roaming photos
step-and-repeat
portrait studios
luxury videos
testimonials
interactive installs
immersive experiences

"tomorrow is too late"

hypno exists because brands need to engage social audiences now.

800+ brands
6000+ events
100M+ uploads
1M+ contacts
worldwide
24/7

meet our founder.

"Russell Armand connects creative technology to the real world." — ChatGPT

Russell Armand is building the "instant content layer" for live events and experiences in collaboration with the world's top fashion, arts, entertainment, sports, lifestyle and technology brands.

as a lifelong artist, designer, developer and experiential pioneer, Russell has been working with cameras and shaping how people see and share themselves, online and offline, since the early internet.

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2012

launched the world’s first digital photobooth, redefining event photography for the social media era
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2014

created Phhhoto, the ever-popular camera app and social platform known for "instant moving pictures"

2017
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unveiled Hypno, combining cameras and code to deliver beautifully branded event videos in real-time

2023
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released Hypno Pro, the fastest way to shoot and share professional photos from live events and brand activations

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over 600 million uploads later, Russell's work continues to elevate experiential campaigns for the aspirational brands and institutions, including:

Apple, Calvin  Klein, Canva, Coca-Cola, Diesel, Electronic Arts,  Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Major League Baseball, MoMA, NBA, Nike, OpenAI, Playboy, Prada, Porsche, Prime, Red Bull, Sony, Skims and 1000s more

join our team.

we're a focused product team with active support from 1000s of designers, developers, producers, partners, advisors and community members from Hypno past, present and future.