Angela Kaeser's recent work includes international clients Philip Morris, Apple, TGV and Fielmann.

Besides working throughout Switzerland and across the border in Munich, this year has seen her travel to New York, Barcelona, Paris and Italy for assignements, editorial shoots and freelance projects.

Her portfolio is regularly updated on her website.

Angela is now represented in Germany by Louisa Make-up Studio Munich/Hamburg.

Günther Kathrein's passion is the play of light and shadow. His lavish fully equipped studio is located in the heart of Zürich and can handle any technical requirements.

Together with hair and make-up luminary Peter Schell, Günther recently completed an elaborate beauty shoot featuring International Elite Model Contest winner, Julia Saner.

He also shot a Europe-wide advertising campaign for sportswear group Odlo International and photographed global campaigns for Giorgio Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Wolford, Hanro of Switzerland, Wella and Schwarzkopf, amongst many others.

Christoph Stöh Grünig loves photography, and he loves people. He started taking pictures at the age of seven and over the last 30 years has developed his own authentic style, shooting advertising and PR campaigns for major international companies. He has also published art books and presented numerous exhibitions, winning several awards for his work including the Swiss Professional Photographer Award 2008.

Clients include Swiss Airlines, Scott USA, Longines, Swatch, Breguet, Swisscom, Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois Basel, Suvretta House St.Moritz, Calvin Klein Watches, Canyon Bikes, Ochsner Sport, Aastra Communication Systems and the National Supreme Court of Switzerland.

This year, Christoph has worked for Rolex, prestigious five-star hotels in the Tschuggen Group (St.Moritz, Ascona, Arosa), the Kulm-Kronenhof Group St. Moritz, and the Waldhotel Davos. He shot the 'Ultimate Kitchen Book' for Sanitas Troesch and completed summer and winter fashion catalogues for Mode Monte Carlo in Canada and Sardinia, as well as an image campaign for the Zurich Police Department.

Light + Byte AG offers the largest selection of professional equipment rental services in Switzerland along with a top-of-the-range film and photo studio suitable for every type of production.

Ideal for fashion, people and beauty shots, the 340 m² full service studio space occupies a great location in central Zurich and includes in-house equipment rental, large cove, sitting room, parking spaces and high-speed internet connection.

Recent shoots included Adidas, Annabelle, Beldona, Biosthetique, COOP, DeSede, Harley Davidson, Ikea, Globus, Lüthy & Blanc, Loewe, Manor, Meyer's, Migros, Miss Switzerland, Nike, SportXX, Sonntagsblick, Strellson, Swiss AIDS Federation, Tag Heuer, and many more.

The company also offers an event hall for hire in the same building. The 400 m² room can accommodate up to 350 people for special events or larger shoots and is equipped with spotlights, high-speed internet connection and large daylight windows. Further conference rooms as well as lighting, audio and video equipment can be rented on request. The MediaCampus Restaurant provides culinary delicacies along with full outside catering services.

Ruth Bugmann provides styling, prop styling and casting services.

By special request of tennis star Roger Federer she recently styled with celebrity photographer Platon and his team, who flew-in especially from New York for a shoot with client Credit Suisse. She was responsible for the Prada and Nike clothes used in the production.

She also did a brilliant job organising styling and prop styling for the recent Pandemie TV spots, broadcast in German-speaking Switzerland with Beat Schlatter, in the French part with Marie-Thèrése Prochet, and in the Italian part with Ferrucio Cainero.

For client Migros she organised trampolines and kites as part of her styling brief and did styling and casting on an Annual Report event for Sonova.

Heiko Hoffmann discovered the endless possibilities of photography with his first camera at the age of 13. Following apprenticeships, assisting and further study his years shooting experimental photography have permitted him to develop into a solid professional.

With his feel for moving light Heiko loves to tell stories with his pictures. His unique style is reflected in work for numerous agencies and important clients.

Heiko is based in Zurich and is represented by Photomedia. Visit his website 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 Verbier 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.

Many more fantastic Swiss locations are in the portfolio, including Interlaken, Grindelwald, Kandersteg, Luzern, Montreux and Gstaad. For car shoots, Mp offers spectacular roads all across Switzerland.

Clients include BMW, Galeria Kaufhof, Aschi Films Intersport, Hiltl, The White Company, Red Magazine, Berghaus, Condé Nast Traveller, Otto, Manor, Coca-Cola, Migros, Volkswagen, C&A, 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 10 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.

Scout Model Agency Zurich recently expanded into a brand new sector. Building on last year's hugely successful launch of its people division, the company has developed a large size 'big beauties' division of models, with three highly successful international talents leading the way.

Scout's Swiss girls also continue on the road to success:

• Julia Schweizer is currently extremely busy travelling throughout Europe to complete a number of back-to-back shoots. She also features in the latest Marie Claire UK and Calle 21 Spain.
• Like always, Sabine Heierli, the company's "classic beauty", is highly in demand. Clients include Kost, Loeb, Marionnaud and Balisto.

Many of Scout's Swiss male models are beginning to make their names in the international market, including Diego Krauss, Nico Schürch, Dominic Meyer, Philippe Wyder, Yannik Zamboni and Alexander von Glasow.

Check the website for more information about all of Scout's models.

Avocado announces its latest new addition, photographer Claudia Goetzelmann. A native German, Claudia is based in San Francisco, California. "I like to draw-in the viewer with a subtle twist, multiple layers of meaning, and visual wit," she says. Her range of clients varies from editors and direct clients to design houses, advertising agencies and multinational corporations.

Avocado has opened an office in China. A young motivated Swiss native, Philip Diserens, is running Avocado in Shanghai.

In Switzerland, Avocado currently represents the following photographers:

• Serge Guerand - fashion, beauty, lifestyle, kids.
• Urs Wyss - fashion, beauty, lifestyle, celebrities.
• Seb Michel - fashion, beauty, lifestyle.
• Richard Booth - stills, studio, motion.
• Joerg Kritzer - stills, liquids.
• Dimitri Tolstoi - stills, liquids, animals.
• Markus Wendler - cars, landscape, studio.
• Enrico Labriola - fashion, portraits, lifestyle.
• Claudia Goetzelmann - fashion, beauty, accessories.