Katrin Winner is a specialist in food and product stills. She works on photo shoots for publishing houses, magazines and agencies. She runs her own photo studio in Munich which has a fully equipped kitchen that enables perfectly professional work, as well as the close collaboration with an experienced team of freelance food stylists and prop stylists. The equipped photo studio includes an extensive selection of props and background for the realisation of individual and versatile projects.

Katrin is a passionate story teller, she creates unique image styles with natural light and creative light settings. Additionally, she has expanded her traditional photography skills to include videography.

Katrin has recently worked with well-known clients such as Schrot & Korn, Vorwerk Deutschland Stiftung & Co. KG, Dean & David and Paulaner.

Follow her on Instagram to see her latest work.

cologne-loft is situated within the confines of a repurposed old factory building, nestled in a courtyard that has been transformed into a luminous daylight studio with a truly distinctive ambiance.

With dimensions spanning 17m x 12m x 7m, the entire studio can swiftly be blacked-out, catering to the needs of film directors and photographers requiring precise control over their lighting. Underfloor heating ensures a cozy environment, while the building's insulation lends itself to superb acoustics for live sound recordings. The studio boasts a robust 32-amp voltage supply.

Two rooms serve dual purposes as makeup and dressing rooms, and a small rooftop garden terrace adds an extra dimension to the space. The well-appointed walk-in kitchen is perfect for culinary photo shoots and exudes its own unique charm.

Equipped with an array of props, the studio is poised to meet the diverse requirements of any successful production. Conveniently located at ground level, it offers easy accessibility for delivery vehicles, and the courtyard is capable of accommodating up to five cars, secured from the street by a roll-up gate.

Beyond its versatility as a setting for film scenes, TV shows, and advertising campaigns, cologne-loft offers a highly personalized atmosphere, making it an ideal choice for photographers, workshops, and business seminars alike.

For inquiries, you can contact Mike via email or call him at +49 221 60608778.

7 Seas is the only full-service production company in Colombia's Caribbean, in Cartagena.

Active since 2010, they built a solid roster of unrivaled interior locations in the city itself and on the Rosary Islands, the impossibly beautiful archipelago that surrounds Cartagena. Let's see what The New York Times has to say in their recent '36 hours in Cartagena' special:

"The UNESCO-designated Old Town, Cartagena’s inner walled city, merges historical architecture with modern shops and restaurants, and is often compared to Old San Juan or New Orleans’s French Quarter. Colombia is one of the world’s biggest coffee producers, so no visit is complete without tasting a local brew. Head to the Getsemani neighbourhood — a funkier-in-a-good-way version of Old Town, and just a short walk away." 

Interested? Then do like Bloomingdale's, J.Crew, Madewell, Bergdorf Goodman and JP Boden and give 7 Seas a call. Their team of producers is brimming with imagination to carry out a production that reflects your image and gives it that extra touch of magic!

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 L’Officiel, BMW, Eucerin, Porsche Martini Racing, Mercedes, and many more, 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:

• FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is turning 40 this year, and for the first time, the festival will be screening a total of six international world premieres during the festival. From 23rd June to 7th July.
• Ralph Gibson - Secret of Light: Gibson is not interested in photographic documentation, and instead understands photography as an aesthetic endeavor. Until 20th August at Deichtorhallen Hamburg.
• Abe Frajndlich. Chameleon: Frajndlich has portrayed creatives from music, art and show biz, and with CHAMELEON, the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt presents the iridescent diversity of the American photographer. Until 17th September.

Our cover was shot by Levin Lee.

Avenger Photographers are renowned for representing a professional and creative group of photographers.

