Beate Hansen is based in Düsseldorf and is well known for her pure, modern and timeless photography. Always working sensitively and emotionally, she is only satisfied when she finds that elusive magic moment between camera and model.

Beate loves working with her professional teams and always worships the process of developing new images in a relaxed atmosphere. She has worked with supermodels as well as local models and new faces across fashion, beauty, editorial, advertising and in her personal work.

Her editorials include Stern, L'Officiel, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Vogue.

Clients include Lareida, Sem Per Lei, Parenti's, Delicatelove, Marc Cain, Joop, Jil Sander, Mercedes, Cotton USA, Phonak and L'Oréal.

Beate is a professional member of the BFF.

Anja Prestel is a Munich-based photographer who has been active in the food and drink and advertising spaces since 2003.

Anja’s style can be defined through its calculated simplicity as well as her respect and understanding of her subjects. She favours natural lighting where appropriate, and is very comfortable manufacturing her own illumination where necessary.

Her clients include Campari, Fritz Müller, Aqua Monaco, BORA, Audi, Gonzalez Byass, Mas Que Vinos, Vollcorner, Walter & Sohn wine shops, Von der Mark Walter, Weingut Jürgen von der Mark and Trio-Group Munich.

Florian W. Mueller is an internationally distinguished, exhibited, published and booked professional photographer. He has been a professional member of the honorable BFF (Association of Professional Photographers and Film Designers e.V.) since 2013.

In 2016, Florian joined the prestigious AOP (Association of Photographers) in London and promptly became a finalist at the 2016 Grand Awards. In 2017, he was a six-time finalist and won an AOP Award.

His work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions in Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Shanghai, Zhouzhou (China), Dusseldorf, Cologne, Athens, Köping (Sweden), Colorado (USA), and more.

Florian also led the first 'Porsche Photography Masterclass' in Malaysia in 2017, and teaches photography and fine art worldwide.

Gregor Hübl is a freelance photographer based in Cologne focusing on commercial and sports photography. His work has been exhibited extensively, including in the German Sports & Olympia Museum in Cologne.

Gregor spent a long time working as a still photographer and applies the same diligence in composition to his people work - especially his sports photography, in which he achieves a timeless effect through elaborate staging, well-conceived lighting, and exceptional settings.

Despite, or perhaps because of his low-key style, Gregor always knows how to improvise in tricky moments. And he is crazy enough to let an Olympian hang out on a construction crane!

Clients include Airbus, Bauerfeind, DB Schenker, Deutsche Post, DLR, Jack Wolfskin, Lanxess, Mercedes-Benz, MTU Aero Engines, NADA, Reebok, Sony, Vodafone and Telekom.

Blink Production is a boutique photo agency and production company, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin, catering to the fashion and lifestyle industries for 15 years.

With a Scandinavian mindset, personal approach, and an eye for detail, any production – large or small – is handled and supervised by a hard-working and experienced crew, ensuring cost-efficient, timely and professional delivery every time.

Representing some of the best Danish photographers and videographers, with a large network of international collaborators and an extensive online location database, Blink is your one-stop destination for bringing creative concepts to life.

Recent clients include H&M, IKEA, Zalando, Volvo, Jack & Jones, Net-a-porter, Mr Porter, About You, Carlsberg and Bang & Olufsen.

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 BMW, Deutsche Bank, Dior, Kaufland, Volvo, DHL, HUF Magazine, Audi, Marie Claire, Thomas Cook, and Union Invest among others, 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:

• Esther´s World - Esther Haase's photography exhibition. Until 21st October at Galerie ABTART, Stuttgart.
• Photokina - Imaging unlimited "Create! Discover! Connect!" - from 26th to 29th September at Koelnmesse, Cologne.
• EMOP – European Month of Photography Berlin. From 28th September to 30th October at C/O Berlin Foundation. 

Our cover was shot by Johannes Graf.

Michael Zargarinejad shot with writer Christina Dalcher for her book 'Vox', published by Fischer Verlag.

Manni Kreutzer strikes back! MZ created a new look for Dietrich Faber's new album, 'Das Manni-Fest'.

A shoot for Maria Galland shows the result of a cosmetics tutorial due to be released in trade magazines.

In 2018, Pirates 'n Paradise celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Feeling a little proud, the team looks back on two decades of passionate work in the film post-production industry.

Featured in this Showcase, a small selection of the latest work for Unitymedia, Mazda, S'Oliver and Dr. Oetker.

Ralph Wentz is a photographer and art director based in Cologne. In this Showcase, he presents work for LECUBI Kitchen that saw him shoot several images of custom made high-end interiors throughout Germany, as well as work for dog accessory manufacturer Karlie and its brand dogX2go.

Ralph was commissioned by German automotive supplier MEKU Technologie to shoot corporate imagery for print and online, while for Cologne and New York-based investment company BELGRAVIA he shot the interior and exterior of their office buildings as well as portaits of the board of directors.

Finally, as a father of three Ralph shot a series of portraits that illustrate the changes his children have gone through over the years. A subject that, as you may imagine, is very close to his heart!

Lunik is a Berlin-based full service production company responding to different requirements across photography and video production. Lunik’s international network allows it to offer all fields of production service worldwide, including art-buying, location scouting, casting or whatever is needed for the perfect shoot.

In addition, Lunik is able to supply high standard 'Making-Of' film production, implemented by creative professionals.

Recent projects include:

• TUI shot in Turkey with photographer Philipp Rathmer.
• Adidas shot in Berlin, realised by Klaus Metz.
• Zeiss shot together with Alina Schessler.
• Stadtwerke shot with photographer Darius Ramanzani.
• Drive Now shot with photographer David Breun.
• ZDF Neo shot with photographer Philipp Rathmer.