Niccolò Biddau is an authentic visual storyteller with decades of experience. He helps clients to define objectives and provide solutions to express communications in an unique and creative way.

Niccolò Biddau is based in Italy. He collaborates with a wide range of brands, institutions, creative agencies, publishers and interior designers in the creation of photographic campaigns, authentic visual stories, integrated solutions to communication, photo projects and interior fittings.

Niccolò Biddau is regarded as one of the best industrial and architectural photographers. His photographs have been published in magazines, exhibited at museums, fairs and galleries in Italy and around the world. His work is part of museums and private collections, and more than twenty books on his work have been published.

He has photographed more than 500 Italian businesses including Tenaris, Brembo, Ducati, Leonardo, FCA, Maserati, Lamborghini, Beretta, Bayer, Italcementi, Pirelli, L’Oréal, 3M, Marzotto, Ratti, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce&Gabbana, Missoni, Corneliani, Moreschi, Borsalino, Cassina, Zanotta, Moroso, Poliform, B&B Italia, Artemide, Alessi, Campari, Martini&Rossi, Sanpellegrino, Berlucchi, Star, AIA, Perugina, Lindt, Bauli, Lavazza, Mondadori, Mediaset, TIM, Poste Italiane, among others.

Amazed / by is a boutique production agency that during the years has grown to include full time art buyers and video producers.

"We are working globally to produce any type of content our clients need to tell their story. Based in Milan with an international team, we work directly with photographers, directors, brands and creative directors.

We know that every job is different and we can offer as much or little support as necessary. Whether it’s a brand campaign or a social media shoot we consistently offer the same level of service and enthusiasm.

Our clients include: Giorgio Armani, Prada, Moncler, Vogue, DSquared2, Gucci, Loro Piana, Salvatore Ferragamo, H&M, Bally among others."

Founded by Naomi Sally Santangelo in 2009, Casting Kids Studios are an agency for kid models, born as an offshoot of Santangelo Studios, a Naples-based production house leader in the south of Italy with many years of international experience.

What makes Casting Kids Studios stand out from competitors is their capacity to provide clients with full production service: from casting, styling, location scouting, photo shoot, post-production, licence and permit management, transfers to fashion shows and backstage coordination.

Casting Kids Studios have pioneered the management and marketing of home-grown and international kid models to a worldwide audience. For over 10 years, the Neapolitan Kid Model Agency has evolved to become one of the most dynamic and respected agencies for child models in Italy.

Moreover, Casting Kids Studios is well known as a child model agency in the great fashion capitals of the world thanks to its collaborations in direct and through an agency network with brands like CR7 YAMAMAY, KIABI, Cyrillus, Vingino, Original Marines, Dolce&Gabbana, Armani, Roberto Cavalli and Emilio Pucci. There is an ongoing effort to select the best kid models worldwide, in order to ensure successful assignments and international careers.

Casting Kids Studios base their activities on the traditional values of honesty, trust, respect, transparency and integrity: they care about results, which is what drives their passion for excellence, but also the happiness and well-being of kid models.

Camilla Camaglia is an Italian photographer specialising in beauty, fashion and portrait photography. She's currently based between Rome and Berlin and is available for worldwide requests.

Whether it's about clean, contemporary or creative beauty image ideas, Camilla can provide her clients with great expertise and technical knowledge, as well as being up-to-date with current trends and styles.

Camilla has recently published a make up book with international make up artist Einat Dan, sponsored by make up brand Kryolan.

Her photography work has been published on the covers of magazines such as L’Officiel Greece, Quality Magazine and Make-up Artist Magazine and she has worked for clients such as Glossybox Germany and France, Camp David and Soccx.

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

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Rome (Photo / Film) and Milan (Photo / Film) directories.

