Born and raised in Istanbul, Betim Balaman has worked with many well-known commercial and editorial clients for 20 years. She began her career working on a wide range of fashion projects with David LaChapelle from The Face magazine to GAP. Later, she designed and created windows for major Madison Avenue stores, therein discovering her love for still life photo styling.
Betim enjoys partnering with clients to create the best possible outcome by bringing interesting and elevated props to set.
She thrives in a creative environment where she can use her experience and her innovative eye to drive fashion trends through art direction and visual design in editorial and advertising. She brings the necessary magic to set.
Clients include
ALDO, Barney’s, Bloomingdale’s, David Yurman, Estee Lauder, Harry Winston, Jo Malone, Michael Kors, NARS Cosmetics, Procter&Gamble, W Magazine, Victoria’s Secret, WWD, Y3-Adidas
Some of the photographers Betim has collaborated with are:
Bela Borsodi
Burcu Avsar
Craig Cutler
Dan Tobin Smith
Gabriella Imperatori Penn
Gentle&Hyers
Grant Cornett
Junichi Ito
Joel Stans
Kenji Ishi
Kenji Toma
Kevin Cremens
Marcel Christ
Marton Perlaki
Michael Baumgarten
Nicholas Alan Cope
Nicholas Duers
Philippe Lacombe
Richard Pierce
Robin Broadbent
Travis Rathbone