Welcome to the latest issue of Showcase Zurich, brought to you by Production Paradise. We present the very best of the Swiss visual media industry, with more information available in our Photo and Film directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• ''This Infinite World'' exhibition in Winterthur Fotomuseum, until 9th February 2014
• ''The Weak Sex - How Art Pictures the New Male'' exhibition in Kunstmuseum Bern, until 9th February 2014
• ''Vintage. Design with a History'' exhibition in Museum of Design, untill 6th April 2014.

Our cover image was shot by Philipp Jeker.

November Oscar Sierra Whiskey - The Location House is looking forward to the end of what has been a hard-working year filled with new locations, inspiration and a rush of orders.

The company is proud to offer numerous locations from its ever-expanding portfolio. With a lot of new and undiscovered to come, 2014 is guaranteed to be an exciting and challenging year.

Visit the website for more information and to see the portfolio.

With a diverse group of talented young photographers, Avocado Artists has reaffirmed its reputation across Switzerland and Russia.

National and international campaigns, editorials, books, exhibitions, special projects and more - Avocado Artists thrives on unique, creative collaborations and individual approaches to photography and all of its elements.

Recent clients include BBDO Moscow, MARS, Toyota and Condé Nast - Russia; EMMI, Pilatus Bahnen, 4B and EVZ - Switzerland.

Visit the website for more information.

Swiss-based international photographer Sven Germann specialises in commercial, people and portrait photography for editorial and advertising clients.

Sven has a huge passion and talent for capturing beautiful and strong imagery, with a good feeling for the 'human'. Whether it's creating an editorial or shooting advertising campaigns, Sven brings a signature style to all of his work.

Recent clients include AXA, BMW, VW, UBS, Samsung, Zurich Insurance and many others.

Visit his website for further information.

After five years as a graphic designer and creative in an advertising agency, in 2011 Sebastian Magnani decided to turn his passion into a profession. He has since made his living in Zurich as a professional photographer. Although fascinated by all aspects of photography and it's various styles, he currently works on various subjects such as portraits, advertising, fashion, travel and reportage.

Publications and clients include ABC America, BBC World News, Bild, Conrad Electronics, Converse, Elle Brasil, Guardian UK, Hahnemühle Paris, Huffington Post, Moonliner, MSN Worldwide, OneEyeLand, Levi's Skateboarding, Perron1, PostAuto, Red Bull, Stern, Sonntags Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung, TEDx Brasil and Viseca.

Visit Sebastian's Facebook page and website for current publications and work.

Judith Hirsbrunner is a conceptual fashion and beauty photographer based in Switzerland. She is a photography talent who has her own vision and loves staging absolutely new scenes.

Judith's fabulous work has already featured in a number of magazines. Watch out for her portfolio coming soon.

Visit her website for more information.

Silvia Coluccelli's world of photography is colourful, playful, exciting, crystalline and bright like a child's smile. Her great ability is to be able to communicate with her little friends by making some real magic happen.

Depending on the situation, Silvia can turn into a little girl by playing, amazing, wearing coloured wigs and finding new games, or she can transform children into small adults when she wants them to perform like Oscar-winning stars. She directs emotion and spontaneity, transmitting passion and serenity that the children she photographs are naturally drawn to.

Clients include Novalac Menarini, Versace Young, Brums, Mek, Bimbus, Sottocoperta, Ninetta, Suomy, and many others.

Silvia is represented in Italy by Doc Artist.

Raphael Zubler has had a great 2013. He was in Bangladesh for the third time for a long-term project, and shot inside Louis Kahn's beautiful parliament complex in Dhaka. He also completed jobs for Sberbank, Takeda, Migros, Interio, Intersport, and magazines including Glamour, Via and Swisspower.

Raphael shoots portraiture, documentary and interior images alongside advertising and personal work. His clients value his ideas, method of working and calm concentration wen it comes to any size of photo-shoot. He has worked in China, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Argentina, the USA and across Europe, relying on a network of casting professionals, location scouts, make-up and hair artists, fashion and interior stylists.

At the beginning of October Raphael moved into a new studio location in Zurich at Grubenstrasse 11, 8045. Visit his website for more information.

KT Produktion GmbH is proud to look back on six successful years of serving the Swiss photo industry as well as international photographers, advertising agencies and clients. The company offers full photo production services for advertising, catalogues and editorial projects, supporting clients from the first steps of planning to the beginning of budgeting through to the completion of their projects.

In 2013 KT Produktion worked on exciting projects including:

• JCrew on the glacier in Zermatt in August for the December/Holiday '13 catalogue.
• Reebok in Warsaw, Poland.
• Rivella with Swiss NBA player Thabo Sefolosha in Vevey.
• Timberland various projects, including 'Holiday 2013' during snowstorm Nemo in Maine, Spring/Summer '14 In Los Angeles, and on the beaches of California.
• Gillette with Roger Federer in Switzerland.
• Star Alliance with the Architect Riken Yamamoto in Switzerland.

KT Produktion has a new look and looks forward to updating the website with new location suggestions as well as images from past work.

"We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a great start to the New Year."

Günther Kathrein can look back at a successful photographic summer. He shot two worldwide campaigns for FALKE Ergonomic Sport and realised the autumn/winter 2013 collection with model Nathalie Bomgren and Dorian, as well as the spring/summer 2014 collection with Christina Donaldson and Yamal.

Another highlight was a lingerie production with top Swiss model Bianca Gubser and the upcoming Austrian star Lisa Obmascher.

For C.F.W. and successful fashion label Migros, Günther shot the autumn/winter 2013 and spring/summer 2014 collections with model Johanna Doureno and David Dzialowski. He completed a shoot in his Zurich studio with Audrey Bousquet, winner of 'Elite Model Look Switzerland 2013', and also shot beach fashion in beautiful soft light and illuminated shade with model Alexandra Tretter, c/o m4Models.