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

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

Brands and publications including Apple, Toyota, Royal Caribbean, Ford, ESPN, BMW, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising traces the artistic manipulation of advertising, the most powerful, mainstream visual language. Until 18th December at LACMA.
• Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971 explores the rich history of Black participation in US cinema from its beginnings to just beyond the civil rights movement. Inspired by and named after an independent all-Black-cast movie from 1923, Regeneration seeks to revive lost or forgotten films, filmmakers, and performers for a contemporary audience. Until 9th April at the Academy Museum.

Our cover image was shot by Jesse Rieser for ESPN Magazine and features David Booker.

Laura Barisonzi is a photographer and director based in Los Angeles and New York City. She specialises in sports, fitness, and active lifestyle.

Her experience directing real athletes and models in a wide range of sports makes her a valuable contributor to bring dramatic lighting, energy, and authenticity to sports and fitness advertising.

Her recent projects include shooting key art and action photos for MTV and CBS for multiple seasons of 'The Challenge'. Her recent clients have included Cole Haan, Brooks Running, New Balance, Calvin Klein, the NFL, Tommy Hilfiiger, iFit, Exos, Health, Yoga Journal, Runner's World, and more. She is represented by Paula Gren of The Gren Group.

The Big Freeze Worldwide has brought professional production services to the entertainment industry for over four decades.

Masters of frozen moment content capture and robotic camera technology, The Big Freeze understands what it takes to visually render content and capture effects that will inspire an audience to view, share, and remember branded content.

Detailed planning and professional execution of all things considered for a successful production, The Big Freeze offers truly extraordinary service for film scenes, commercials, and live events. Fast action slowed or frozen in time, those hard to render scenes are done successfully with ever-evolving Big Freeze technology and professional crews.

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." Thomas Edison

"Bring us your inspiration."

When Cameron Karsten shoots on-location, within a set, or indoors for a quick five-minute portrait as talent time proves to be minimal, he finds a way to connect, to share moments of humanity, personality and individuality. As well as to breathe.

Whether working with seasoned talent or people in their element unaccustomed to a lens in their space, Cameron's work showcases authenticity. He is represented by The Gren Group.

Cypress Peak Productions is a full service production company based in Los Angeles.

"We have 27 years' experience both stateside and in 25 countries around the globe.

We are women and LGBT-owned (yay diversity!).

From adventure, travel and lifestyle to product to automotive, we’ve done it all. Big or small, we love it.

We believe in building strong relationships and repeat clients.

We believe in working hard and always going above and beyond.

We believe in bringing good people together so the creativity can flow…because that’s the whole point, isn’t it?"

Clients include: Royal Caribbean, OnStar, Toyota, Prana, AT&T, Coors, Goodyear, WB, Pizza Hut, Honda, Nike, The Mission Continues, HP, REI+Subaru, Belize Tourism, Blue Ice Vodka, Snow Peak, RumHaven and Humana Healthcare.

Anton recently shot the launch for the BMW HYBRID V8 race car and also directed a short film.

"It was just six weeks after my last day of high school and my job was fighting wildfires- something I was proud to do in defense of the forests. I later learned the stinging paradox that the very act of fire suppression itself was killing the mountain ecosystems I loved.

In my years since fighting fires I have managed to keep things interesting - I completed a 222 mile solo hike of the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevadas; organized a rescue of my friends while we were being robbed by gunmen; snuck back into the US from France at O'Hare airport (post 9/11); and cheated death a few times.

All my life I wanted to be a photographer and work outdoors. I’ve driven 285,000 miles shooting for clients throughout the US and covered over 2500 square miles on helicopter assignments. And I hunted down and photographed the elusive 020 Pavilion for a personal project, which won an AIA LA Architectural Photography Award."

Currently based in San Diego with his wife Caroline and their dog Timber, Scott holds is driven by a desire to connect with and convey big feelings and big ideas.

Clients include: Aegis Insurance, Blackstone, Devon Energy, NGL Energy, Radison, Schuff Steel, SVP Partners, Thermo-Fisher Scientific, Williams-Sonoma and many more.

Matt Anderson is a commercial photographer specialising in spaces, faces, tastes and places. He is based in San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

In this Showcase, Matt’s images of the Apple flagship store at The Grove earn him an Honorable Mention in Architectural Interiors at the 2022 IPA awards. His imagery for Five Trail Whiskey in collaboration with Makers & Allies wins Honorable Mention for Product Advertising at the 2022 PX3 awards. Finally, his series 'Fear & Loathing in Masked Faces' wins Bronze in Portraiture at the 2022 PX3 awards.

Whether it’s architecture, alcohol, or awesome people, Matt wants to collaborate and make some stunning photographs. Check out more of his work on his website or Instagram.

Shannon Bright is an editorial and commercial photographer born and raised in Texas. She holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and has been working as a professional photographer since 2012. She spends time working professionally between Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Austin and Dallas.

She began her career focusing on portraiture and has since expanded her work to cover fashion, editorial, beauty, lifestyle, advertising and motion. Shannon has been featured internationally and in the USA.

She brings a positive energy to set that creates a one of kind experience for her clients. It is her goal to over-deliver to her clients’ expectations all while having an amazing experience while she does it.

Daniel is a Latino commercial photographer, director, and cinematographer based between Los Angeles, Atlanta, and his hometown in Boston, MA, determined to create visually stunning and influential commercial work.

His unshakable determination fuels the efforts to continually develop the interdisciplinary skill set that allows him to seamlessly navigate the world of still photography and motion film.

When Daniel is not working on commissioned advertising and editorial projects, you will often find him planning his next personal project, out in the woods on his mountain bike, or messing around with cars, as he is an avid car enthusiast.