Thomas Mangieri is a fashion and beauty photographer from Singapore. He’s shot for many major magazines including Elle, Bazaar and Cosmo and a growing list of editorial and advertising clients.

Swedish born Andreas Sjodin is one of the most influential Swedish photographers today. His elegant images of fashion, beauty and portraits always has a strong visual style, sophistication, energy and wit. He has shot regularly for H&M and his editorial work can be seen in Vogue and Elle just to name a few.

Diego Fuga is an Italian born photographer now based in New York. He has shot for countless magazines including  Dazed and Confused, Surface, V magazine and Marie Claire.

Born in Bath, England, Anthony Maule honed his talents between London and New York and has emerged onto the scene over the last few years as one of fashion’s most original young voices. His talent for creating expressive images that push technological boundaries has quickly made him one of the industry’s most sought after talents.

Here’s some work by Mikael Schulz, one of Sweden’s most sought after fashion photographers. With playful styling, heroic poses and purity in light and form Mikael always delivers striking images.

These photographs by fashion and beauty photographer Iain Crawford are stunning and I love how he plays with texture and colour for a standout effect. Definitely check out his site for more inspiring images.

Here are some beautiful shots from international photographer Satoshi Saikusa. He started his career in Paris and has shot a multitude of prestigious advertising campaigns, as well as for fashion magazines and celebrities.

Stéphane Coutelle is one of the world’s leading beauty and fashion photographers, known for his stunning portraits of women and has been responsible for crafting beauty campaigns for some of the world’s premiere beauty clients and fashion magazines. Born in Paris, Stephane Coutelle divides his time between New York and Paris.

Fashion photographer David Byun has compiled an expansive portfolio throughout the years. This New York photographer has been featured in 42 publications from 18 different countries around the globe and is known for his clean aesthetic and unconventional concepts.

I’m really loving the striking beauty photography from Chen Man—a young (only in her early 20′s) Chinese fashion photographer who has made quite a name for herself in the industry. She made a big impact when she shot for Vision magazine but has since shot for countless major fashion magazines and brands. Apparently it’s her Photoshop skills and amazing lighting that really sets her apart.

I am really loving the portfolio of fashion photographers Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello. Their images are colorful, dynamic and full of life— they are definitely on top of their game.

Both Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello are Paris-born, but met in Buenos Aires. Back in 2002, they walked away with the Picto prize for young fashion photographers and since then have been inseparable.

Yelena Yemchuk— a Ukrainian-born shooter has had a remarkably eclectic career path, with notable successes as a painter, documentary photographer and director of music videos. Her current focus began in 2001, when a friend persuaded her to try a fashion shoot for fun. Since then, Yemchuk has contributed to Italian and Japanese Vogue, the New Yorker and W, and has shot advertising campaigns for Kenzo, Cacharel and Dries Van Noten. Her photographs are dreamy and remarkably different than the regular vocabulary of slick, airbrushed fashion imagery. “People who hire me know I’m not just interested in pretty dresses,” she says. “They want me to tell some kind of story.”

Miguel Jacob is a Toronto based fashion photographer who has shot for many Canadian magazines as well as a long list of celebrities. If you’re a reader of any Canadian fashion magazine you’ll no doubt recognize many of his photographs.

As I was looking at Laurent Darmon’s website, I noticed that he had quite a collection of beauty photography that features eye makeup. For the most part stick to my tried and true neutrals but I thought some of these images with bright colours were quite pretty and work well with this season’s bright trend.

Darmon is a beauty and fashion photographer that works out of Paris, London and New York. He has had his photos published in many notable advertising campaigns as well as some of the most prestigious publications worldwide.

French fashion and beauty photographer Gyslain Yarhi has shot for a long roster of clients and magazines including Elle (French, Russian, Norway), Glamour (Italia), Gloss, Harper’s Bazaar (UK and Singapore), Madame Magazine (Germany), Marie Claire UK,  Surface, Sunday Time, Tank, Vogue (Australia), Vogue Joyas. Check out his beautiful portfolio.

Check out German fashion and beauty photographer Monika Robl’s stunning portfolio. She has shot for German Vogue, Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Marie Claire just to name a few. Trained both in photography and art/design, her work has a real graphic quality to it.

Jamie Nelson is a New York based fashion and beauty photographer with work shown in numerous international publications including Harper’s Bazaar En Espanol, InStyle Germany and Nylon. What I really enjoy about this portfolio is the creative use of makeup. From what I’ve read Jamie Nelson often works with the New York based makeup artist Lottie who is responsible for many of these great makeup looks.

After eight years of assisting the high end fashion photographers in New York, Joel Rhodin has made an explosive career in Sweden. With a passion for challenges Joel approaches each commission with an open mind, always tapping into contemporary currents. Renowned for their bold edge his images express a quality both crude and elegant. Stiff perfection is never the goal for Joel who fancies the peculiar detail. His charismatic persona colours both set and process – Joel is highly appreciated for his decisive clear vision and capacity to pull it off.

Joel Rhodin was born in 1975. Established as one of the top photographers in Sweden, with Elle, Lindex , H &M and Mini Rodini among his clients, he is now on the starting blocks of an international career.

Notoriously charismatic, Gabor Jurina is best known for his innate ability to create equally charming and striking fashion and beauty photography. His personal appreciations for beauty and form have created a strong portfolio of feeling photos that immediately engage the viewer. Working since the mid-nineties, he’s developed a hallmark style that’s graphic, warm, crisp, alluring and unmistakably luxurious.

His work has appeared in Esquire, Oprah, and Fashion Quarterly and he is a regular contributor to Fashion Magazine, one of Canada’s leading style bibles. You may also recognize him as the photographer from the Dove Evolution video in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Gabor’s commercial clients include L’oreal, Proctor and Gamble, Dove, Lubridern, MAC Cosmetics and Holt Renfrew. No stranger to celebrity photography, his roster of star sittings include Rosario Dawson, Rihanna, Shania Twain, Kate Hudson, Sandra Oh, and models Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Daria Werbowy, Lisa Cant, Julia Dunstall, Heather Marks and Noot Sear.

Chris Nicholls is a fantastic fashion photographer that works out of Toronto and New York. No doubt you have seen his photos in Elle, Flare, and Fashion. He was also a featured photographer on an episode of this past season’s Canada’s Next Top Model. His lighting is amazing and always makes the model’s skin look so luminescent. How beautiful!