Born 1987 in Switzerland, Lukas Maeder works on assignment for various national and international magazines, publications and advertising agencies. He concurrently pursues a number of personal projects.

Clients include Red Bull, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music, CNN, Swiss Radio/TV (SRF), Piaget, Swatch, Der Spiegel, XXL Magazine, Das Magazin, Bilanz and JUICE Magazine.

Lukas Maeder is represented by Raffy Locher Management.

Pia Grimbühler is a Zurich-based photographer specialising in food and lifestyle photography. Her work has appeared in magazine publications, advertising campaigns, billboards and packaging.

Pia is equally comfortable shooting in the studio or on location and draws inspiration from the diversity of her projects. Her meticulous approach and highly technical photographic skills, combined with advanced retouching experience and a well-stocked props repository, guarantees world-class results.

Keen on working in synergy with chefs and stylists, Pia aims to forge a common vision, creating beautiful, yet practical imagery of lasting value for her clients.

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 these events:

• photo13, 4th - 8th January 2013, Maag Halle, Zurich. Over 134 exhibitors will join photography's elite for the forum event.
• The National Museum Zurich hosts Swiss Press Photo 13, presenting the work of the leading Swiss press photographers.

Our cover image was shot by Tim Bret-Day, represented by Avocado Artists.

Claudio Bader works on corporate, editorial and portrait photography. Based out of his studio in Lugano, he mostly shoots on location.

Regardless of whether he's working in a power station or an executive office, Claudio is in his photographic element and remains inspired to achieve the best possible results.

Clients include Ballantyne Cashmere, BSI Bank, Moncler, Ofima & Ofible, Rubis and Victorinox.

Claudio is a member of the Association of Creative Photographers (VFG).

Visit his website for more information.

Shoot in The Alps is a film and photo facilitating company operating in the European Alps. With the region straddling five national borders the company works between France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia as if they were a single geographic entity.

The company's database includes year-round snow locations, mountain chalets, modern architecture, extreme sports locations, magical forests and breathless scenery that it can make accessible to any crew.

Providing solutions to every possible logistical need for film and photo productions, Shoot in the Alps handles everything from location scouting, specialised crews, stunt people, mountain safety experts and helicopters, to warm cups of espresso at the top of a glacier. Its strength lies in detailed knowledge of the alpine territory provided by a network of professionals who live and work in the region throughout the year.

The company's connections and expert knowledge allows clients to make the right decisions when planning, choosing locations and the equipment required.

KT Produktion is looking back on a successful 2012. Productions took place all over the world, from Thailand to Canada, France to the USA - and, of course, also in Switzerland. The company shot in old city institutions, fancy beach resorts, mountain ridges, old abandoned warehouses, handcrafted sail boats, summer glaciers, and many more unique locations.

KT looks forward to presenting some great new mountain locations, ideal for year-round shooting. Clients looking for roads with great vistas, simple rustic huts in remote settings, untouched mountain tops - if it's not on file, KT will find it.

Clients include Timberland, Orange, Calanda, H&M, Lidl, Coop, Cashmere, Jockey, Migros and ITS Travel.

"We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a great start to the new year. We hope to help make your upcoming projects highly successful in 2013."

To realise visual ideas, experience, creativity and passion are required in equal measure. Borerfotografen photo agency is an interface between photographers, advertising agencies and companies. Established by renowned art buyer Susanne Borer, the agency has long-standing experience in both image acquisition and the creative process.

• Peter Fuchs specialises in portraits, landscapes and architectural photography. Clients include EMS Chemie AG, Huntsman and OC Oerlikon.
• Günther Kathrein's is a fashion and beauty photographer whose clients include Giorgio Armani, Schwarzkopf, Vivienne Westwood and Nulu.
• Sarah Keller works across fashion, people and architecture. Clients include Certina, The Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Canton of Aargau and Scooter Fashion.
• Jean-Jacques Ruchti has been the official photographer of Sauber Motorsport AG for two years, with other clients including Galencia and the Aargau Cantonal Bank.
• Christof Schürpf's specialises in reportage, landscape, people and moving images. He is a regular contributor to tourism and Switzerland SBB transport campaigns.
• Tobias Sutter works on food, landscapes and people. He regularly photographs for the Greenfield Festival. Clients include SV Group, Dine & Shine, Rimuss AG and EBM.

Visuals Switzerland is a full service sales, rental and repair company for professional film, TV and video companies, also providing consultancy and systems integration.

With offices conveniently situated in both Geneva and Zurich, each with their own technical support department, Visuals provides coverage for all sales, rental and service needs across the entire country.

The Visuals team has created the solutions which can help projects to succeed:

• Systems - A made-to-measure concept.
• Hire - Easy-to-use, flexibility and plenty of advice.
• Sales - Innovative solutions and services.
• Repair - Maintenance and up-keep.
• Masterclasses - Refine skills.

Visit Visuals' website for detailed information.

Christian Dietrich is beauty, celebrity and advertising photographer. If he is not busy shooting for advertising clients, his studio is frequented by national and international artists and actors from the show and entertainment businesses, such as Isabel Lucas or Michelle Hunziker. He regularly shoots CD and magazine covers for a variety of celebrities.

Christian has also dedicated his skills towards moving images: in 2011 his short film 'Out of the White' was awarded with a listing in the 'Official Selection of New Filmmakers New York'.

Christian lives and works in Zurich, with - every now and then - longer stays in New York.

His clients include Credit Suisse, Marionnaud, Danone, Sony, Miller, WybrowaVodka, Virgin Cola, L&M, Seat, and many more.

Daniel Infanger works across advertising, people and interior photography.

He spends his winters as a ski instructor in the Swiss Alps and his summers devoted to his other love, photography. After years spent as an assistant, Daniel set up as a full time independent photographer some 15 years ago. He has since worked for numerous ad agencies shooting for international clients and has published two books, Engelberg (2000) and 2-Takt (2005), that have been billed as amongst "the most beautiful Swiss photography books".

His commercial clients include Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Toyota, VW, Airservice, EuroAirport, EMI Music, Swisscom, Credit Suisse, Nationale Suisse (with Roger Federer), Annabelle and Waldhaus Flims - Mountain Resort & Spa.

Check the website to see more examples of his work, along with a full client list. Daniel is represented in Germany by Markus Breuer Photographenagentur.