Derek Van Oss is a freelance photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. His target photographic interest is people.

"I'm endlessly fascinated by human behaviour and psychology, how we act and react, why we do the things we do, what motivates us and what inspires us to be who we are. That is what I love to explore with photography."

Additionally, Derek works regularly in the motion picture and film industry in Hollywood as a production stills photographer/"behind the scenes" documentary-photographer on film productions of all sizes and all genres. He has no interest in paparazzi work.

Recent clients include top global brands and companies like Microsoft/MSN, Lexus, Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy), The Bryant Park Hotel (NYC) and Participant Media. His work has been seen in leading publications including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.

Derek has also photographed celebrity personalities spanning a broad spectrum of creative talent, from multi-platinum hip-hop artists Snoop Dogg and Lil' Wayne to Hollywood legends Martin Sheen and William Friedkin. He shot several seasons of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City where he captured runway collections for designers including Michael Kors, Betsey Johnson, Anna Sui, Nicole Miller, Vera Wang, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, among others.

Derek Van Oss is a freelance photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. His target photographic interest is people.

"I'm endlessly fascinated by human behaviour and psychology, how we act and react, why we do the things we do, what motivates us and what inspires us to be who we are. That is what I love to explore with photography."

Additionally, Derek works regularly in the motion picture and film industry in Hollywood as a production stills photographer/"behind the scenes" documentary-photographer on film productions of all sizes and all genres. He has no interest in paparazzi work.

Recent clients include top global brands and companies like Microsoft/MSN, Lexus, Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy), The Bryant Park Hotel (NYC) and Participant Media. His work has been seen in leading publications including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.

Derek has also photographed celebrity personalities spanning a broad spectrum of creative talent, from multi-platinum hip-hop artists Snoop Dogg and Lil' Wayne to Hollywood legends Martin Sheen and William Friedkin. He shot several seasons of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City where he captured runway collections for designers including Michael Kors, Betsey Johnson, Anna Sui, Nicole Miller, Vera Wang, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, among others.

Garrigosa Studio is an advertising photography studio based in Barcelona. The studio offers full post production, CGI and production services.

Recent work included:

• R&R Partners agency in Las Vegas hired the studio to shoot famous hotels and cityscapes for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's new advertising campaign.
• Awards campaign for JWT Barcelona creating still life photos for Bapanthol tattoo protection skin cream.
• The studio worked together with JWT Mexico for their client Fester shooting visuals for a range of construction materials.

Spring time renewal saw Camino Media sponsor ADFEST 2013 and make many new friends in the Asia-Pacific region. Next stop Cannes Lions and an invite-only soirée on the Hotel Majestic Pier. Fellow professionals with shoot plans in Spain and Europe are welcome. Email or call soon.

But it’s not all play and no work! The brief for authentic Western European locations with abundant cast reflecting target consumers in India drew Ogilvy & Mather to work with Camino Media in Madrid for the Titan Tagged TVC campaign. Studio photography shoots for Porsche Design Sport with José Mourinho and Daniela Hantuchova saw Adidas partner with Camino Media photography teams in Madrid and Valencia.

Spaniards building stories-high human castles in Catalonia and burning down paper-mache statues in Valencia marveled US audiences watching TV programmes produced with Camino Media for NBC and Fox News.

Cascais is a town of charming old houses and cobbled streets huddled around a graceful bay on Portugal’s spectacular Estoril Coast. A short walk from its historical centre stands the Farol Hotel, a daring architectural project directly overlooking the Atlantic and the delightful fishing boats of the local Marina.

Housed in a remodeled 19th-century mansion once owned by the Count of Cabral, the Farol Hotel combines the old and a new infrastructure with a unique contemporary design, resulting in a harmonious bridge in time. All spaces have been redefined in sophisticated black and white, making the contrast between modern, minimalist interior and historic, traditional exterior even more striking.

The garden area has been rearranged to further blur the boundaries between the hotel and its stunning natural surroundings.

30 guest rooms and three suites offer stunning ocean views - amongst them, nine designer rooms individually “dressed for bliss” by acclaimed Portuguese fashion designers. Room amenities include a hydro-massage bath tub, king or twin size bed, cable TV, Wi-Fi, safe-deposit box and, in some cases, a balcony or terrace. Though Lisbon is only a 25-minute drive away and the shopping streets and esplanades of downtown Cascais right around the corner, guests may find it hard to leave the dazzling design environment of the designed Farol Hotel.

