Welcome to Showcase New York, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of New York. 

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

Brands and publications including Ralph Lauren, Adidas, Ciroc, WSJ, Swiss International Air Lines, Lexus, Elle, Coca-Cola, Vanheusen, Numero, eHarmony, John Varvatos, and Harper’s Bazaar among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Vantage Point 24: Celebrating 20 Years is an exhibition of photographs by students and alumni from ICP at THE POINT. This special anniversary show is a celebration of local voices picturing the beauty of everyday life and the hope for a brighter future. From 25th July to 31st December at THE POINT. 
• Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures, the first major MoMA exhibition of Lange’s in 50 years, brings iconic works from the collection together with less seen photographs—from early street photography to projects on criminal justice reform. From 9th February to 2nd May 2020 at MoMA, New York.

Our cover image was shot by Standa Merhout. 

Michael Grecco is an award-winning internationally renowned director and photographer of celebrity portraits, advertising and editorial commissions, private collections and fine art.

On the pulse point of cutting-edge technology and innovation, Michael is a regarded expert and celebrated speaker on creativity, photography and his signature lighting and directorial technique worldwide. As a Hasselblad Master he is a sought after trainer, traveling the globe speaking and leading informative and hands-on workshops.

Michael is often referred to as the 'Master of Lighting'. He is the author of the best-selling photographer’s guidebook 'Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography', which is now available as an eBook. His lectures on photography
are popular and he has been profiled extensively in key photographic trade journals.

Visit his website for more information.

Philip Edsel is a three-times PDN Award winning photographer and director for his fitness, fashion and motion work.

Inspired by classical art, modern design and potential energy, Philip’s work captures “empowered people in motion” and combines stills, video, animation, and drones to create cutting-edge, multi-medium art at the intersection of fashion and culture.

At age 13, Cherry Li picked up a camera and hasn’t put it down since. Fuelled by her passion to turn any mundane situation into an interesting story, Cherry went on to pursue a BFA in Photography from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Upon graduation, she moved to Paris to shoot fashion but ended up feeding a secret passion for food.

After more than a decade and a few moves across the globe, Cherry founded Cherry Food Studios, which is the only studio in Hong Kong to focus exclusively on food photography and video. She is constantly on on the road to wherever the assignment requires.

Her unique visual sensitivity and keen eye for detail has won her multiple professional awards and gained her clients such as Anchor New Zealand, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller, GQ, Malaysia Airlines, Dragonair, Wall Street Journal, Theme, Wallpaper, The Cleaver Quarterly, Qatar Airways, British Airways and Australian Gourmet Traveller.

Welcome to Showcase San Francisco, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photo and film production companies, stock photo agencies, photo agents, photographers, location services, aerial cinematography services, rental studios and fashion stylists working out of San Francisco. 

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

Brands and publications including Lexus, Vanity Fair, Chevrolet, Samsung, Jaguar, Elle, Pottery Barn, Vogue, Nike, and Numéro among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended event:

• Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again. Exhibition revealing new complexities about the Warhol we think we know, and introducing a Warhol for the 21st century. Until 2nd September, at SFMOMA.

Our cover image was shot by Ericka McConnell.

Poppy Creative is a unique collective of San Francisco's top tier visual storytellers. The well-established creative agency has long-standing relationships in the photography industry, and its diverse array of photographers are talented in advertising, commercial and catalogue work. The roster also includes prop stylists, soft good stylists, and producers.

Poppy turned 10 years old in April this year and has been busy forging new relationships as well as continuing to curate their roster with amazing talent. In January, they launched kid’s photographer Joy Coakley, starting an area on the site for 'Artists to Watch' and curated from their many relationships with amazing photographers, stylists and videographers throughout the US and continue to forge new relationships through their Poppy Pod, where they work as a team for smaller clients providing, production, photography and styling all in a package.

New projects include Airbnb, Design Within Reach, Gundlach Bundschu Winery, Pottery Barn Modern Baby and Gobble.com

Raygun Studio was founded by graphic designer and CGI artist Michael Tompert, creating one-of-a-kind iconic images and motion for brand identities and campaign heroes, which has earned it a place in Luerzer’s '200 Best Digital Artists in the World'.

Raygun’s projects reflect Michael’s designer sensibilities - delivering a memorable and strong first read to stand out on a mobile phone, yet with depth and layers of complexity revealed when closing in on a 20-foot tradeshow display.

Raygun Studio has over 10 years of experience working with design and advertising agencies for global brands including Apple, Disney, Ford, Gap, Gillette, HP and, just within the last year, Nike, Microsoft, Pepsi and Samsung.

Founded in 2012, County Fair Productions is a full service, environmentally conscious production company specialising in photo and video shoot production, both domestically and abroad.

"With offices and teams on both coasts and a wide network of resources across continents and disciplines, we’re positioned to help our clients create their best work, and have fun doing it. We’ve covered a lot of ground over the last few years, producing shoots in our home bases of San Francisco and NYC, as well as Arizona, Nevada, New York, Georgia, Florida, Japan, Italy, Scotland, Barbados, Nepal, Anguilla, and Australia.

We’re pleased to announce our new office in the SF Bay Area and we look forward to continuing to serve our clients on the West Coast and beyond!"

"Creative collaboration drives every project. Matching creative teams with great locations, we start with the largest location library in Northern California, and partner with production throughout research, planning, scouting, permitting, and shooting. From the bid through the wrap, we are ready with private and public properties anywhere you’d like to go.

We help create shoots for cars, healthcare, technology, fashion, lifestyle, experiential advertising, installations, product drops, interviews, and media events. Meet our network, come see our world, and let’s make something cool together. Then let’s do it again!"

Jim Erickson has a passion for what’s in front of the camera, and it’s contagious.

Since he started, Jim has been connecting people and ideas with business. His work has appeared all over the world and represented many prestigious clients, so you can expect a big league look with an honest eye from a seasoned pro.

In Jim’s work, the main act is about feeling - everything else is a distant second. Jim shoots story sequences for everything he does, putting his work in a unique category for art directors looking to tell a story with ad-worthy images and video available for stock sales. "And…we’ve got plenty of B-roll!"