ABOUT RON BERG STUDIO /
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN KANSAS CITY

Award-winning commercial photographer Ron Berg’s keen eye for details and gentle but focused approach make him the photographer of choice for global brands across a wide variety of industries. For over 20 years, Ron Berg Studio has created rich and layered still photography and video that sets brands apart and creates memorable connections with audiences. His editorial work has been featured in Esquire, Vogue, GQ, New York Magazine, and others.

Ron made stops in New York and Chicago before returning to his hometown of Kansas City 20+ years ago, although he is frequently elsewhere, he never wanted to be that far away from that infamous KC BBQ and his family.

The common thread when you look at Ron Berg’s vast body of work, is that he is a details guy. He has a keen eye for details that most people miss. You can see it in his portraits, when his subject is caught mid-laugh, unselfconscious and at ease, their whole character encapsulated in a single glance. You can find it in his still campaigns, where the shadows that play against the angles of a model’s face are just as critical to the shot as the pose. You can feel it in his videography, where emotions – joy, hope, sadness, sensuality – burst forward in frames spanning even just a few moments.

SELECTED AWARDS:

  • Communication Arts Photo Annual (9 times) (photography, campaign)
  • Lürzer’s Archive “200 Best Photographers Worldwide” (7 times) (photography)
  • PDN Photo Annual (8 times) (photography, website photography)
  • One Eyeland Awards, Best of 2013 and Best of 2014 (photography)
  • American Illustration-American Photography Awards (3 times) (photography)
  • American Photographer (3 times) (photography)
  • American Advertising Federation National, Regional and Local ADDYs (twice) (photography, campaign)
  • Graphis Annual (twice) (photography, campaign)
  • Taschen Publishers “200 Best Web Portfolios” (website photography)
  • Creativity Annual Award (photography, campaign)
  • HOW (campaign)
  • AIGA Design Awards (campaign)
  • AdWorld (campaign)
  • Print (campaign)
  • The One Club One Show Award (campaign)

SELECTED CLIENTS:

Over the course of his career, Ron has had the opportunity to create rich and layered stories for a vast variety of clients, from industry-leading international brands to fashion and lifestyle shoots.

Ron has been named one of the Top 200 Advertising Photographers Worldwide by Archive magazine. His photography has been routinely honored in industry competitions such as Communication Arts, PDN, AAF, and Graphis to name a few. Ron has seen it from carnivorous camels to beauties on the beach—and lived to tell about it. His client list is longer than he is tall, but it’s not just the pretty pictures that make this man.

Agriculture and Food Production

  • Cargill
  • ConAgra
  • DeLaval
  • Enodis
  • Farmland
  • John Deere

Associations

  • AARP
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
  • Major League Baseball Players Association

Automotive, Aviation, & Transportation

  • Beechcraft Aviation
  • Big O Tires
  • Ceva Logistics
  • Cessna
  • GE Transportation
  • GMC Trucks
  • Gulfstream Aviation
  • Honda Motorcycles
  • Learjet
  • Polaris ATV
  • Seaboard
  • Toyota
  • Volvo
  • YRC Freight

    Communications, Energy and Infrastructure

    • Amoco
    • AT&T
    • Citgo
    • General Electric
    • Nextel
    • NXTV
    • Sprint
    • Tellabs
    • Time Warner
    • Verizon

    Fashion and Jewelry

    • Birdie’s
    • Diva Doll
    • Helzberg Diamonds
    • Janesko Jewelry
    • Lee Jeans
    • Lundstrom Jewelry
    • Parade of Shoes
    • Payless Shoes
    • Tivol Jewelers
    • Whitehall Jewelers

    Food and Beverage

    • Applebee’s
    • Blue Bunny Ice Cream
    • Boulevard Brewing Company
    • Disaronno Amaretto
    • Dream Dinners
    • Florida Crystals
    • Kendall Jackson Wines
    • McDonald’s
    • Michelob
    • Red Lobster
    • Sonic
    • Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ
    • The Roasterie
    • Tostito’s

    Health Care

    • Baxter Healthcare
    • Bayer
    • ChloraPrep
    • Elanco
    • Eli Lilly & Co.
    • Hill’s Science Diet
    • Inogen
    • Pfizer
    • ZuPreem
    • plus many local/regional hospitals

    Insurance and Financial Services

    • American Century Investments
    • Ameritas
    • Charles Schwab
    • Diebold
    • Epiphany Funds
    • Farmers Insurance
    • Fidelity Investments
    • Golub
    • H&R Block
    • JP Morgan
    • NCM Insurance
    • State Farm
    • Transamerica
    • USAA Insurance
    • Wells Fargo
    • plus many local/regional banks

    Retail

    • Backwoods
    • Beauty Brands
    • Blockbuster
    • Christopher Elbow Chocolates
    • Coleman Outdoors
    • Cramer
    • Cyma
    • Fixtures Furniture
    • Hallmark Cards
    • Haworth
    • Hill’s Science Diet Pet Foods
    • Hoover
    • Indigo Wild
    • Kay Jewelry
    • Pella Windows
    • Walmart

    Travel, Entertainment & Hospitality

    • 24 Hour Fitness
    • AMC Theaters
    • Ameristar Casino
    • Argosy Casino
    • Bristol
    • Caribe Resorts
    • Carmel Road Winery
    • Christopher Elbow Chocolates
    • Embassy Suites,
    • Enterprise Rental Cars
    • ESPN
    • Holiday Inn
    • Houlihan’s
    • Hyatt Hotels

     

    • MGM Grand
    • Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
    • Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
    • Sheraton Hotels
    • Southwest Airlines
    • Stations Casino
    • Visit KC
    • Visit Santa Barbara
    • plus many local restaurants