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Cam and his GT2RS for Porsche GT Circle / Cape Town, South Africa

A GT2RS meets the perfect backdrop — Cape Town in all its glory

We’ve long dreamed of creating something unique with Cam’s incredible Porsches. The Porsche GT Circle launch in SA was the perfect opportunity!

This project was a labor of love, spanning over a month as we chased the perfect weather. November in Cape Town threw some wild winds our way, but patience paid off. The final result? Beyond worth it.

Huge thanks to everyone who brought this vision to life—especially the Porsche team in Germany, you guys are incredible! And to Cape Town, you made it easy.

Shot for Porsche GT Circle
Producer: Antonia Heil
Interview location: Sanctuary Studio
Sound: Johnny Claassen
Lighting: Luke Chomse
Photo and Video: DNA photographers
Post: DNA photographers

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CLE 220D / Mercedes-Benz / Portugal

[automotive] Portugal, you were incredible! We had the privilege of heading to the stunning Algarve for Mercedes-Benz to shoot the sleek new CLE 220D. It was a dream project, blending digital and film photography to capture the essence of this beauty.

The breathtaking coastline, vibrant atmosphere, and buzzing beaches packed with tourists and camper vans made the experience unforgettable. And let’s not forget the amazing food and warm-hearted locals who made it all the more special.

Huge thanks to Mercedes-Benz for the opportunity to be part of this amazing adventure!

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BYD SEAL / BYD South Africa / Cape Town, South Africa

[automotive] It’s so lovely to shoot under the African sun again! Thank you BYD South Africa and Justus Visagie for the day out.

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Mazda CX-60 3.3L Turbo Diesel / shot for Mazda Southern Africa / Cape Town, South Africa

DNA For MAZDA Southern Africa

Say hello to the sleek and powerful Mazda CX-60 3.3L Turbo Diesel, the latest sensation hitting the streets of South Africa. Our team at DNA had a blast collaborating with Mark1 Media to bring this beauty to life for Mazda Southern Africa.

Stills, videos, production by DNA.

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Campaign HERO Video

DNA produces stills and video. Reels, short clips, and longer videos – let’s capture the essence of your product or event for your social media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), your website, and other media.

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Porsche GT4 e / shot for Porsche / Red Bull Ring / Spielberg, Austria

[editorial] Seeing and hearing the Porsche GT4 e accelerate for the first time, we knew this was huge. With 1088hp instantly available in a track car is truly next level. Shot for Porsche‘s Stories Magazine.

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SS23 swim collection / shot for INTERSPORT / Cape Town, South Africa

INTERSPORT SS23 swim COLLECTION

Summer vibes shoot for INTERSPORT’s spring/summer swim collection shot in Cape Town, South Africa.
1-day shoot at the pool. 1-day shoot at the beach. Stills and video in several formats to be used on INTERSPORT’s social media channels, instore channels, websites, etc. Fabulous weather. A dream team of people whom we have worked with many times and some for the very first time. It couldn’t have been a more fun, helpful, and ambitious team.

This was a full-on DNA production.
production: DNA photographers
producer: Antonia Heil
DOP: Daniel Walsh
editor: Desmond Louw
photographer & retoucher: Desmond Louw

The video on the left shows the short version of the hero video. Enjoy!

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The video on the right shows the hero video. Have a look!

INTERSPORT SS23 SWIM Collection – BEACH

On the left you find the INTERSPORT video with the focus on beach and summer times.

INTERSPORT SS23 SWIM Collection – POOL

On the left you find the INTERSPORT video with the focus on performance swimming.

Below, find a bunch of stills of the SS23 swim collection, shot for INTERSPORT. Brands featured: Speedo, Adidas, Arena, and Energetics.

DNA provides full-on production for still and video shoots.
We produce stills and video at the same time or separately – whatever works best for you, the shoot, your product, and your event. Good planning is crucial and we are super planners. From locations, models, stylists, makeup, and hair to permits and catering – we can sort you out with a great team and a well-coordinated shoot. Nice to meet you.

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Nafissatou “Nafi” Thiam / shot for Red Bull with ICONIC / Stellenbosch, South Africa

NAFI THIAM FOR RED BULL

Last week Nafi Thiam broke the indoor pentathlon world record in Turkey. (A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events.) It was incredible shooting her just two weeks prior for Red Bull and Iconic. It’s not often you get to meet and work with a GOAT. Thanks for the good vibes Nafi and team!

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Bryan Habana / shot for Markets.com / Cape Town, South Africa

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BRYAN HABANA X MARKETS.com X DNA

We spent a day in the studio with rugby legend Bryan Habana and Markets.com to create images and moving images to announce their 2023 partnership. Markets.com is an innovative, world-leading trading platform that offers financial trading products.

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Winterised campaign 2022/2023: running / shot for INTERSPORT / Cape Town, South Africa

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RUNNING IN THE RAIN

[commercial] For the INTERSPORT Winterised running campaign, we had massive rain showers set up by a special effects team as you cannot plan rain in Cape Town. INTERSPORT is one of the world’s biggest global sports retailers. Brands we shot: Adidas, Asics, Nike, and Energetics. Our pictures are used for all the INTERSPORT market’s social media channels, websites, and in-store prints.

