André Ruessel, German photographer,- creative director for photography advertisings & campaigns
He is an international global entertainment and media award-winning people and portrait photographer as well as a
set-photographer/ standphotographer for cinema & television advertisings, campaigns and tv- spot productions.
In total he received 17 PROMAX BDA awards highest global entertainment and media award with his team from Sky Deutschland GmbH
André Ruessel currently has his own photo agency
#ARP ANDRÉ RUESSEL PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM AGENCY
based in Cologne/ Germany & Europe
He works as a freelance people and portrait photographer as well as an advertising and
campaign photographer and for cinema and tv-production companies worldwide.
He also works as a creativ- director and set photographer for cinema and tv commercials, campaigns and tv- spots.
He has photographed for many national and international dJ's, musicians,- and music-bands & music productions and companies,
for international agencies and magazines in the field of music cover & tour productions, portraits of stars, athletes, fashion,
commercials, lifestyle, commercials and cinema & tv productions all over the world.
André Ruessel has photographed an incredible number of celebrities in front of his camera.
Since 2015, he has been also represented for USA & international market for photo- productions by the very successful PR Manager, TV presenter for
VOX & CNN and from US lifestyle magazine “Viva Glam” to “The Sexiest Powerwoman of All Time”
elected Nadja Atwal from New York/ USA.
https://www.vip.de/vips/nadja-atwal-t4803.html
https://encyclopaedia.fandom.com/de/wiki/Nadja_Atwal
Since 2023 he has been part of the team from DNT83, THE CASE by Dante, as consultant & creativ- director of photography
for Dante Bonfim who is internationally known as a football player.
https://dnt83.eu/#team
André Ruessel has also assisted one of the world's best beauty and fashion photographers from Paris/ France of contemporary history and both
have created joint photographs of well-known celebrities. André Rau assisted the world-renowned celebrity and fashion photographer
Peter Lindbergh and is now based in Paris and Los Angeles. André Rau is one of the most renowned photographers of our time.
https://andrerau.com/
https://issuu.com/exclusivelifemagazine/docs/revista_completa_el16/s/17986619
Prior to specializing in professional photography, he worked for years in film,- tv media and music productions, open-air concerts, music bands, motor racing and as a diplomat for the german embassies (Corps Diplomatie) all over the world.
He has appeared in over 2000 concerts as well as in television productions such as Cobra 11, MTV, VIVA, ZDF, RTL, SKY-Television, Die Sieger, Wilde Engel,
SK-Kölsch, Tatort, Le Stranger, Farinelli il castrato (Global Award Winner) .
For over 5 years he was used as a set/ stand-photographer for sky television.
Nevertheless, he was also responsible for the organizing team of the Comet Music Award in Cologne.
He also accompanied many well-known music bands across Europe as a tour manager such as Tina Turner, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams, Aerosmith,
ICE-T, Die Ärzte to name just a few.
The internationally renowned and renowned portrait photographer of Hollywood stars, Greg Gorman, appreciates the works of André Ruessel very much.
One time he told him fantastic portrait works. The American Greg Gorman is one of the most influential contemporary portrait photographer in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Gorman
https://www.stern.de/kultur/buecher/bildband-und-ausstellung-greg-gorman--fotograf-der-beruehmten-und-begehrten-9287648.html
André his work is strongly influenced by his role models such as Helmut Newton, Peter Lindbergh and Ellen von Unwerth. His pictures are characterized
by a cool eroticism. Andre Rüssel is a team player and spent most of his time shooting with a special cinematic light that is used in film productions.
This type of lighting can be very expensive and very complex, but it reflects the cinematic look in his photographs.
The cinematic lights can provide the right light and the right atmosphere for perfect illumination, even in huge and complex photo sets. The Cinematic
Light is used for many well-known stars in numerous beauty shoots and commercials.
His own style is dramatic, plastic, colorful and clear. His black and white photos look incredibly real and close. His photographs embody
texture and depth, and his style is indescribably different. His pictures are characterized by a cool eroticism and his special eye.
Different perspectives, insane and extraordinary perspectives, details, staged photography, cinema light, perfectly combined to his own
visual art and visual language. Different perspectives give you this feeling of closeness and connectedness.
The cinematic lights can provide sets for the right light and the right mood flair for perfect illumination even in huge and elaborate photo.
These stars are used in numerous beauty shoots and advertisings.