Welcome to the latest issue of Showcase Lisbon, brought to you by Production Paradise. We present the very best of the Portuguese visual media industry, with more information available in our online Photo and Film directories.

In this Showcase we present the leading companies and top professionals currently working in Lisbon: Production Services Portugal, Farol Design Hotel, Frederico Martins, Gaby Corrêa Productions, Garage Films, Infilms Portugal - International Film Production, Inspira Santa Marta Hotel, Joel Bessa, Palácio Belmonte, Pg Photographicas and Travelling Films.

Our cover image was shot by Miguel Ângelo Photo.

PG Photographicas is a professional rental house located in the centre of Lisbon, offering high-end equipment for photographers and production teams across Portugal with maximum support.

The company is highly experienced in working with international teams and responding to different challenges for every project.

The range available includes the most established brands:

• Flash - Profoto 8a - B3 - B4 - Light Shaping Tools.
• HMI/Tungsten - Briese,  Arri, Kino Flo.
• Reflectors - Sunbounce, Westcott.
• Digital - Canon, Phase One, Hasselblad, Apple.
• Video - Marshall, Zacuto, Manfrotto.
• Production - Magliner, E-Z Up, Foldit, iWorkCase.
• Grip - Manfrotto, Avenger, Gitzo.
• Special - UK Underwater Housing, Jet Stream

The experienced PG team operate long business hours and also provide a 24/7 emergency service.

Equipment is supplied on location, to the studio, to the hotel, or wherever it is needed.

In 30 years Graham Shearer has risen to the top of his profession in Australia, shooting for all the leading fashion magazines including Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Marie Claire. His advertising clients have been many and varied and include Country Road, David Jones, Seafolly, Sheridan, Ella Baché, De Beers, L’Oreal and the Viceroy Hotel Group. He has had a 20 year long relationship with the underwear brand Elle Macpherson Intimates and has photographed Elle Macpherson around the world at various stages of her career.

For seven years Graham Shearer was based in Paris followed by LA, where he achieved an equal success, travelling extensively photographing fashion editorials in exotic locations around the world. In LA Graham was in great demand as a celebrity photographer, shooting the likes of Kim Bassinger, Naomi Watts, Mary Louise Parker, Kristen Scott Thomas and Boris Teller to name a few.

Graham’s work is renowned for his ability to capture not only the essential beauty of the female (and male) models he photographs, but also the beauty and the significance of the location or environment in which they are situated.

Graham recently returned to Sydney and plans to remain here for the next few years.

Petra Wiebe is a Munich-based freelance stylist and fashion editor with a creative family background. Her father was an interior designer and her sister is a celebrated German fashion designer. Creativity and independence are Petra's way of life and signify the family tradition in which she was brought up. "La vita e bella“ - she speaks Italian at home and has a Mediterranean lifestyle between Munich, Mondello and Zurich.

Petra began her independent career at 25 as a window designer, training at Ludwig Beck Munich and Kadewe Berlin, visualising future trends for the German Fashion Institute DMI, and eventually becoming a stylist with responsibility for developing fashion and editorial concepts, catalogue productions, backstage fashion show management and art direction.

She has worked for many years for clients including Vogue Promotion, Peek & Cloppenburg, Madeleine, BMW, Karstadt, Wolford and Triumph. She currently works as a production fashion editor for Cocoon Magazine, Equistyle Magazine, Air Magazine Zürich and many others, but also works very successful as a freelance stylist for several big clients including Lucia, Rabe, Thomas Rabe, Lecomte', Hauber, Heine, Kaufhof and AGS.

Her newest offer includes complete production services from concept to styling, hotels, locations and booking models and entire teams. Her work is addressed to tasteful, sales-orientated and ambitious clients who wish to concentrate on the fundamental essence of their products.

Production Istanbul organises and manages photo shoots for ad campaigns, catalogues and editorials worldwide, working in the studio or out on location according to clients' specific needs and requirements. The company optimises every shoot by managing budgets and respecting deadlines.

Thanks to a large network, Production Istanbul can produce anywhere in the world, particularly in Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Cyprus, South Africa, the USA, Israel, China, UAE, Egypt, Croatia, Macedonia, Thailand and Bali.

The company provides a full range of services, including casting, vehicle rental, equipment hire, experienced bi-lingual crews, full production service, hotel bookings, insurance, location scouting, permits, location management, lighting rental, medical assistance, special effects, stunt people, trained animals, on site catering, props sourcing, and more.