Sally Montana has embarked on an exceptional journey through the USA. With New York City as a starting point, her route will take her all the way through the northern states to the West Coast and back again via a southern route.

Sally has always been fascinated by people, their stories and portraits. On various road trips across a host of different countries she has met a distinguished mix of people, inspiring her to work on a comprehensive photographic study of a cross-section of modern America. The results will be presented in a photo book.

Visit her website for more information.

Avocado's photographers are specialised in fashion, portraiture, sport, corporate and lingerie as well as motion video. Over the years, numerous celebrities have been photographed by the company's photographers for both editorial and advertising assignments.

Recent work includes:

• Bruno Bisang exhibition and book '30 Years of Polaroid'.
• Joerg Kritzer for Martini Royal.
• Dimitri Tolstoi for La Prairie and Stilletto magazine.
• David Byun for Redken.
• Serge Guerand for Philippe Matignon, Schiesser and Silhouette
• Morgan Norman for Collezioni Russia.
• Marcus May for Stoffsüchtig.
• Urs Wyss for Skins and Park Hotel Zug.

Photographers include Bruno Bisang, Dimitri Tolstoi, Serge Guerand, Urs Wyss, David Byun, Catherine Gailloud, Marcus May, Joerg Kritzer, Markus Wender, Tim Bret-Day, Enrico Labriola, Morgan Norman, Claudia Goetzelmann and Susanne Stemmer.

Visit the website to view recent work or call for more information.

mp-production presents locations in Switzerland and France. With a climate offering autumn, winter and summer conditions all at the same time, the Swiss town of Zermatt is the perfect location for mountain shots and indoor chalet scenes. With breathtaking scenery and 365 days of snow, the town is truly unique. Chamonix and Megevre are two of the company's latest locations, both offering a great selection of old wooden chalets and modern houses alongside the perfect mountain scenery.

'High Alpine' isn't the company's only speciality: mp-production has many more fantastic Swiss locations in its portfolio, including Interlaken, Grindelwald, Kandersteg, Luzern, Titlis, Montreux and Gstaad. For car shoots, the company recommends Grimsel, Nufenen, Simplon, Furka, St. Gotthard and Susten.

2010 was a great year for for the company, with a huge variet of jobs right across the Alps. Latest clients include Intersport International, Hi-Tec Outdoor, Elle and Ansons.

Clients include Manor, Sony, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Boden, Coca-Cola, Migros, Volkswagen, C&A, Condé Nast Traveller and many others.

Rachel Wolfisberg is full of passionate enthusiasm for her profession as a hair and make-up artist. She is constantly pushing herself to create new ravishing beauties whilst at the same time broadening her horizons in beauty, fashion and the commercial industry. Surpassing herself, working and playing with colours within a team environment is of high importance to Rachel. Her remarkable strength is found in her flair for creative work and accommodating her clients' requirements.

Rachel is based in Zurich but regularly travels around the world on job assignments.

Visit her website for further work.

PhotoMedia is a Zurich-based owner operated agency representing exclusive photographers from Switzerland and that collaborates with international talents from around the world.

Thanks to an in-depth knowledge of photography management and photo productions, the agency can provide a wide range of services that allow clients to profit from an established international network.

PhotoMedia photographers cover advertising, corporate, fashion, people/portraits, beauty, lingerie, reportage, still life, architecture, food and landscape.

Additional services include full service photo production management, art buying, picture concepts, location scouting, casting and post production services.

Visit the website for more information.

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 dedicated Photo and  Film directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• SCOPE Art Show Basel June 15th - 19th.
• Swiss Press Photo 2011 at the National Museum Zurich, until 17th July.
• Henri Cartier-Bresson at the Museum für Gestaltung Zurich, until 24th July

Our cover image was shot by Helena Christensen for One International. Helena is represented by Visueleyes.

zapaimages is an international picture library based in Zurich that specialises in inspiring interior and architectural features and single images. Each month the company showcases the best work from its experienced team of internationally renowned photographers.

Every published feature story is accompanied by a refined text written by zapaimages' experienced team of professional journalists who produce highly readable, thoroughly researched articles to complement each magazine feature.

Projects such as product launches and special events require more than just off-the-peg photography. zapaimages organises custom photo shoots with its photographers, acting as intermediary by placing the right photographer with each client.

Zurich-based Tricolor is a specialised laboratory for digital and analogue photography. A small lab offering a wide range of services, the company provides expert assistance and advice based on a genuine love of photography for even the most demanding of jobs.

The highly skilled team at Tricolor has many years of experience in the techniques and services they offer. High attention to detail and full-team participation ensures that projects are given expert treatment throughout the production process. This is one of the main reasons why the lab can include among its clients some of the world's most renowned photographers and advertising agencies.

Tricolor offers more than just a print making service. The company is able to scan, process and proof a project from beginning to end, as can be seen from the production photos of books recently created by the lab. Tricolor is also one of the few photo labs to offer the possibility to expose digital data on Baryt paper. This unique paper provides the highest quality and durability, exposing grey tones, shadows and surface areas with sensational results.

Sally Montana is based in Zurich and specialises in people, portrait and lifestyle photography.

Over recent years she has exhibited her work in many prestigious locations, including the Swiss Photo Awards and the renowned Stadtmuseum Munich. Her production experience ranges from abandoned mountain areas in eastern Turkey and sandy beaches in Senegal, to Hollywood film sets in Madrid and presidential quarters in Azerbaijan.

Clients include AnkerPlatten, Baugewerbliche Berufsschule Zürich, Bilanz First, Designer’s Club, Greenpeace, Gregoryclan, Groupe Mutuel, Monocle, Raiffeisen Bank, Schweizer Familie and snakebag.

Email Sally, visit her website or call +41 (0)76 448 8508 for more information.

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 dedicated Film and Photo directories.

We would also like to wish all our Swiss members happy holidays and another successful and exciting year.

In January don't forget to attend Photo Schweiz from 7th to 11th January 2011.

Our cover photo was shot by Amanda Camenisch.