Marion Walter Production is a full service production company based in Hamburg and Ibiza, providing complete production services to a wide range of clients in the international fashion and advertising industries, including Calamar, Hattric, Olsen and bruno banani.

"From our 'Spain Office' in Ibiza we work with our local team for clients in Ibiza, Mallorca, Valencia and on the Canary Islands. We also have cooperation partners in Munich, Düsseldorf, New York and all over the world, so we offer our production services not only in Europe, but worldwide.

A typical production requires a team. Therefore we have several experienced art directors, copywriters, designers and a public relations partner agency we work with. We are a crew of passionate creatives and together we manage all aspects of a photo or video production – for online campaigns, print advertisement and catalogues.

Our motto is "we love what we do, and nothing is impossible.” We bring our passion to every production project because the credo of our work is to always offer the best quality, with a high level of accuracy and creativity!"

Astrid Obert is a professional international photographer for fashion, lifestyle and interior design. Based in Munich and Cape Town, over the past 20 years Astrid has worked for world-renowned brands, established advertising agencies, celebrities and top magazines across the globe. She is responsible for the planning, implementation and quality control of significant campaigns.

Her way of working is characterised by creativity, a solution-oriented approach, and motivating interaction with all members of a team. She is relaxed, charming and a technical mastermind that gets the job done. Supported by her long career, she produces inspirational photography full of creativity, passion, and funk.

Astrid offers the full range of production services with outstanding quality to local and international agencies, brands and magazines alike.

Over the past 20 years, Most Wanted Models® has established one of Germany's leading agencies.

With offices in Munich and Hamburg, Most Wanted Models operates worldwide and represents approximately 700 German as well as internationally recognised, notable models. The agency has a client base ranging from fashion and catalogue to editorial and traditional advertising.

"One of our greatest strengths lies in the personal approach we provide to our models and clients. We develop a large number of our own local models and represent well-known names like Donna Feldmann, Sofiia Mecheter, John Vanbeber, and many more. In addition to carefully selecting and providing our clients with modelling talent that fits their needs, we put great effort into developing newcomers as professional models, assisting them in every step of their career."

Most Wanted Models offers a wide range of talents including catalogue models, e-commerce models, show models and campaign models.

The agency has been a member of VELMA, Germany's registered model agency association, since 2001.

"7 Seas carries Latin America in their heart and soul. After 20 years of continuous work, they have successfully established Cuba, Colombia and Argentina as top production sites in the world. No big deal.

For complete production support across Latin America, 7 Seas is the right choice. With their experience, professionalism and a portfolio of work that speaks for itself, this team just keeps on delivering.

What makes Latin America so great for productions? If you ask 7 Seas they would say the people, firstly. And secondly? The locations. They have some of the most lust-worthy locations in the world and are definitely worth the visa and customs processes. Which by the way, 7 Seas take complete care of. Along with booking crew dinners, organising transportation and equipment rentals and everything else in between, like having extra paracetamol and phone chargers on standby.

Do as J.Crew, Bergdorf Goodman, and For Love and Lemons did, and go somewhere you have never been with 7 Seas."

Hamilton R. Pereira Production Management is a Stuttgart-based production company that also maintains an office in Lisbon.

Mainly providing photo teams with full production service, the company also has a strong focus on serving film and photo teams with its extensive location database as well as location management services.

"Whether it's simply location service or the whole package, you can rely on our extensive international network and 20 years' experience in the photo production business."

Recent jobs included service production for Polish fashion brand Reserved shot in Sintra, Portugal (not yet published), a shoot for German bank LBBW in Stuttgart, a job for Decathlon in Frankfurt, as well as Kärcher in Stuttgart.

The spontaneity and energy of working with children and babies has inspired Susanne Dittrich's unique vision and natural style. She is passionate when it comes to lighting and loves the process of casting for the right characters.

After some 20 years in the industry, Susanne still loves dreaming up stories and creating truly memorable images.

When not travelling the world on commissions, Susanne enjoys time with her family and horse at home in the countryside close to Hamburg.

Stillworks is a full service production company based near Frankfurt. As a commercial film production company, the team provides concepts and strategies for corporate clients. The team provides not only the ideas, but also handles the entire production - camera crews, aerial shots or post-production. "We handle it all!"

Stillworks is also a service provider for advertising agencies or other productions. "Together, we tell great stories!"

The latest qualifications in aerial cinematography and drone services allow the team to fly drones commercially in the United States through the FAA Part 107 regulation. This gives Stillworks the opportunity to provide more options for German clients, agencies or other European and German productions.

Emphasising the company's close cooperation with all the hidden stars behind the camera and on set, with a wink of an eye FGV Schmidle claims "We are 'Making of!'"

FGV is deeply rooted in the international film industry, and with vast experience and an impressive inventory has been providing leading production services for decades. Consistent cooperation and communication is a vital part of the company’s knowledge base. As a result, clients are able to do their jobs better, be it with the latest high-tech equipment, through the team's technically demanding solutions, or even its own developments.

Established in 1972, and with home bases in Munich and Berlin, FGV Rental provides services including camera systems (digital, film, and photo), lighting (daylight, tungsten, LED, tube, photo), grip (from cranes to dollies, tripods, stands and more), and vehicles, all with a 24/7 rental pick-up and return policy.

A 700 m² / 7,500 sq.ft. studio located on the Munich premises benefits from great transportation connections. Features include a ceiling height of 12m/40ft, motorised green- and blue-screens, three motorised rigs for loads of up to two tons each, a 7x14m (24x46ft) ceiling reflector, a Cyclorama covering two walls (24x29x11m / 79x95x36ft), production offices, an industry standard kitchen and parking lot.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Mastercard, VW, Universal Music, BMW, Deutsche Bahn, L'Officiel, Ferrero, Montblanc, Schwarzkopf, Shiseido, Pampers, Vogue and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• 48 Stunden Neukölln - art festival, from 14th to 16th June, Berlin.
• Lauren Greenfield. Generation Wealth - photography exhibition focussing on today's quest for status, beauty, and wealth. Until 23rd June at  Deichtorhallen, Hamburg. 

Our cover was shot by Philipp Rathmer.

bigshrimp is a full service photo production company based in Hamburg and Berlin, with over 20 years of experience.

The company takes pride in supporting clients all over the country with its expertise in casting, scouting and on-set support.

This year has so far been a busy one, with many wonderful shoots for clients such as Mont Blanc, Merz Aesthethics, Mercedes-Benz, Vorwerk, Deutsche Bahn, EWE, Jack and Jones and Walbusch, to name just a few.

Additionally, bigshrimp has expanded its own talent database with lots of great new faces and has added stunning new locations to its portfolio.

Visit the company's new Instagram accounts (Berlin and Production) and website.