Tobias Hutzler is a globally renowned filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist whose work explores new ways of telling compelling stories at the intersection of art, technology, and visual storytelling. Centered on themes of light, perception, nature, identity, and our evolving relationship with technology, his practice spans fine art and creative collaborations with brands. Across film, photography, and installation, he creates visually striking worlds that merge strong concepts with technical precision, producing work that is both cinematic and immersive.
He is known for creating visually ambitious campaigns for global brands, combining conceptual rigor with cinematic impact to produce work that is both strategically precise and visually sophisticated. His commercial work spans automotive, technology, luxury, and design, and includes collaborations with clients such as Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Sony, Shiseido, Audi, Lincoln, Lexus, Porsche, Volvo, Aston Martin, Toyota, and Range Rover, among others. He is frequently sought out for ambitious projects that require not only execution, but the ability to translate a brand’s deeper vision, values, and future-facing ambitions into distinctive visual form.
Shaped by a global career across the United States, Europe and Asia, Tobias brings a singular perspective to complex, large-scale productions. His directorial approach goes beyond technical perfection, placing equal emphasis on concept, atmosphere, art direction, and emotional resonance. This ability to unite bold ideas with high-level execution has made him a trusted collaborator for work that pushes beyond convention and established him as a singular voice in contemporary visual culture.
Alongside his commercial practice, Tobias’s artistic work explores light as both subject and material. He investigates how illumination can transform landscapes, architecture, and atmosphere, often expanding into large-scale conceptual works and installations that challenge conventional ideas of image-making and spatial experience. Central to his process is a continual drive to experiment, learn, and move beyond familiar territory, resulting in work that takes form across short films, installations, digital art, commercials, and other hybrid mediums.
His films and campaigns have won numerous awards and gained recognition worldwide. His work has been presented in group exhibitions at MoMA in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Tokyo National Museum, and the Getty collection in Los Angeles, and has been featured in TIME, Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, GEO, and The New Yorker. His contributions have also earned him recognition as one of the most exciting new visual artists by AD Magazine, and he has been included in PDN 30 and Lürzer’s Best Ad Photographers Worldwide. He works globally and lives in New York City.
Contact:
Commercial Inquiries & Speaking Engagements:
Studio > studio@tobiashutzler.com
Ger > luis@rockenfellergoebels.com
Japan > tamaru@kirameki.cc
Selected Commercia Clients:
Apple, Porsche, Lexus, Aston Martin, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Shiseido, Sony, British Airways, Range Rover, Buick, Toyota, Chrysler, Genesis, Honda, HSBC, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lincoln, Rivian, UBS, Volkswagen, Volvo
Selected Editorial:
Bloomberg, New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Smithsonian, VOGUE, Wired, TIME, Condé Nast Traveler, Fast Company, GEO, Lürzer’s Archive, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Vanity Fair
Showcases:
MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, National Portrait Gallery London, Tokyo National Museum,
Miraikan Museum Tokyo, Smithsonian Institution, Annenberg Space for Photography
Distinguished Artist in Residence for the European Union
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