Lio
Maren
Art director & photographer — Rotterdam
Lio Maren
I make pictures for brands that would rather be felt than explained.

Twelve years in numbers
12
Years behind the lens
140+
Campaigns shipped
32
Awards and shortlists
9
Countries on the call sheet
Selected work
All projects ↗

01
Campaign
Red Season
A spring campaign shot in one colour, one wall and one afternoon.
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02
Still life
Amber Hour
Glass, smoke and late sun for a fragrance that smells like 6pm.
View project ↗

03
Photography
Muralla
Pastel walls of Valparaíso, photographed like portraits.
View project ↗

04
Film
Afterglow
A dance film lit only by stage haze and one moving spot.
View project ↗

05
Still life
Sole Study
One sneaker, forty angles, a yellow that refuses to sit still.
View project ↗

06
Film
Rosso
A launch film for a car that is mostly shadow and one red line.
View project ↗
What I do
01
Art Direction
Concept, casting and set design for campaigns that need a point of view.
02
Photography
Stills on location and in the studio, shot with the edit already in mind.
03
Motion
Launch films, loops and social cuts made on the same set as the stills.
04
Identity
Visual systems for brands that mostly live on a phone screen.
Trusted by
Maison Ardent
Oré Parfums
Vela Motors
Kaji Footwear
Nordlys Dance Co.
Studio Halden
North & Kin
Atelier Mora
Have a brief that needs a pulse?
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Art director & photographer — Rotterdam
Lio Maren
I make pictures for brands that would rather be felt than explained.

Twelve years in numbers
12
Years behind the lens
140+
Campaigns shipped
32
Awards and shortlists
9
Countries on the call sheet
Selected work
All projects ↗

01
Campaign
Red Season
A spring campaign shot in one colour, one wall and one afternoon.
View project ↗

02
Still life
Amber Hour
Glass, smoke and late sun for a fragrance that smells like 6pm.
View project ↗

03
Photography
Muralla
Pastel walls of Valparaíso, photographed like portraits.
View project ↗

04
Film
Afterglow
A dance film lit only by stage haze and one moving spot.
View project ↗

05
Still life
Sole Study
One sneaker, forty angles, a yellow that refuses to sit still.
View project ↗

06
Film
Rosso
A launch film for a car that is mostly shadow and one red line.
View project ↗
What I do
01
Art Direction
Concept, casting and set design for campaigns that need a point of view.
02
Photography
Stills on location and in the studio, shot with the edit already in mind.
03
Motion
Launch films, loops and social cuts made on the same set as the stills.
04
Identity
Visual systems for brands that mostly live on a phone screen.
Trusted by
Maison Ardent
Oré Parfums
Vela Motors
Kaji Footwear
Nordlys Dance Co.
Studio Halden
North & Kin
Atelier Mora
Have a brief that needs a pulse?
Start a project ↗

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Art director · Rotterdam


