Mobile and distanced for Covid. How? We aim to have members country-wide ready to collaborate near you, adhering to local health guidelines and getting tested prior to collaborating.
Union has different, adaptable members, and we do work for clients who match our ethos, but also produce our own content. Delivered final product that’s maybe a little off-the-wall?
Commercial clients include USA Today Top 10 winners, Atticus Hotel and IPNC, among others.
Union is a diverse, inclusive, alternative to the photo/video “lifestyle” market basically. We cover unions of all kinds: people, places, ideas, etc. All-inclusive creative direction, photo, video, hmua, etc. Everyone gets their fair fee.
For our lifestyle clients, instead of the end of the trajectory being engagement, wedding and eventually pregnancy, we aim to celebrate all moments in life.
Sure, weddings, but especially after Covid hit, people have shifted their priorities. Any get-together is special now. And that’s not a bad thing in our book. We are rising to the mission-based and business-based opportunity for something unique in the space.
We’re not ones for exclusivity. This comes down to even our pay structure. We believe in being transparent about our funding. Our clients know that by booking us, if they’re able to pay the full fee, they are subsidizing lower-income clients’ fees. This way, we can waive or lower fees for others who need it. People who we would want as clients aren’t necessarily going to all fit into the upper income brackets or even have the opportunity. It also weeds out wealthier clients who don’t subscribe to the ethics/mission. We also take donations. Part of our ethos is not telling who’s paying and who’s not. It’s a leveling concept that feels refreshing right now. Keep ‘em guessing. Why do they want to know, really?
We were founded on the principles of collectives before us: Reject False Icons. This means we are driven by ethics, collaboration and ideas—rejecting social/economic status as a marker of merit. If this sounds like you too, reach out!
