Niko Zuparic is a professional commercial photographer based in Salzburg. With over 10 years of experience, Niko brings knowledge of graphic design, creative direction, screen design and conception to the table.

He is specialised in advertising, portraiture, lifestyle and fashion - his projects are very versatile as the loves to play with different genres of photography and is always looking for unexplored ways to picture his subjects.

With his work, he shows people how they should see themselves without a camera: beautiful, powerful, free and full of surprises! His focus is on capturing authentic moments when he photographs people, whether in commercial or documentary work.

His passion is about authentic imagery, understanding the clients' vision and unique selling points, while creating images that stand out from the crowd and resonate with the target audience.

Max Draeger is a professional mountain sports and outdoor lifestyle photographer based in Innsbruck, Austria, available for commercial and editorial work.

Integrated in a great network of mountain guides, location scouts, producers, filmmakers, and athletes, he is the perfect partner for on location photo shoots in the mountains.

Recently Max shot a road biking campaign for the German cycling brand Triple2, worked on an alpine assignment featuring mountaineering and climbing for Ortovox and captured a cold bivouac for Primus.

Furthermore, he collaborated with Jeep Austria and Thule for a passion project in the French Alps featuring freeride mountain biking and overlanding.

Check out Max’s website to discover more series and connect with him on his socials, LinkedIn and Behance.

Mona Lorenz is an experienced and award-winning photographer based in Upper Austria. She mainly focuses on food and everything else around it.

Great recent news: Mona has been contacted by Creative Photo Awards | Siena Awards: one of her photos has been shortlisted again in the Food & Beverage category. The winners will be announced on 3rd June.

In April, one of her photos was shortlisted in the world-renowned Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, in the category "Food at the table".

She has already achieved a lot in her sucessfull career, always looking for the right work-play balance.

Mona works on location or at her studio, uses natural light as well as artificial light - just as required. She is a real professional photographer, so she invites you to create an interesting request and get in touch, or visit Mona's website and her Instagram page.

In 2021, the Austrian photographer Dieter Brasch and the Mexican marketing communicator Elisa Quintero joined forces and the Comal Studios project was born, a production house specialised in food and culinary content.

Comal Studios is the first studio in Austria specialised in the culinary field, a project that has grown and established itself more and more in Austria as a reference in this field; clients such as Dr. Oetker, Gusto, Weight Watchers Austria, among others, keep Comal at their side as allies in the production of visual content.

This is possible because they have a studio with more than 5000 culinary prop objects; more than 120 square meters, which allows ideal hygiene measures in times of Corona; high-technology that allows Comal Studios to work in remote productions, and a location in the heart of Vienna, in the 1060th district.

More than 20 years of experience in high-end photography, the vital energy of young people from different cultures, a vast network of food stylists, marketing experts, sound specialists and much more make Comal Studios your best ally in culinary content.

The FILMQUARTIER WIEN is a film location of aprox. approx. 5,000 m² in the center of Vienna, near the Naschmarkt.

Five large properties offer many different movie locations, from large lofts and film apartments to beautiful outdoor spaces with countless possibilities.

Whether it is and ad for Netflix or IKEA or a BBC shoot, FILMQUARTIER WIEN has beautiful film locations for you: TV productions, feature films, advertising and shootings in beautiful locations with plenty of space for actors, make-up, wardrobe and catering.

Looking for a talent, a photographer, a special piece of equipment or a unique location?

Making Of, by Martina Cerny, has been a trustworthy partner in the field of photo production for more than 22 years. Based in Vienna, Austria, the agency has been a vital player in the local production industry.

Your production will have a proper workflow from the first idea to the final product, it will stay on budget and will be delivered on time; Martina can work both as a contact for questions regarding health-safety precautions during the production and as an agent for professional and competent artists from the fields of hair & make-up, and fashion, food and set styling.

Thanks to a well-sorted in-house fashion and props archive, productions can be handled independently and organised from Making Of's central location in the city of Vienna.

Martin is based in the Austrian alps and shoots people and lifestyle projects. Outdoor photography has always been an exciting part of his career.

The ability to trace the original character of people, moods and situations with a high level of empathy is reflected in his projects, which have led him across Europe.

See more of his recent work on his website or through Instagram and get in touch to discuss the details of your upcoming project.

Production Pool is an international full service production company with teams in Zurich, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, The Alps and Cape Town.

Their production expertise ranges from stills to motion, from fashion to advertising and editorial.

Production Pool has worked with brands and magazines such as Adidas, Agent Provocateur, Another Magazine, Birkenstock, Bogner, Elle, Canada Goose, Garage Magazine, Givenchy, GQ, H+M, Joop, Loro Piana, Oysho, Purple, Sandro Paris, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W Magazine, Zalando, Zara.

They have collaborated with photographers, DOPs and directors such as Boo George, Craig McDean, Daniel Riera, Ellen von Unwerth, Franklin Stanley, Frederike Helwig, Joaquim Bayle, Jonas Unger, Lukas Wassmann, Marcel Hartmann, Mariano Vivanco, Mario Testino, Markus Jans, Matt Jones, Matteo Montanari, Mikael Jansson, Per Kasch, Sam Robinson, Sam Rock, Sean Thomas, Stian Foss, Thomas Dirnhofer, Tomas Lohr.

Production Pool is an international full service production company with teams in Zurich, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, The Alps and Cape Town.

Their production expertise ranges from stills to motion, from fashion to advertising and editorial.

Recent productions include:

• Canada Goose: campaign; Photographer: Matteo Montanari
• Zara: campaign; Photographer: Sam Rock
• Kaleidoscope: editorial; Photographer: Lukas Wassmann

More clients:

Brands and magazines such as Adidas, Agent Provocateur, Another Magazine, Birkenstock, Bogner, Elle, Canada Goose, Garage Magazine, Givenchy, GQ, H+M, Joop, Loro Piana, Oysho, Purple, Sandro Paris, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W Magazine, Zalando, Zara.

Photographers, DOPs and directors such as Boo George, Craig McDean, Daniel Riera, Ellen von Unwerth, Franklin Stanley, Frederike Helwig, Joaquim Bayle. Jonas Unger, Lukas Wassmann, Marcel Hartmann, Mariano Vivanco, Mario Testino, Markus Jans, Matt Jones, Matteo Montanari, Mikael Jansson, Per Kasch, Sam Robinson, Sam Rock, Sean Thomas, Stian Foss, Thomas Dirnhofer, Tomas Lohr.

Welcome to Showcase Austria, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, directors, location services and scouts, studios and equipment rental companies working out of Austria.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Vienna Photo and Film directories.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Alcena, Catastini, Eisenberger. Exhibition by three contemporary photographers. Until 20th November at OstLicht Gallery, Vienna. 
• Vienna Art Week. The festival, which takes place for the 17th time, gives insights into Viennese art production alongside around 50 program partners and will be offering a varied choice of events to enjoy. From 12th to 19th November. 
• 100 years of Burgenland. In 2021 Burgenland will celebrate 100 years of being part of Austria. To mark the occasion, WestLicht will present a photographic journey into its eventful history. From 24th November 2021 to 30th January 2022. 

Our cover image was shot by Irina Gavrich, represented by PPM Foto.