Beppe Buttinoni is an established photographer specialised in swimwear and lingerie images. From his studio in Italy, Beppe’s knowledge, ability and passion for lighting in studio or on location enables him to work with both daylight and artificial light to create the exact image demanded by a brief. His relaxed and easy-going nature endears him to all clients.

Beppe remains available for exciting new projects. Visit his website to see more of his work.

Ilva Beretta is a Swedish freelance photographer based in Tuscany. She specialises in food and still life photography with a predilection for shooting in daylight.

Ilva shoots both commercial and editorial photography and has worked with clients including Esselunga, Four Seasons Hotels, Domain Wines, QA International Sale & Pepe, Alice Cucuina, Myself/Condè Nast and D-La Repubblica delle Donne. She works on location and in her own studio.

Visit her website for more information.

Milan-based photographer Alessandro Rizzi is known for his dream-like visions of Tokyo and culture across Asia. 

He photographs cities, architecture and people on assignment for many international magazines and clients, and his work has been selected in various portfolios and festivals. 

Alessandro is represented by agencies including Most Artist, Getty Images and Gallery Stock.

From the beginning of June Alessandro will also be licensing images through his own web archive.

Stefano Guindani is a celebrity photographer and international fashion photo-journalist with an enormous passion for urban and social reportage.

In 1998, he founded his own agency, SGP Stefano Guindani Photo, a young collaboration ranging from editorial services to covering events for internationally renowned fashion houses. 

Among his most important clients are Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Bulgari, Valentino, Diesel, Moschino, Alberta Ferretti, Mini, BMW, Salvatore Ferragamo and Max Mara.

In 2009, after a couple of trips to Haiti for Mondadori Electa, he published his book Haiti Through the Eye of Stefano Guindani with the aim of supporting the Haitian people in their efforts to bring about positive social change.

P12 studios is an elegant and functional location with two independent open space studios measuring 600m² and 400m² respectively, both with private parking lots that allow for stylish, comfortable and easy production sets in total privacy.

Located near Milan city centre and offering the most up-to-date and modern analogue and digital equipment, P12 also provides professional experts, tutors and assistants available 24 hours a day.

The architectural environment and renowned designer furniture makes P12 the ideal spot for events, exhibitions, meetings, fashion shows and open days.

Sardinia Production Service is based in northern Sardinia from where it provides a full range of solutions for companies looking to shoot on the island, including location scouting, casting and permits.

The company is made up of a team of experienced and professional locals whose depth of knowledge and direct contact with authorities guarantees rapid permits and overall production success.

Working in both the north and south, Sardinia Production Service can offer unique, exclusive locations including modern villas, amazing landscapes, old mining areas, hidden roads, dunes, beaches, and lots more.

Recent work includes advertising campaigns for Audi, Twin Set and The Discovery Channel, among others.

"Welcome to BigMama's multimedia kitchen! We are a production company and creative lab that takes inspiration from the culinary world, believing that creating excellent multimedia material is just like preparing a great meal: you need the best ingredients, aptly put together by a good chef.

"For this reason, our vocabulary changes: producing becomes “cooking”, projects become “dishes”, collaborators such as Directors, DoPs and Art Directors become "ingredients". Thanks to our worldwide “cooking” experience, we can satisfy any multimedia appetite without presenting the client with a hefty bill, while always baking top-of-the-range audiovisual material, the product of our great knowledge of new technology and production techniques.

"Our kitchen is in Milan but we can “cook” anywhere. Enough with the talking…have a seat and take a look at our menu!"

15 years of experience has given An Italian Location an impressive location and contacts database as well as a deep knowledge of the production world.

"Our mission has always been to combine clients' 'unreal' requests with 'real possibilities', and often, it really happens!"

Sicily, Sardinia, Capri, the Amalfi Coast, Portofino, Tuscany, and many other Italian wonders can all be accessed in a few clicks from An Italian Location's website. Experience and flexibility combined with passion and dedication help clients to realise any size and type of project.

The company offers great deals on accommodation, logistics, production services, equipment, props and casting. Visit the website for more information.

Eolo Perfido was born in Cognac, France in 1972. He lives in Rome and works all over the world. Photography arrived quite late in Eolo's life, but fortunately passions are timeless and so at 28 he took up the camera and has not looked back. "To take pictures has become something that goes beyond the simple realisation of images and has deeply changed my way of experiencing life and relating to others."

Over recent years, Eolo has worked for several international agencies and clients including JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, BBDO, Corbis, Pepsi Cola, Kraft, Gatorade, Novartis, Lavazza and Sky Television. His images have appeared in many magazines and journals such as The New York Times, Communication Arts, Panorama First, Vision, Vogue Russia, GQ Russia, L'espresso and Computer Arts, to name but a few.

In recent years Eolo has also assisted Steve McCurry on several of his shoots in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Person Films Italy started in 2005 as a production services company, supporting visiting production companies and agencies from around the world.

Person Films' core business is to produce commercials, music videos, web content and films. Its goal is to guarantee maximum creative results through a select talent pool of crew, unique and diverse locations that break the Italian stereotype, and constant budget analysis to coordinate and communicate with visiting production companies. 

Person Films values creativity first, despite competitive budget challenges. It isn't just the undiscovered and inspiring locations that make Italy unique, but also a growing and constantly evolving architectural landscape that can now stand-in for virtually any European city. The film history of Rome also provides an added personal dedication in the company's crews and craftsmen, who have a reputation of producing some of the most important set constructions of the last 50 years.

Cecile Leroy Beaulieu is the executive producer for Person FIlms Italy. Visit the website for more information.