Brands and publications including Fila, Armani, Shell, H&M, Hendrick's, Booking.com, Vogue, Givenchy, Nissan, Louis Vuitton, Elle, Porsche, and Max Mara, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended virtual event:

• #IoRestoACasa with Luce Cinecittà. Over 70 000 videos and 400 000 photographs in the fields of cinema, arts, history, politics, sports and more are available to view at HD from all devices. You may find Italian and international cinema masterpieces, documentaries on the history of Italian art, backstage footage from Italian movies and much more. 

We invite you to check the initiative, 100 FOTOGRAFI PER BERGAMO, form a group of Italian photographers, who collaborate to raise funds for the intensive care unit of the Pope John XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, the city with the most fatal cases of the epidemic in Italy.

Our cover image was shot by Mert & Marcus and produced by Amazed by.

Ten Artist is a production agency based in Milan, available for projects throughout Europe and offering full services including production budget management, location research and scouting, photo studio, light and digital equipment organisation, casting director, set design and props research, catering, crew and logistics coordination.

Clients include Emporio Armani, Armani Junior, Cesare Paciotti, Max Mara Studio, Rebecca Gioielli, Sisley Young, Goldenpoint, Corneliani, CC Collection, Pal Zileri, Lab Pal Zileri, Golden Lady, Fratelli Rossetti, Atelier Notify, D-Exterior, Frette, Violanti, Havaianas, Svevo, Met Jeans, La Perla and Filodoro.

With more than 10 years of experience in international productions, Lule Production is a full service company based in Italy with a focus on photography as a commercial medium.

The company manages all aspects of a production, from accommodation to specifc location scouting. Finding the best models for a shoot is also a speciality.

For each production the company chooses only the best and most qualifed professional freelancers, creating a team of professionals that works in unison. A successful combination of advertising and fashion is its hallmark.

Cosimo Barletta and Mayda Mason's Cucina delle Foto studio is composed by an agile team of experienced photographers, food stylists and mockup artists, specialised in food, beverage and still life photography for agencies, magazines and food industries.

After years of experience and after countless international awards, Cucina delle Foto offers customers tailored advice and complete assistance from A to Z.

The studio has a huge range of props, handmade backdrops and is equipped to create any type of product photography.

Cosimo & Mayda love to work experimenting with ideas, colours and light which, even remotely in smart working, guarantees a fast result of the highest level.

Full Movie is a new rental service based in Florence supplying light, grip and camera equipment. The team are dedicated to audiovisual productions with a focus on cinema, TV and advertising, documentary and music videos.

Full Movie was born out of the collaboration between three film-makers and technicians; Giulio Aspettati, Lucas Berisso and David Lisi, as well as the Movieland group in Bologna with almost 30 years of experience in the field.

"We provide the passion, professionalism, and above all the competence of experts who handle film equipment daily, providing fitting solutions for all production needs."

A fully equipped studio for commercial and independent photo and film production is complemented by full service production support. The company also provides inspiring scenography and custom set design for cinematic and photo productions both for the theatrical stage and external locations, and can advise on the necessary equipment for any type of shoot.

Valeria Orlando is a beauty director, make-up artist and hair stylist with over 25 years of experience working for fashion, advertising, editorials and catwalk events.

Valeria also is the owner of vormakeup.com. Eight V)Or Make-up Academies are located across Italy: Milan, Verona, Spoleto, Rome, Ostia, Naples, Salerno and Taranto. Her goal is to open at least one V)Or Academy per-region in Italy and to make her products known throughout Europe, Russia, Asia and the US.

Valeria will continue her International Masterclass series next in St. Petersburg and Doha. From April 2020, V)Or Makeup will be distributed in the Swiss market.

Valeria is based in Milan but travels throughout the world to locations including Rome, Berlin, Paris, and New York City. In February and March 2020, she was a key artist and sponsor with her V)Or Make-up at Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week FW20.

Valeria speaks Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. Honesty and passion are the distinctive elements of her approach, and she continually works on her professional development to improve her knowledge about new techniques in the cosmetic industry.