Great Bowery opens B&A (Bernstein & Andriulli) Sydney alongside M.A.P Ltd and Snapper Media

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Screen Shot 2017-11-15 at 7.09.59 am.jpgBoutique creative management agency M.A.P Ltd has launched B&A Sydney as part of the international network of Great Bowery. Heading up B&A Sydney is managing director of Great Bowery Australia, Benjamin Hams, along with senior agent, Amanda Joe and agent and producer, Cassandra Wait-Hughes. 

In response to the evolving media landscape both locally and internationally, B&A Sydney will offer an eclectic group of exceptional artists and multi-faceted content creators.

Screen Shot 2017-11-15 at 7.10.12 am.jpgSays Hams: “M.A.P has and always will be a strong vehicle to do great work primarily within the fashion realm. B&A will allow us to expand our scope outside of that.”

As part of the Great Bowery network, B&A will operate with the same principles, ethics and resources as M.A.P and all parts of the Great BoweryScreen Shot 2017-11-15 at 7.10.23 am.jpg family.  B&A will share its Sydney headquarters alongside M.A.P Ltd and Snapper Media, image licensing platform housing archival imagery for Trunk Archive, Gallery Stock, Magnum Photos and GoRunWay.

Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the iconic 1898 Germania Bank building on the Bowery in New York, Great Bowery brings together leading agencies within the fashion and luxury image making industries, uniting seasoned executives and iconic talent including photographers, directors, stylists, hair & make-up artists,Screen Shot 2017-11-15 at 7.10.31 am.jpg creative directors, illustrators, set designers and other related creatives. At the core of the collective is an unwavering focus on talent and on powerful and exceptional creative work. Agencies under the GB umbrella currently include CLM, Streeters, M.A.P, Bernstein & Andriulli, Wenzel & Co., Trunk Archive, Gallery Stock, The Production Club and the recently established Great Bowery Film; a global production company representing leading artists across the film & luxury, feature film, commercial and branded content industries.

B&A Sydney launches its roster with notable international photographersScreen Shot 2017-11-15 at 7.10.41 am.jpg including Platon, Marcus Bleasdale, Carles Carabi and Lola & Pani, alongside a carefully curated mix of local artists including Hugh Stewart (photographer), Jesse Lizotte (photographer), Anna Pogossova (photographer), Kirsten Bookallil (food, props and interior stylist), Sophie Fletcher (production designer – sets/props/costumes) and Gillian Wilkins (stylist). 

With offices long established in New York, London and Shanghai, Bernstein & Andriulli is built on the ethos of bringing fresh solutions to the creative community and the ability to work across a diverse media landscape.

On bringing B&A to Australia, Hams says: “We want to meet the current market head on and offer our clients new and exciting ways to collaborate and produce all types of visual stills, motion, live and animated content across all media platforms. With this in mind, bringing Great Bowery Films to Australia in the near future would be a logical progression.”