Photographers represented include:

• Dirk Bader (Munich)
• MARGO | Margaretha Olschewski (Hamburg)
• Adam von Mack (Berlin, London, Kapstadt)
• Stephen Greeff (Kapstadt, Frankfurt)
• Christoph Voy (Berlin)
• Kathrin Baumann (Munich)
• Volker Dautzenberg (Munich)
• Julia Keltsch (Hamburg, Berlin)
• Andreas Pollok (Munich)
• Puria Safary (Berlin)
• Vlado Golub (Stuttgart)
• Christian Hoppe | Seregel (Berlin, Sweden)
• Jörg Schieferecke (Stuttgart).

Beauty and styling experts:

• Momo Rauch
• Jana Zabarska.

German photographer Manfred Heiduk has worked in various production locations such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Dusseldorf, and London. With over 20 years of experience, he specialises in shooting and filming in extreme conditions.

Drawing from his background as a creative director and illustrator in digital media, Manfred believes in creating emotionally captivating campaigns that showcase a diverse and open world. He aims to inspire wanderlust for urban and outdoor locations, particularly after the pandemic and in light of global climate challenges.

Manfred values the collaboration with his team and the thrill of discovering new faces among models. He has a knack for capturing something special during shoots. His portfolio includes notable clients such as Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok, and Under Armour, and he provides full photo & film production services.

Claas Cropp Creative Productions is a full service production company with experience across all areas of still photo and moving image production, location scouting and casting.

Recent productions include:

• Audi Original Wheels campaign, shot by Jürgen Berderow in Denmark (Philipp und Keuntje)
• Porsche Martini Racing, shot by Cem Guenes in Berlin (Grabarz und Partner)
• Christ campaign with Robin Gosens, shot by Jana Gerberding in Milan (Bejond Germany)
• Schleich directed by Sven Schrader in Berlin (Traffic Productions).

Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Siemens, BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz and Lufthansa.

Photographers they have worked with include Annie Leibovitz, Michel Comte, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Phil Poynter and many more.

Lunik is a full service photo and video production company based in Berlin. Lunik’s team realizes big and small productions in Berlin, Germany, and beyond with vast experience in still and moving image production, location scouting, casting and art buying.

Lunik brings the fullest attention to detail to a set, assuring that everybody has what they need and feel cared for.

Bringing together the best teams to provide effective solutions for any production project, is one of Lunik’s highest goals. In addition, Lunik is able to supply high standard 'Making-Of' film production, implemented by creative professionals.

Recent productions:

• '40 Years Corsa' campaign with photographer Enes Kucevic (Velocity McCann).
• DHL campaign with Jürgen Vogel from Philipp Rathmer Photography (Aufbruch-Scheven-Kroke)
• Interview and portrait for Endel, part of Amazon Alexa Innovators.

Michael Mueller: sports, people, lifestyle photographer for the new large format magazine Reset of his agency, Neubauerschwarz.

"The human in the rhythm of nature. By the water, in the desert, in the mountains, on gravel roads and paths in the forest. In the fog that envelops the landscape and allows the focus on the essential: the feeling of being part of the whole... Calm settles in. Contemplative moments of reset.

With my photography I want to collect these moments and emotions to tell a story. My photographs are visual tales about journeys to distant countries, big cities and lonely mountain worlds - little moments. Moments and emotions the viewer easily understands, gets touched by, feels and experiences through my imagery.

Natural light and the vagaries of the weather provide me with the framework for a scene. Adjustment, flexibility and teamwork are necessary to capture the atmosphere and emotion which in the end touches the viewer and pleases the customer."

Michael has recently shot for clients including About You, Adidas, BASF, Buff, Concordia, DVAG, DKV Mobility, Dynafit, Lidl, Maloja, Odlo, Powerbar, Superdry, and Würth.

Michael Mueller is represented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by Agency Neubauerschwarz from Munich.

In the past months Tim Adorf has been busy shooting several campaigns and editorials for Audi, BMW, Porsche, Hyundai and Ferrari Magazine.

Apart of his work in the automotive sector, he had the pleasure to shoot with personalities like Pep Guardiola and Jamila Woods.

Tim Adorf is represented by Claudia Bitzer, Hamburg.