7 Seas Productions carries Latin America in its heart and soul. With offices in Cuba, Colombia and Argentina, they not only cover the wider Caribbean including Mexico, but also the stunning European look-a-likes of the South, namely Argentina, Uruguay and also Chile. All these countries are famed for their staggeringly beautiful locations and natural light. It was just a matter of time to include these places in 7 Seas’ portfolio, when setting up the full service photo and video production company with focus on a location data base approach, 20 years ago. Working with a highly talented and young team 7 SeasProductions is creating the best out of productions across Latin America.

Let's dive into highly underrated Colombia as an example: Cartagena is a vibrant, feverish pearl of a city perched on the country’s Caribbean coastline. Awash with color, and overflowing with dance, music, culture and food, Cartagena is the perfect melting pot of Latin and Caribbean culture. Productions have been carried out for Madewell, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Mercedes, Coca-Cola, Zimmermann, JP Boden and For Love and Lemons.

Holger Maass, born and raised in Germany, has been working as a professional photographer since 1997. He started his career as a photojournalist and portrait photographer with assignments in China, USA, Tibet or Russia.

His series of celebrities including Nina Hagen, Til Schweiger, Yvonne Catterfeld, Barbara Schöneberger, Sonya Kraus, Jessica Schwarz are shown in various galleries and art exhibitions in Europe.

For a couple of years Holger has been focusing on fashion and portrait photography. He is based in Munich and Milano but doing most of his work in Liguria, Italy, and Cote d'Azur, France.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Bang & Olufsen, Nø Cosmetics, Elle Magazine, Hansgrohe, Rammstein, Nespresso, and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• The Triennial of Photography Hamburg enters its second month with extraordinary exhibitions, such as the restrospective that Deichtorhallen dedicates to Charlotte March, which includes examples from her largely unknown early photographic work and her revolutionary and style-defining commissioned photography. 
• FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, Germany’s largest summer film festival, will take place from 23rd June to 2nd July.
• C/O Berlin presents Susan Meiselas. Mediations, the first retrospective in Germany of the Magnum photographer’s over 50-year oeuvre—from her early portraits of neighbors to intimate shots of strippers to her iconic photographs from war zones. Until 9th September.

Our cover was shot by Per Appelgren for Nylon Germany.

Claus Morgenstern is a highly sought-after portrait, lifestyle and advertising photographer with over 10 years' experience creating both meaningful and powerful visual stories.

Claus has an amazing ability to capture moments that feel real and authentic. He creates a relaxed vibe on set and everyone feels a part of the process.

Claus is based in Germany and available internationally on short notice. In this Showcase you see some work for Bang & Olufsen, Rimowa and a personal series for smart home.

Avenger Photographers are renowned for representing a professional and creative group of photographers.

All of its individual photographers have been shooting new productions for C&A, Horror Vacui, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Oral B, Eucerin, FAZ, and Misereor, among others.

For more information about Avenger Photographers, the team and their recent work, visit the website or join them on Instagram.

Jürgen Nobel works in photo production with a focus on people, sports and corporate, and he is bookable in Germany and internationally. Currently he is been working on a lot of productions in the field of employer branding and recruiting.

In this Showcase:

• Soccer player Christoph Kramer, Borussia Mönchengladbach for Kicker Magazin
• ETUF, Bundesliga for women's hockey, Essen
• Hornbach Holding management board, Albrecht Hornbach and Karin Dohm, Landau / Pfalz
• Kickert AG, CIO Christian Fischer, Heiligenhaus
• Nespresso Germany, employer branding motifs in cooperation with Beck Objekteinrichtungen, Düsseldorf
• Next Digital Group, employer brand motive, Meerbusch
• Nordex AG, supervisory board, Hamburg
• Von Buddenbrock campaign.

Patrick Zasada captures interior and exterior images of commercial and industrial buildings.

With his company, 'Architekturfotografie-Frankfurt', he has primarily been active in Germany but also in other European countries for almost 10 years.

Patrick's focus in the field of architectural photography is on clear lines, enhanced shapes and details. His clients appreciate his clean look and the interesting perspectives, which provide a good overview and stunning expressions within an estate portfolio. The visual language of Patrick’s photographs is individual to any subject and related to its context.

Some of Patrick’s clients include Accor Hotel Group, Bellavia, Byodo, Continental, Circular Carbon, Chanel, CyrusOne, Ebara Corporation, Gerresheimer AG, Global Switch, Hessenagentur, Hilton Hotels, Interhomes AG, KT Bank, Medochemie, R+V, Vanguard Inc., Wimberg, and ZMS Zeppelin.

Manfred Heiduk is a German photographer who has spent many years in production locations such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Dusseldorf and London. He is currently looking again at the possibilities of working in these locations as well as other new sites.

He also respects what constitutes his work, which also includes his team and the constant challenge of looking for and finding new faces among the models for his assignments. He is always happy when he feels something special in the short time of the shooting and then the models follow a path of superlatives and today belong to the top models and actors. A good example of this would be the shoot with Kate Upton you can see in this Showcase.

Manfred also spent many years as an illustrator and creative director in digital media, and with more than 20 years of experience in photography, he is specialised in shooting and filming in extreme conditions.

Offering full-service international photo and video productions, his clients include Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok, Under Armour, Venice Beach, First B, Schöffel, Moorhead, Meindl, TAO, Anzoni, Teisumi, Globetrotter, Sportarena, FIFA, Sidestep, C&A, Karstadtsports, Boecker, Deichmann, Joy, Shape, Pro7, Metro Group, V-Markt, Jung von Matt, Grey, Red Shark, TWO and many others.

Dominik Mentzos enjoys switching between various fields of photography like advertising, portraits, fashion, dance and art.

"It's interesting and challenging to work in different settings like extensive large sets or intimate one-to-one situations."

Having studied architecture, the presentation of space is very important to him. He enjoys the process of lighting the set, to create a stage for his "performers". After shooting dance for 30 years, he still enjoys capturing the energy of movement, here to be seen in the images he shot for the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company.

Other visuals featured in this Showcase are from his recent image campaigns for Juris, WDR Rundfunkorchester and fashion shots featuring Issey Miyake Design.

Recent clients include Lufthansa, Hengeler Müller, LesLunes and RMV. Dominik works out of his own studio in Frankfurt and is also engaged in national and international assignments such as for Airbus produced in France. Pictures will be shown in his next feature.

To book Dominik for your project, you can contact him via email.

Lunik is a Berlin-based full service production company for different requirements in photography and video. Lunik’s international network allows it to offer all fields of production service worldwide, including art buying, location scouting, casting or whatever is needed for the perfect shoot.

In addition, Lunik is able to supply high standard 'making-of' film production, implemented by creative professionals.

Recent projects and clients include:

• Meatless Farm "So kurz davor…" with Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek
• Opel Corsa 40 years campaign with Enes Kucevic
• Jack Daniels "Make it Count" with Wolfgang Zac
• Nikon - Nikkor lens shoot with Matthias Hangst
• DHL "Vogel Checkt" with Philipp Rathmer.