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German born Sebastian Mader is a Director and Photographer specializing in Beauty and Still Life Projects.

As a director he excels in both Live-Action and CGI filmmaking which stands as a rare and exceptional talent in the industry. This dual expertise allows him to take on complex multi media projects to ensure efficiency and a seamless aesthetic across all media.

Sebastian has been featured and profiled in articles for Vogue, Interview Magazine and many more.

He has mastered his distinctive visual narrative that makes his work instantly recognizable to the discerning eye. A visual alchemist who blends the old with the new and the past with the future. The result gives Mader’s work its standing in contemporary culture.

His acute sense of lighting and electric use of color is harnessed by his conceptual approach. Mader’s work has a vivid-dream-like, glamorous sensuality that lives in the realm between reality and fantasy. A master of light and creatively tuned to ensure the subject of his work becomes an object of desire.

Sebastian started his career in NYC assisting legendary photographer Steven Klein.