Agency: Wilderness.

Check out the Winterised campaign 2022/2023: training & calisthenics.

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Ophthalmologist Kirstin Uppenkamp (Augenarzt) / shot for uppenkamp-augenarzt.de / Wiesbaden, Germany

[commercial] For ophthalmologist Kirstin Uppenkamp’s new practice and website, we photographed her, her practice and team, and her family and friends’ eyes. The eye specialist opened a new practice in January 2022 in Wiesbaden in Germany.

Have a look at the website uppenkamp-augenarzt.de and how beautiful it turned out. Thanks so much for having us, it’s been something so different to shoot, a fabulous challenge.

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The Springboks for Energade Zero / shot for Energade / Pretoria, South Africa

[commercial] A day with the Springboks at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium: We took stills alongside the Energade TV commercial in Pretoria with the Springboks (The South Africa National Rugby Union Team). All players (Siya Kolisi, Franco Mostert, Jaden Hendrikse, Jesse Kriel, Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche, and Thomas du Toit) were super fun to work with. On the left, you’ll find some behind-the-scenes footage.

Have a look at the second part of the shoot with athletes in Cape Town.

Give this drink a try, it’s brand new on the market: #StepUpYourGame with Energade ZERO in three refreshing and delicious flavours. DNA’s favourite: Lemon, Lime & Ginger.

agency: Levergy
CD: Andy Croly / Matchstick
Producer: Chris Coetsee / Dare
DOP: Ramon Mellett
& more. Thanks team!
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DNA’s main work scope covers the worlds of sport, the automotive industry, fashion, and consumer goods. We work closely with brands, creatives, and advertising agencies to create unique and compelling content.

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Back to sports campaign: running / shot for INTERSPORT / Amsterdam, Netherlands

[commercial] For our client INTERSPORT (one of the world’s biggest global sports retailers) we shot the ‘Back to sports’ running campaign in beautiful Amsterdam with a fun crew next to a video crew shooting a TVC/social motion. Brands we shot: Asics, Adidas, Energetics, Nike, Brooks. Our pictures are used for all INTERSPORT market’s social media channels, websites, and instore prints.
Ready to move? Agency: Wilderness.

> Keen to see more? Check out the Back to sports training campaign.

Energade Zero / shot for Energade / Cape Town, South Africa

DNA X Energade Zero

[commercial] R-E-F-R-E-S-H with 0 sugar

It’s so awesome to see the roll out of the images we got to take alongside the video production for Energade over two days in Cape Town and Pretoria with the Springboks (The South Africa National Rugby Union Team), the SPAR Proteas (The South African national netball team) and other athletes. Have a look at some of our images of the Springboks here. In this post, we focus on the athletes. Give this drink a try, it’s brand new on the market: #StepUpYourGame with Energade ZERO in three refreshing and delicious flavours. DNA’s favourite: Lemon, Lime & Ginger.

agency: Levergy
CD: Andy Croly / Matchstick
Producer: Chris Coetsee / Dare
DOP: Ramon Mellett & more. Thanks team!

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Mercedes-Benz E300 cabriolet / shot for Mercedes-Benz / road trip Denmark

DNA rules for a good & meaningful road trip:

1. Take the long road.
2. Speed does not matter.
3. Stop and turn around for things/places etc. that look interesting.
4. Make time and talk to people.

… road tripping a few weeks back in Denmark for Mercedes-Benz in the new E 300 Cabriolet.
We produced stills (scroll down, please) and video and had a blast.

“See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.” ~ Laozi

E300 roadtrip in Denmark: From Above

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Cederberg feature for Cathay Pacific’s inflight magazine Discovery

[editorial] For the November 2019 issue of Cathay Pacific‘s inflight magazine Discovery we traveled to the Cederberg. We stayed at the beautiful Cederberg Ridge Wilderness Lodge, visited Bushmen’s paintings, Clanwilliam, the Skimmelberg Buchu and Rooibos farm and enjoyed it all! What a great country we get to live in! Thanks again to the Hong Kong team for giving us such a great gig. [Have a look at the South Africa feature we shot for Cathay Pacific a while back. Click here.]

Voortrekker Road / shot for High Life, British Airways inflight magazine

{editorial} “You can find anything on Voortrekker Road. Really, you can. You can find your ancestors at Maitland Cemetery and salvation at Command of Faith Ministries. Modern-day Voortekkers dragging carts of scrap metal behind blinkered horses and row upon row of caricature car salesmen peddling near-identical Toyotas and Tatas. You can find your bearings by looking up at ever-present Lion’s Head.”

I spend two days on Voortrekker Road with Nick Dall interviewing random people – such a good and positive experience. Chatting and meeting people that live in a caravan park, inviting us into their caravans and sharing story after story. It’s such a special road. It reminds me a lot of America. Find the full story in the current inflight magazine of British Airways called High life.
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