Munich-based photographer Rainer Haeckl loves capturing people, at work and in their spare time. 

Specialising in corporate, sports and advertising photography, Rainer is regularly commissioned to shoot for a variety of related projects by a broad range of clients. Putting his subjects at ease, Rainer shoots engaging portraits and captures real life moments in his unique and authentic style.

Before his career as a professional photographer, Rainer worked as a graphic designer and art director. Therefore he has a deeper understanding of the clients' side and needs during production. Most of the post-production work is done by himself.

Among his clients are leading global and local brands and ad agencies. Recent clients include BMW, Munich Indoor Basketball, STEADFORCE, LEDVANCE, RSU Rating Service Unit, Sidley Austin, Watson Farley Williams, speedfitness, ACISO.

To most of his clients, he has a long lasting working relationship.

Patrick Zasada is a product photographer, located near Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Mannheim. His focus lies on still life and advertising photography. He creates luxurious product shoots with silky light gradients. In this Showcase Patrick would like to show some of his still life and food photos.

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

Tom Jasny is specialised in hotel and resort photography; he creates amazing images for incredible properties and places - images that create instant appeal, photos that evoke “I want to be there,” emotions.

Tom possesses a signature skill in lighting and a thorough eye for perfect perspectives and detail. With now almost 20 years of expertise as a sought-after photographer for hotels, resorts and residences, his irresistible images speak for themselves.

Latest work in Dubai for Riu Hotels & Resorts, creating images and a video of the new build and first all-inclusive resort in Dubai, in the Maldives for Riu Hotels & Resorts, pictures and video. For Hilton Düsseldorf, pictures of the new Restaurant Philosoph. Video production and images for Plaza Hotels in Madrid. He created images for Baufritz, individually designed timber houses in Berlin and Munich.

Often the beautiful things are just around the corner. According to that motto, Michael Heinsen has produced the following pics next to his door in Mallorca.

Michael, known for believable, high quality and outstanding people and lifestyle photography, this time had fun with a Peugeot 2008.

Jonathan Heidrich is a director of photography based in Stuttgart, Germany and Mallorca, Balearic Islands, and he he is available for work worldwide.

His favourite focus is fashion and automotive and telling visual stories is his passion. Seeing the exceptional in every project and making it special in its own way is always his priority. He is also specialised in highspeed and shooting underwater.

With a variety of own equipment (RED Epic-W, Sony FX9, ARRI Alura Zoom, ARRI Skypanels, and more) it's possible for him to match almost every production value.

Clients include Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Deichmann, Universal Music, Ferrero, Footlocker, Street One and AUDI.

Check out his website and follow him on Instagram and Facebook.

Creating visual moments - the art of catching a unique moment, as natural and real as possible, without the help of artificial light, is the main motivation behind people, sport and lifestyle photographer Michael Müller's work.It's also the reason why he was booked by Superdry to shot their global campaign #windifferent. They shot the themes 'flex', 'train' and 'run' on location in London and Bristol.

Accompanying a project from the first idea to the conception, over to its production and finally, the post-production, is for him a significant key to ensure the best possible results. He is supported by a strong team that shares his passion for photography.

Michael recently shot for clients including About you, BASF, Buff, DKV Mobility, Dynafit, Odlo, Otto Kern Fragrances, Powerbar, Superdry, Würth.

He is represented in Germany by Agency Neubauer from Munich, in Scandinavia by NorwayRepresents and in the US by Atmsphr.

Automotive and lifestyle photographer Jan Steinhilber has been busy shooting some personal work lately, featuring the beautiful and talented Kate from Hamburg and a true automotive legend from Stuttgart, a Mercedes G55AMG. 

This series has literally been shot in Jan's back porch in northern Germany (where it almost always rains as you can see in the pictures).

Watchmen provides high-end production services for film and photo shoots in Germany since 2004.

The Berlin based company has been a rock-solid name working in advertising, feature films, and TV. Recent projects include commercials for Cisco, Hyundai, Samsung or Mercedes-Benz, and TV shows such as "The Challenge".

Their features combine artistic strength and international relevance. 'Mariners of the Mountains', the fourth collaboration with director Karim Aïnouz will premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2021.

Watchmen puts passion, knowledge and experience into every shoot and works with efficient safety and hygiene concepts.

Producer Christopher Zitterbart works for over 20 years and shot in as many countries. He produced hundreds of commercials and worked on many US and UK TV productions. His creative heart meets a mindset, driven by efficiency and attention to detail.

Together with their local teams, Watchmen provide the most amazing locations, unique talent, and top gear at competitive prices. 

Casting has come a long way. Good thing Shotz Casting has more than 15 years of experience and state-of-the-art solutions for your casting endeavour. They find talents, actors, models, extras, influencers, and real people with stories to match.

Based in Berlin, there's a melting pot of culturally diverse and multilingual talents to choose from. Ranging from common-or-garden to unique faces from all over Germany, and every age and nationality in between, Shotz Casting can provide you with exactly what you have in mind.

This year alone they have done castings for two global brand campaigns. One for Hyundai which is already on air, and another for Genesis that is still in production. Auditioning across Europe with talents coming from every corner of the continent, they take pride in offering a multifaceted approach when it comes to their work.

Hit them up here to find out how your next casting can become a definitive success.

Casting done right.

SOLAR UND FOTOGRAFEN is a Hamburg-based boutique agency, representing photographers working across lifestyle, people, food, interior, still life, travel and transportation advertising.

The represented photographers are not just creative and hardworking, but also passionate about their job. Inga and her team manage projects with individual service and fast turnaround times. Their aim is to make every production a great, efficient, safe and high professional shooting experience with fantastic results.

Recent work includes commercial still and moving image productions for companies like Vodafone, IKK insurance, Mercedes Benz, Paulaner, TESA, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Ergo insurance, BAT, EDEKA, McDonalds, LVM insurance, Commerzbank, Ramazotti, Rewe, Toom, UBS, Thomas Porzellan, Blockhouse, Weber and Veltins.

Contact them to talk about your project and find the perfect photographer and supporting team for your needs. 

Visit their website to see more work and follow them on Instagram.