LACHFALTEN is an agency for amateur models and professionals, who all have something "extraordinary" about them.

Many are at their "best age" (40-plus), but some are younger or older. Some come along as a family or a couple - well matched, and thus as a package authentic and easier to handle than would otherwise be the case.

LACHFALTEN models are committed to their lives and their laugh lines. The photos of its models are pure, and are free of any retouching. "It's like picking them up off the street and shooting them there and then."

As a result, clients get precisely what they see: "the content holds what the packaging promises!" LACHFALTEN's main location is Munich, but the roster includes models from Berlin and Hamburg.

I like Productions is a Berlin-based full-service production company with partner offices in Ibiza, Tel Aviv and Los Angeles.

"Whether you’re shooting in Germany or abroad, our dynamic and hands-on team will ensure that your experience is as carefree and fun as possible. Highly passionate about our work, we pride ourselves on treating everyone involved in each production like well-taken care of guests.

Simply put, we love what we do and the people we work with."

Recent productions include Cosmopolitan, Vogue Germany, Kiomi, Amazon, Odd Molly, McFit and Eral North.

Munich and Frankfurt based creative duo WE-Shoot-It - Michael Compensis and Thomas von Salomon - are well known for their perfect car photography.

In December 2017, just a couple of days before the Vierschanzentournee and ahaed of the Winter Olympics, Audi Magazine chose the pair to shoot a story about ski-jumper Severin Freund, who was unable to take part in either event. The three travelled in the all new Audi Q7 E-tron through the wintery Bavarian Alps, starting at the Audi Arena in Oberstdorf and finishing in Garmisch Partenkirchen.

Just prior to this production, Michael and Thomas had been in Turin to shoot the new Audi Q2 in summery orange tones, even though the temperatures in northern Italy weren’t much warmer than the Bavarian Alps!

Lunik is a Berlin-based full service production company working across photography and video. An international network allows it to offer all fields of production service worldwide including location scouting, casting, and whatever is needed for the perfect shoot.

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

In the autumn of last year, TUI Group gave the starting signal for a large image pool production. Photographer Philipp Rathmer was brought on board to take care of creative development and realise the motifs. Philipp brought a lot of fresh air to the pictorial world of TUI, and the Lunik team were happy to be at his side for 21 shooting days.

"We shot on six beautiful autumn days in Berlin and Leipzig and subsequently travelled to Turkey with half a ton of excess luggage. The brilliant production team and a great cast of around 80 models made the four-week large-scale production fly by. Among other projects, we present to you a small selection of the nearly 1000 TUI motifs we produced."

Other recent productions include a campaign shoot for Roche with Cem Guenes, a pool shoot for S-Kreditpartner with Franz Bischof, and a campaign shoot for Rosbacher with Jan Eric Euler.

Munich-based Tom Roch is an experienced advertising and editorial photographer. His vast portfolio not only includes stills but also interior and people photography.

For more than 25 years, Tom has consistently been working for brands such as KÄRCHER, Südzucker, BMW, Bosch, Gabor, JAB Anstoetz, Villeroy & Boch and Marc-o-polo, to name just a few.

Art directors and editors love his clean and focused approach as well as his ability to visualize the essence of an image - whether he has to shot 50 trucks on a spacious location or a moody close up in the studio.

This Showcase features some of Tom's corporate pictures recently shot for PACHMAYR's 150th annivesrary image brochure. He also shot editorials for Deco Home, Munich interiors shop Stadthaus and, just recently, Osram and Hirmer.

Petra Wiebe is a Munich-based freelance stylist, fashion editor and art director.

A sucessful combination of concept, planning, styling and production went into Petra's latest editorials and advertising work on location in Mallorca, Austria, Munich and Brazil. Featured in this Showcase is a selection of her work for Femina, Immute, Linie International, Fashiongonerouge, L'Officiel, Harbor and Huf Magazine.

Petra works consistently as a producer, art director and stylist for Oz Verlag and freelances for a number of magazines and clients.

She has organised on a number of occasions the entire shoot for Rich and Royal on location in Essaoira, Paris, Palermo and Marrakech. Recently, she organised a Werner Christ leather campaign shoot and video and a Bruno Santos editorial and video shoot for Harbor Magazine. Her recent styling work can be seen in campaigns for Toni Sailer, Ana Acazar, Madeleine, Linie International and others.

Visit Petra's website for more information.

Now in its 11th year, elbmodels was one of the first agencies in Germany to represent mature models for the film and photography industries.

The agency offers the perfect face for everyone, with an emphasis on changing the out-dated image of more mature people in advertising.

elbmodels is based in Hamburg and Munich and is specialised in actors and models between the ages of 30 and 90. Its roster of over 400 models work for national clients like KfW, Fielmann, Zeiss and Dr. Theiss and also for international clients including Hapag Lloyd, Lufthansa, Trivago, Sennheiser, Schwarzkopf and Beiersdorf.

"Taste can be seen! For more than 20 years as a food photographer, I have been playing with the senses and have created delicious photographs for prominent exponents of the food and advertising industries. This includes recipe photography and recipe development, food photography, drinks photographs, food films and packaging and other promotional materials. Together with my well-rehearsed team of food stylists and other professionals, I combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.

A 470 m² large daylight studio in Bremen offers ample opportunities for this. Here, we can take photos with up to 100 megapixels and, thanks to our comprehensive artificial and film lighting equipment, can put every delicacy in the proper light - including high-resolution effects and pleasurable slow-motion shots.

The spacious loft studio also offers room for a generously equipped show kitchen. This is where cooking professionals find everything their heart - and their food - desires, in addition to extensive cooling and deep-freeze logistics to store ample food and keep it fresh. Props including more than 50,000 pieces of cutlery, tableware and glasses perfectly set the scene for food and drink."

From location scouting, castings, art buying, shoot organisation, timing and budget management, H60 do it all! The team loves perfection at every step, however big or small a production will be.

And they only work with professionals. The H60 international network offers all fields of production service worldwide, providing whatever is needed for the perfect production.

The H60 base is one of the most beautiful studios in Düsseldorf, and includes rental of BRON lighting and Phase One camera equipment. It is the perfect base, studio or location for every client.

"The door is always open for a great coffee!"

David Neubarth is a Frankfurt am Main-based photographer who loves to shoot projects in a unique manner to reflect the individuality of each job. His USP is an ability to provide spontaneous on-site creativity and overwhelmingly positive energy to all involved in a production.

David's motivation is the passion to shoot the uniqueness and individuality of people, combined with honest story-telling - the principle of his work is that images and pictures need to tell an authentic story.

He loves to interact with people in front of - and behind - the camera (art directors, agencies, and also direct clients). Shooting on location or in the studio makes no difference to him; photography is David's passion.