Tina Sturzenegger is a passionate food, photojournalism and travel photographer who loves everything about food and especially the stories behind it.

Tina has a special focus on East Asia where she develops cityscape images for corporate clients.

She brings a unique sense of playfulness and a passion for good styling to every project. With over nine years of industry experience, she approaches every project with a positive attitude and the ability and confidence to produce high-quality images for her clients.

Swiss-born Alex Buschor graduated in 2000 in Commercial Photography from the Douglas Mawson Institute in Adelaide, Australia. He now specialises in architecture and the outdoors.

His ongoing passion is to photograph mountain bikes, road bikes and gravel bikes set in breath-taking landscapes, often taken from above with his drones but always getting the right angle. Clients always emphasize that Alex sees the big picture, a helicopter view, but not only in a technical sense.

Besides different agencies, Alex works for architects such as mépp in Zürich, real estate agency Engel & Völkers, and Homes magazine by Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG. Tourism bodies like Zürich Tourism, luganoregion.com or event organizers like the tortour.ch or Ironman are typical customers for Alex’s outdoor and cycling assignments.

Yannick De Bakongo Studio perfectly combines fashion and commercial photography with an edgy, colour rich and exciting style of looking at a client’s product, making it shine without losing the overall concept.

Headed by Yannick De Bakongo, the studio primarily focuses on fashion, both through stills and video. He is usually approached by agencies and brands who have a progressive, yet commercially grounded project in mind and want it to stand out.

Studio De Bakongo always delivers high quality as both its track record and portfolio show.

Able to add talented people to his team based on the requirements of the project, Yannick makes a point to offer a hassle-free shooting environment and to always hold the end result to the highest of standards.

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Stefan Kürzi is a Swiss outdoor photographer living in Schwyz, directly in front of the Alps. His clientele includes large mountain sports companies and international magazines, and he also specialises in lifestyle and tourism photography. Among others, Stefan works closely with the Paznaun-Ischgl Tourism Association.

One of his main strengths is a calm and focused approach: he knows how to maintain a cool head even in difficult situations and always keeps an eye on his customers' needs.

Stefan's photographic work is characterised by clear compositions and authenticity. Recent clients include Doppelmayr GmbH, TVB Paznaun-Ischgl, Silvrettaseilbahn AG, Bergwelten, Rundum Schwyz and more.

Based in Geneva, photographer Aurélien Bergot is specialised in advertising, corporate and portrait photography. With a sustainable and rewarding experience serving clients of international prestige, Aurélien supports you in achieving visual content for your communication needs.

"You have a story to tell; he tells stories!"

Nuno Acácio is a photographer and art director, based in Montreux, Switzerland specialising in portrait, editorial and corporate photography.

From an early age he discovered his passion for photography, showing the beauty and authenticity of people. Graduating with a degree in Communication design, Nuno worked for various international advertising agencies in Portugal and Switzerland and collaborated with the Portuguese Air Force as a photojournalist.

Capturing emotions, feelings and atmosphere is one of his key values as an artist. His strength lies in a professional, visionary and passionate approach to his photography and is an essential trait that expresses itself continuously in his work.

His clients include Swiss Education Group, Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland, Swiss Medical Network and BOAS Hotels.

Monika Lundholm is a Swedish advertising photographer based in Zurich. Her fields are lifestyle, interior design and food.

Monika has the ability to capture the natural beauty in people and everyday moments as well as making interiors look lively and authentic. Her style is very emotional and she brings sensibility into every shoot.

Monika takes her inspiration in light and mood from the northern parts of Scandinavia where she was born and raised.

Her talents have led her to work internationally with clients such as IKEA, TUI, Jotex and IKANO.

"We live in diversity - in our community, the art scene, and especially in photography. Diversity unites us, enriches our possibilities and our creative successes in all areas. A life without diversity is nothing more than a dull, aching existence."

Nomad Rent Zurich provides a huge range of professional photography equipment, offering a fast and reliable 24/7 service.

"We love diversity - in photography, in our range of equipment, and especially in the community."

Alex Buschor was born in Switzerland and graduated in Commercial Photography from the Douglas Mawson Institute in Adelaide, Australia in 2000. He now specialises in architecture and the outdoors.

Alex's ongoing passion is to photograph mountain bikes, road bikes and gravel bikes set in breath-taking landscapes taken from above with his Drones or from below - regardless he always gets the right angle. His clients always emphasize that Alex sees the big picture, a helicopter view, but not only in a technical sense.

Besides different agencies, Alex works for architects including mépp in Zürich and real estate agency Engel & Völkers, tourism boards like Zürich Tourism and event organisers including tortour.ch

Welcome to Showcase Switzerland, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Switzerland.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Zurich Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications including Montblanc, Microsoft, Chanel, Zalando, BMW, SBB, H&M, Fooby Magazine, Ovomaltine and UBS, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Kunsthalle Zürich presents Wang Bing, focused on one of the most important contemporary documentary film-makers, from 8th December to 3rd February 2019.
• Black Movie, International Festival of Independent Films, 18th - 27th January, Geneva. The festival offers film-lovers an opportunity to discover the films of some of the best Asian, African, Middle Eastern and South American directors.
• Sebastião Salgado – Genesis, Until 23th June at the Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich.

Our cover image was shot by Mirjam Kluka.