adventure

Mark Clinton's campaign for Macpac showcases the excitement and wonder of exploring nature.

Jasmin Tarasin
Together Alone

I live in a small community on the South Coast. You usually see most people you know daily at the local cafe, walking the beach or at the local pub. During isolation I felt I could feel all my friends around me in their now small worlds, spinning around in their homes. I wanted to be a fly on the wall. Still be a part of my friends lives.

Chris Budgeon
New Digital Broadsheet Out Now!

More work like this one by Chris grace the pages of our latest Broadsheet. Subscribe at the bottom of the page.

RBG6
Almost Milk

Whatever floats your oat, RBG6 never disappoint.

Steel-cut activated goodness via Aspekt.

There's a car for every occasion in Michael Corridore's new campaign for BMW.

Jasmin Tarasin
Bianca Spender 2020

Swanning around in stunning architecture never looked so good. Jasmin teams up with ashion designer Bianca Spender, for the 2020 collection launch film.

Jouk Oosterhof
International Runner Up - Head On Photo Awards 2020

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Gary John
Spicy Face

You know Baby, Sporty, Posh, Scary and Ginger already... Well, it's time you met Gary and his latest effort to spice up your life... Maccas NZ sure do love it hot.

Chris Budgeon
Bonds X-Temp

Fight glo-ball warming with Bonds X-Temp, via Leo Burnett Melbourne.

Linnéa Bergman
Welcome to the New School

Linnéa Bergman takes us into the classroom of tomorrow in this nimble new spot for Apple, via Media Arts lab.

Michael Corridore
Open Haus

If it looks this good from the outside, imagine what it’s like to drive. Enjoy Michael Corridore’s gorgeous new campaign for Audi's Open Haus Sale.

Gary John
Ditch the Chip

Holy Honey Oats!!! Gary John ditches the chip and goes footlong on physical comedy for Subway, via Wunderman Thompson.

Scott Otto Anderson
Bring it Home

Driving an Audi anywhere is great, but driving your Audi home is the dream. This new campaign by Scott Otto Anderson depicts the dream becoming reality.

Matthieu Mantovani
French Sensation Joins Photoplay

Matthieu is an accomplished comedy and visual narrative director based in Paris, recently worked with Photoplay on a local campaign for NAB ‘This Is The Story Of Progress’ with agency Clemenger BBDO.

Scott Otto Anderson
It's the Most Wonderful Time for a Beer

Mariah and Bublé, watch the throne, Carlton Dry have given us a silly season anthem we can actually relate to!

It’s a karaoke sing-a-long directed by Photoplay's original Grinch - Scott Otto Anderson.

Jasmin Tarasin
First Car

A touching testament to how Medibank enables you to keep on loving your loved ones, even after you've gone.

RBG6
For the Curious Kind

Curiosity killed the fish... Apparently... The new Audible campaign by RBG6 has all the answers.

Gary John
Games Night

Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Mayfair, Maccas. Mr. Monopoly knows no bounds when it comes to property. Peel and press play on this fun new spot by Gary John, for DDB Sydney.

Chris Budgeon
Virgin Airlines

Chris Budgeon's latest for Virgin Australia.

Linnéa Bergman
Children and Cancer Don't Belong Together

Some things just don't belong together. Linnéa Bergman has crafted an incredibly touching and ultimately beautiful film about childhood cancer.

Daniel de Viciola
Crispy

Just a quick reminder for everybody to keep it crispy... Check out Dan's new spot for Lurpak via Weiden + Kennedy.

Lucinda Schreiber
Don't Worry, Eat Happy

It takes a lotta hard work to look this laid back! Lucinda Schreiber turns her aesthetic obsession with colour and tofu pigs into real life, in this music video for Switzerland’s finest purveyors of vegan deliciousness - Coop Karma.

Mark Clinton
Find Your Joy

It's different for everyone sure... but would you really use your American Express points for a blender instead of a holiday? via Ogilvy Sydney

RBG6
Evolution

Dying to fall in love? Lock eyes with this killer new work by RBG6 for Hinge, the dating app designed to be deleted.

Daniel de Viciola
Everyday Banking

They say practice makes perfect and clearly dropping your dacks in public is no mean feat!

Jouk Oosterhof
Girls Not Brides

Shot for PLAN International & LINDA, Jouk Oosterhof’s Girls Not Brides series, shot on-location in Bangladesh, have been selected to hang in London’s National Portrait Gallery as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.