MARTIJN MENDEL

MARTIJN MENDEL

AMSTERDAM

2025

''There's always somebody dancing, baby.''

Cover Image

SHOT AND DIRECTED BY MARTIJN MENDEL
based on and part of LUCA-ANDREA TESSARINI'S ‘manifesto’ for the origen festival cultural

i’m so grateful to everyone involved making it possible for us to create something so vulnerable and personal. - "if i were to write a manifesto, it would speak of the trust in the connection to the people i surround myself with. my refuge, here it comes..”

SHOT AND DIRECTED BY MARTIJN MENDEL
part of LUCA-ANDREA TESSARINI'S ‘venom’ for the origen festival cultural

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SHOT AND DIRECTED BY MARTIJN MENDEL
CINEMATOGRPAPHY BY GERMÁN-MARTÍNEZ

shot by martijn mendel for cznstudios

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CACTA/
campaign 2022

Photo and video content for ‘VENOM’, by Luca-Andrea Tessarini. We used a combination of dynamic camera movements and creative lighting to bring the performance to life on screen. The end result was a visually stunning representation of Luca-Andrea's artistry, as well as a powerful tribute to his incredible talent and the impact of his story. The video and photo content we created for "VENOM" truly captured the essence of the dancer and his unforgettable performance.

shot by martijn mendel for cznstudios

shot by martijn mendel for peet dulleart 'the pride campaign'

PRIDE campaign for PEET DULLAERT-
photography

VENOM by Luca-Andrea Tessarini -
Concepting & Photo / Video

Photo and video content for ‘VENOM’, by Luca-Andrea Tessarini. We used a combination of dynamic camera movements and creative lighting to bring the performance to life on screen. The end result was a visually stunning representation of Luca-Andrea's artistry, as well as a powerful tribute to his incredible talent and the impact of his story. The video and photo content we created for "VENOM" truly captured the essence of the dancer and his unforgettable performance.

If you slit open my stomach now, you will find words upon words, a little boy, writing poetry in my belly. You will find a healing wound that you opened again. The same arms that once choked, led me to learn how to put myself back together. And I am no longer attracted to lemons. But I am glad for the lemonade.

VENOM by Luca-Andrea Tessarini -
Concepting & Photo / Video

Photo and video content for ‘VENOM’, by Luca-Andrea Tessarini. We used a combination of dynamic camera movements and creative lighting to bring the performance to life on screen. The end result was a visually stunning representation of Luca-Andrea's artistry, as well as a powerful tribute to his incredible talent and the impact of his story. The video and photo content we created for "VENOM" truly captured the essence of the dancer and his unforgettable performance.

VENOM by Luca-Andrea Tessarini -
Concepting & Photo / Video

Photo and video content for ‘VENOM’, by Luca-Andrea Tessarini. We used a combination of dynamic camera movements and creative lighting to bring the performance to life on screen. The end result was a visually stunning representation of Luca-Andrea's artistry, as well as a powerful tribute to his incredible talent and the impact of his story. The video and photo content we created for "VENOM" truly captured the essence of the dancer and his unforgettable performance.

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