Shotview continues to expand its artists roster and now officially represents fashion photographer and director Sebastian Kapfhammer. Marking this new collaboration, the agency presents a strong first statement: the cover story of the debut issue of AC.CESS Magazine.
AC.CESS focuses on the less celebrated sides of the fashion industry. Accessories, behind-the-scenes perspectives, fashion and art intersect to reveal what often remains unseen. Cover 1 features Hollie-May Saker together with Leo the dog in a contemporary tribute to Chris von Wangenheim, captured by Kapfhammer with his distinctive sense for tension, attitude, and emotional friction.
Shotview on Sebastian Kapfhammer: “Kapfhammer is a German fashion photographer and director based in Paris. Over the past decade, he has worked with a wide range of artists, brands, and fashion designers. His work provokes on an emotional level and expands on humanistic and social subjects. Making the unseen visible through versatile forms of media is his way of speaking.
The urge to transform the intangible into something material and comprehensible traces back to a life-changing moment in his childhood, when he temporarily lost the ability to speak. Unconsciously, he began to develop another way of expressing what he wanted to show – without words. This marked the beginning of visualizing his inner universe. His work raises questions we should all be asking more often. In his projects, he embraces themes rooted in a deeper, more centered level of life, while subtly embedding seemingly negligible details. These elements form a profound visual language that reflects both his way of creating and his way of thinking.
With a highly concise approach, Sebastian Kapfhammer transforms reality into striking, thrilling, emotional, imperfect, natural – yet also artificial – forms of preservation.”
His client and editorial list includes Louis Vuitton, Duvetica, Bottega Veneta, MSGM, Galvan, DÉFAÏENCE, Dazed, Numéro France, V Magazine, and PUSS PUSS Magazine.
We’re excited to see what’s next – welcome to Shotview, Sebastian Kapfhammer.
TEAM
Photography @_kapfhammer
Fashion editor @sophieozracloarec
Hair @chrissyhuttonhair @cloudninehair
Make up @jana.reininger
Set @harukakogure_
Nails @diana_nailartist
Model casting @ian_luka
Canine casting @angeliki__s
Model @holliemaysaker @models1
Leo the dog @dogsoncamera
Photographers assistant @migs_photos @jamierowan_studio
Digi operator @shanstewart_
Cover design Shola Ladeji
Special thanks to @gemmoo
Hollie-May wears @official_mikimoto Moon Dew Delight 18k white gold Akoya cultured pearl and diamond earrings and 18k white gold Akoya cultured pearl and diamond bracelet; @renecaovilla shoes; mother of pearl bra by @lils._saito , skirt @ulischneiderdesign
AC.CESS Team
Co-founders Arved Colvin-Smith and Ian Luka
Creative Director Arved Colvin-Smith
Fashion Director Ian Luka
Managing Director Angeliki Sofronas
Art Director Shola Ladeji
Arts Editor @johnnytybel
Editor-at-Large @o.l.o.f.e
Features Editor Janet Dickinson
