The South of France is in its prime during spring, so the time is now to scout locations from Chamonix to the Côte d’Azur. With two decades of experience producing first-class campaigns and editorials, 7 Seas has every inch of the South and the Alps covered to give clients the best location options available.

"If it’s dreamy Mediterranean backdrops you’re seeking, sailing yachts, sports cars driving on Route Napoleon, or even quaint log cabins and lush sprawling mountains then the South of France is where you need to be. This part of Europe is still in high demand for 7 Seas’ fashion clients including NET-A-PORTER, Mr Porter, Warehouse, Vogue Japan and Zimmermann.

The dedicated and experienced on-the-ground team always executes a seamless production from start to finish, and never shies away from a challenge. Why not put a ‘pie in the sky’ brief to them and see what location gems they unearth for you. 

Send your brief to the team today and go somewhere you’ve never been with 7 Seas."

Marco Alecci is a make-up artist and hair stylist with 11 years of experience working for fashion, advertising, editorials and catwalk events. He started his career as a hair-dresser and is has been working successfully as a freelancer for the past four years.

Marco's work has been published in leading fashion magazines such as Vogue Italia online, Vogue Brasil, and many others. He worked on Pat McGrath's team for Paris Fashion Week, handling shows for Miu Miu, Valentino and Louis Vuitton.

Marco is based in Germany but travels throughout the world to locations including Milan, Paris, London, New York and Miami. He has worked with a range of different celebrities including Caro Daur, Tess Holiday, Hayley Hasselhoff and Emilia Schüle.

Marco speaks Italian, English, and German fluently. Honesty and passion are the distinctive elements of his approach, and he  continually works on his professional development to improve his knowledge about new techniques in the cosmetic industry.

As an artist he is represented by Baalsaal in Hamburg.

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 Ferrero, Porsche, Hugo Boss, Financial Times, Nike, Gillette, Mercedes-Benz, MarcCain, Harper´s Bazaar, Suzuki, L'Officiel, VW, 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:

• HYPER! A JOURNEY INTO ART AND MUSIC. An exhibition featuring paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, and installations that deal with music within visual art, as well as numerous hybrid multimedia works that show the reciprocal relationships between music, video, and visual art. Until 6th August at  Deichtorhallen, Hamburg. 
• Cortis & Sonderegger. Double Take. Artist duo Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger reconstructed the world's most iconic photos in detail as three-dimensional dioramas, models in miniature, and then photographed the scenes again, using humor to expose photographic illusions. From 16th March to 1st June at C/O Berlin Foundation. 

Our cover was shot by Alex Trommlitz.

Hamilton R. Pereira Production Management is based in Stuttgart, with an office in Lisbon, and has delivered a mix of interesting shoots over this past year.

From working alongside a film team for a Suzuki car campaign in Portugal, to a short photo shoot in Frankfurt for Decathlon France, a campaign for Victorinox in Lisbon, and a short fashion shoot for Opus Germany in the beautiful countryside of Portugal, and an extensive location scouting for Kärcher, to name just the main projects.

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.

Florian Jaeger's favourite focus is on people, lifestyle, sports, landscape and transportation images. He is always on a quest for fresh and unconventional approaches to the unique needs of every project.

Florian is based in Munich and the Zillertal Valley, but is available and keen to work all over the world.

Avenger Photographers represents a network of highly talented photographers working across beauty, advertsing, landscapes, events and still life. Each photographer has their unique style and field of expertise. They all love photography and have many years of experience in turning concepts into images.

Avenger Photographers sees quality as an economic, creative and personal promise.

Photographers include:

• Dirk Bader (Munich)
• Volker Dautzenberg (Munich)
• Julia Keltsch (Hamburg, Berlin)
• Jörg Klaus (Berlin) - New addition
• Andreas Pollok (Munich)
• Jörg Schieferecke (Stuttgart)
• Andrea Gaspar-Klein (Munich)

Visit the website for more.

Andrew Grauman is a photographer with a vision who produces bold and impactful photos. Through his images, he creates stories and adventures of fantasy, elegance and mystery.

Andrew is a US photographer based in Berlin and works across fashion, portrait and advertising. His photos have been published in a variety of magazines including Elegant, Elléments, Institute, Luxiders, MODAcycle and Solis. His most recent shoots were published by Solstice and Surreal, and he also photographed actor Devid Striesow for the latest Wein & Vinos advertising campaign.

In addition, Andrew has been very fortunate to work with and photograph A-list talent like current Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister, Olaf Scholz; Leader of the SPD, Andrea Nahles; former Vice Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel; Founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales; CEO of MasterCard, Richard Haythornwaite; the former President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon; CEO of DB-Schenker, Jochen Thewes; and CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman.

Stefan Nimmesgern likes to work with large size models. In autumn 2018, he shot XXL format models alongside well-known TV and cinema actors. The new collection of airport buses by the world's market leader, COBUS Industries, a subsidiary of Mercedes Benz AG, was illuminated near Wiesbaden in the mood of the background motifs.

Stefan handled his own post-production, with the fine tuning taken care of by agency MÜNCH impact from Wiesbaden.

Stefan is currently working on numerous campaigns, as well as finalizing a book about his life and work. Entitled 'Wiederaufstieg', the book will be published by teNeues this April.

Claus Morgenstern has 10 years of professional experience and his pictures have caught the eye of editorial, corporate and advertising clients Europe-wide.

His extensive portfolio features work for the financial, manufacturing and leisure industries and incorporates all working environments and personnel.

From shooting the board of directors to getting down to the nitty-gritty of company services and the products they produce, Claus's wealth of experience and natural, relaxed approach helps to tell the stories behind the figures.

Recent work has included a trip to Austria for Universal to shoot a calendar for VOXX CLUB, and actor Martin Moeller, known for his role in the German movie 'Sonnenallee', by Detlev Buck. From small retail businesses to large environmental and infrastructure projects, his interesting commissions include annual reports for TRUMPF, a campaign series for Lufthansa, and manufacturing brand KAHL.