We do not stand apart from the image, but are in its midst.
Luc Tuymans, “On the Image”, Luc Tuymans, Dusk/Penumbra (Porto: Museu de Arte Contemporânea Serralves, 2006), n.p.

Creative arts management
for photography and commissioned works.

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415 N. Camden Dr. Ste 111
Beverly Hills California 90210
and worldwide


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Claire is an independent executive producer supporting artists to create photography and moving images. With more than two decades of creative leadership and management experience in and around filmmaking, photography, media and the arts, Claire has worked with Global 500 companies, award-winning international production companies, media entities, advertising agencies, publishing houses, print publications, galleries, photographers, filmmakers, creative strategists and artists. She has contributed photo direction to The New York Times and IBM.

Navigating the tension between art and commerce, she specializes in a forward-thinking approach to photo production and champions artists’ rights in our ever-evolving visual environment. She advocates for quality, beauty and storytelling. 

She is a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Claire Cottrell
claire@works.onl



Areas of expertise:

Artist Management
Career development
Project development
Pitching
Budgeting
Scheduling
Contract negotiation
Licensing and acquisition 

Client projects:

LOEWE
LVMH
Le Monde d'Hermès
Fondation d'entreprise Hermès
Lévy Gorvy Dayan
Patagonia
The North Face
The New York Times
NASA
IBM
ROA Hiking 
SLAM JAM, Inc.
EYEVAN
THE PLANT
Beautiful Burning Drowning World
Sophie Bille Brahe
NORLHA Atelier
et al.