Photography + video for brands, businesses and people.

Based in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Serving Chester County, Main Line, Philadelphia and Beyond

Photo and video shaped by the same point of view.

Commonwealth Studios is a photography and video studio led by director, cinematographer and photographer Aaron Wenck.

From a single portrait to a larger campaign, the approach is straightforward: understand what the project needs, make the work feel specific, and keep the process collaborative.

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VIDEO

VIDEO

Videos built around people, story and place.

Commercially grounded, visually polished film work for brand stories, interviews, campaigns and digital content.

Brand Videos
Interviews + Profiles
Campaigns
Healthcare + Patient Stories
Social + Digital
Short-Form motion

BRANDED STORIES

Videos for brands and businesses shaped around real people, distinctive places and stories worth telling.

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FASHION + BEAUTY

Photography and video built around skin, product and personality, from campaign imagery and branded films to launches, social and ongoing content.

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HEALTHCARE

Human-centered photography and video for healthcare and life sciences brands, agencies and organizations, bringing clarity and a strong visual point of view to complex subjects.

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SOCIAL CONTENT

Short-form films, campaign cutdowns and platform-specific content designed for social without losing the visual language of the larger campaign.

PHOTO

PHOTO

Portraiture, environments, hospitality and brand imagery, approached with the same attention to light, direction and detail.

Portraiture
Brand Imagery
Editorial
Campaigns
People + Environments
Hospitality

No formulas. No fixed look. The imagery is shaped around the subject, the setting and what the work needs to communicate.

A man sitting at a table in a cafe working on a laptop, seen through a window with plants partially obscuring the view.
A plate of French toast topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and edible flowers, served with syrup and fruit garnish.
Woman with wavy blonde hair smiling, wearing a pink tank top and red pants, sitting with legs crossed and hands on her knees.
Man wearing sunglasses, a navy blue button-up shirt, and white pants holding a smartphone and a brown bag, outdoors in front of a building.
A close-up of a woman with brown hair and green eyes resting her head on her arm, lying on a white surface.
An elegant tea party setup with assorted desserts, a teapot, tea cup, and drinks on a glass table surrounded by pink cherry blossoms.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a beige trench coat over a brown sweater and jeans, standing at an airport terminal with a luggage cart and holding her boarding pass. Modern airport interior with decorative lighting.
A woman with long, curly hair wearing earrings and a blue top sitting at a desk with a laptop, smiling and looking to her left, in a well-lit room with a window in the background.
A young woman with long wavy brown hair looking over her shoulder at the camera, wearing a sleeveless white top.

OUR FOUNDER

A black-and-white portrait of a young man with dark hair styled back, wearing a button-up shirt over a t-shirt, standing against a plain background with shadows cast on the wall.

Director, cinematographer and photographer.

Aaron Wenck is a director, cinematographer and photographer with 15 years of experience creating commercial photography and film for brands, agencies and publications. His work spans beauty, healthcare, fashion, lifestyle and branded storytelling, with clients including Nike, Netflix, Disney, Kiehl’s, CeraVe, Novartis and Hilton.

From large-scale campaigns to intimate portrait and documentary work, Aaron brings the same emphasis on strong direction, thoughtful composition and imagery that feels polished without feeling overproduced.

Commonwealth Studios brings that experience to a focused, founder-led production model based in West Chester and working throughout Philadelphia, New York and beyond.

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SELECTED CLIENTS

Nike · Netflix · Disney · Calvin Klein · Revlon · Kiehl’s · CeraVe · Hilton · Canon · Novartis · Roche · BOTOX® Cosmetic

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