Welcome to our latest  Showcase Germany featuring top photographers including Christian Siebold, Klaus Fengler, Rafael Pranschke, Stephan Försterling, Stephanie Trenz, Thomas Motta and Thomas von Salomon; photo and film production companies bigshrimp, Moodwillig and Pirates’n Paradise; talent agents kombinatrotweiss-illustration and Hauser Photografen; location service companies Hamilton R. Pereira and Platzverweis; rental equipment and studios Delight Rental Services, Ring Studios and SKYLOFTSTUDIO; and stylists Nici Theuerkauf and Petra Wiebe.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo /Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Companies such as Lufthansa, Mercedes-Benz, Nivea, Škoda, Spielbank Bad Homburg, Chivas, BIPA, Kia, UHREN-MAGAZIN, BMW and Heldth Magazine, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure you don't miss our recommended events:

• Deutschen Werbefilmpreis 2016 - German Advertising Film Award Show, 4th March in Curiohaus, Hamburg.
• New German Photography - exhibition of up-and-coming photography prize winners, from 4th March to 17th April at The House of Photography, Hamburg.
• Stephen Shore's retrospective photography exhibition - until 22nd May at C/O Berlin.

Our cover image was shot by Frankfurt-based photographer Jens Ihnken, represented by Tobias Bosch.

Nici Theuerkauf is a Berlin and Hamburg-based interior and people stylist who consistently displays her keen eye and refined visual strength in styling.

She works with prestigious clients such as JAB, Dornbracht and Mercedes-Benz. Nici has also worked with photographers including Jochen Arndt for Grundig, Stephan Abry for Fürstenberg, and Stefan Thurmann with we love artbuying for Dr. Hauschka.

Featured in this Showcase is her recent work in cooperation with photographer Thomas Popinger for Grohe.

Visit Nici's recently updated website to view her folio, or get in touch direct on +49 179 2091856.

Thomas Motta shot the campaign for Skoda Monte Carlo Edition with backplates in Monaco and Carlo Monte with his dog Bella in a studio in Prague.

After a campaign shooting in Norway, Thomas took a helicopter ride to take some stunning landscape shots of the coastline for his portfolio.

In autumn he shot backplates for Škoda Octavia in South Germany. Images will be published soon.

Follow Thomas on Facebook or visit his website to see more of his work.

Stephan Försterling is one of Germany's most experienced still life photographers with the quality of his photos in high demand.

His latest project was a large-scale automotive production for Schaeffler with unusual perspectives and product presentations.

Working from his own studio in Hamburg, Stephan specialices in advertising, still life, liquid and food.

His clients include Olympus, Schaeffler, Sinalco Cola, kwb tools, Dynaudio, Crown Technology, Holsten and some more.

Pirates’n Paradise is an award-winning full service post-production company with locations in both Dusseldorf and Berlin.

A short selection of recent work includes:

• The Mercedes SUV web-special for Antoni.
• A short film for the new Mini Convertible.
• The current WeightWatchers campaign.
• New work for Chivas and Unitymedia.

The company provides top advice, editing, compositing, 3D, 2D and digital grading along with everything a full service post-production company has to offer.

Visit the website or contact the Pirates’n Paradise team direct for more information.

Thomas von Salomon/we-shoot-it.com realised motifs for the new Kia Sportage four-wheel-drive. Acency: Innocean Frankfurt. Creative Director: Uwe Linthe and Thorsten Noak. Post-production: Mainworks Frankfurt.

In cooperation with Stefan Lampe/Hamburg, Thomas also began some personal work - an early teaser of which is featurd in this Showcase.

Klaus Fengler is a freelance photographer living in Bischofswiesen/ Berchtesgaden.

His work focusses on travel, documentation and expeditions, outdoor and action sports, fine-art and landscape photography.

Visit his website for more information.

Based in Frankfurt am Main, kombinatrotweiss-illustration represents a network of highly talented illustrators and painters as well as motion designers from all around Europe. The team is driven by their passion for illustration, by the curiosity for the unknown, and their interest in finding personalities, new talents and trends to give their clients the highest quality across illustration and animation.

Following the constant changes in the industry, kombinatrotweiss-illustration works with illustrators to help expand their knowledge to offer clients complete solutions. Working closely with creatives to get the best results, the agency offers a comprehensive website search across categories or illustrators, making it very quick and easy to find the right artist for specific requests.

The agency also helps clients choose the right artist to fit their specific projects. A well trained team helps clients and illustrators to find the right path and realise projects together in a smooth way.

Rafael Pranschke was born 1973 and is based in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.  He established his own company, Foodatelier, in 2011 and is now a renowned commercial photographer.

Rafael loves to shoot food and drink for advertising and editorial clients. He enjoys working from his fully equipped daylight studio, complete with a large range of props. He uses daylight and a variety of flashes to compose excellent results for his photos.

His passion for food is based on his training as a Master Chef. Rafael's clients love his attention to detail and composition. He works on different projects for agencies, the food industry and publishing companies.

Visit his website for more information.

Recent work from the Hauser Photographers roster includes:

• Sven Heinrich for Swiss PostFinance. The models were exclusively staff members of PostFinance AG.
• Some wonderful new personal work with kids by Claudia Neu.
• Tobias Schult shot actor Clemens Schick for the cover story of the January issue of Provocateur Magazine.
• Tobias Schult accompanied racing driver Matthias Kahle in the 'Sauerland Classic' vintage car rally for men's magazine Heldth and Skoda Tradition.
• Rui Camillo travelled with Dunlop in southern France.