Welcome to the latest edition of Showcase Zurich brought to you by Production Paradise. As always we present the finest selection of creative media companies currently working across Switzerland, all of which can be found in our Zurich directory.

If you're in the area during November be sure to check our featured event:

• Video Lounge: 7 September - 18 November 2007. Kunsthaus Zürich shows artist's videos from the 1970s to the present day. The videos belong to a collection begun by Kunsthaus Zürich - one of the very first Swiss art museums to focus on the genre. The collection, largely restored, newly catalogued and digitalised, is once again accessible to the general public.

Out cover photograph this month was shot by Seb Michel.

The upcoming European Football Championship allowed Christoph Läser to work in one of his favourite fields - sports photography. He shot the new JVC campaign featuring Alex Frei, captain of the Swiss national team.

Another challenge was the new winter-sports folder for Manor shot around the Alpine resort of Zermatt. A devoted local crew helped make the shoot a real success.

Trips to the Netherlands and Nice rounded up a busy season for the photographer.

Since 1997, Fotobild GmbH has offered high quality professional photo editing services.

From his studio in Zurich, Felix Schregenberger works in the Swiss and European advertising markets. He is currently in the process of opening a second office in Buenos Aires, a city that Felix describes as his "second homeland".

Since 2006 he has been a member of the ADC Swiss (Art Directors Club Schweiz).

Andreas Gursky, 20 October 2007 - 24 February 2008

Born in Leipzig in 1955, Andreas Gursky now lives in Düsseldorf and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost contemporary photographers. Among the hallmarks of his work are his use of colour, the widespread deployment of digital image processing, and his super-size formats.

In concentrated form this exhibition presents some 25 works by the artist, many of them created during 2007. They include new motifs within the familiar thematic spectrum of the photographer's work over latter years, such as a stock exchange trading floor in Kuwait and the interior of a Frankfurt nightclub. The exhibition also includes photographs from his recent series 'Pyongyang' and 'F1 Pit Stop'.

Photoicon documents the meteoric rise of the fusion of art and photography. An expert team of international writers, designers and artists have created a dynamic photography journal for the new millennium.

Examining new techniques and technologies and showcasing the artists who explore these directions, the magazine offers rare and exclusive interviews along with previously unseen archive material.

A high-calibre, full-colour magazine set in the Vanity Fair format, and with distribution established over 30 countries worldwide, Photoicon has an international profile and pan-European visibility. It's recent 'Focus on Switzerland' featured both the Swiss Foundation for Photography and the Fotomuseum, two institutions in the small town of Winterthur aiming to place Swiss photography at the centre of the international photographic scene.

Seb Michel has been hard at work during the summer months. He shot various editorial assignments and ads, including the new Murphy & Nye campaign.
Between December and January he is planning to shoot in both Argentina and Cape Town.
In Cape Town Seb is represented by One-League.
A website re-launch is also planned for early 2008.

Biglife is people, home, and food photography and as such, is one of the comprehensive lifestyle companies in Zurich. This, together with its reputation for being lightning fast, makes it an ideal partner for retail marketing concepts.

In collaboration with ad agencies and direct clients, the company develops living visual worlds and creates them around the globe.

In Switzerland, clients include Migros, Coop, and Nestlé, and in Germany clients include Tchibo, Jacobs and Reemtsma.

Günther Kathrein has his own studio in the centre of Zurich and specialises in fashion, beauty and lingerie.

He recently photographed again for Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren.

His current work includes preparing the European 2008 campaign for Olymp and the 2008 global body and legwear campaign for Giorgio Armani.

Günther is looking for exclusive representation for the central European market, and can be contacted through his website.

Seb Michel presents a new editorial story shot for Fashion Magazine in Cape Town. You can watch the 'making of' video at his website.

Murphy & Nye chose Seb to shoot their new international campaign at the port of the America's Cup in Valencia.

Seb specialises in fashion, beauty and advertising photography.

He is represented in London, Hamburg, Cape Town and Tokyo. In Switzerland, Russia and Eastern Europe, he is represented by Avocado Productions.

Christoph Läser has just returned from London, where he shot a new story for the MANOR-brand Colonial.

He also recently contributed with his work to 'a clear view of heaven', a multimedia project which will be performed at the Lucerne Festival in September.