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.

Dragonfly Image Partners is a collaboration between two seasoned photographers who draw on years as top advertising image makers to produce dynamic photography for the hotel, restaurant, retail and educational industries.  

Together, they create vibrant, lively and inviting images that attract customers by studying the industries they serve and understanding individual clients' needs, wants and most importantly, what will sell their property.  

Based in New York, they travel worldwide wherever assignments take them.

Victoria Gibbs is an international architectural and resort photographer. Based in London, she has travelled the world creatively capturing interior and exterior locations. Her portfolio includes a range of assignments for hotels, real estate developers and designers.

Recent assignments include photographing all Millennium Hotels' 23 European properties as well as 126 hotels in 15 counties across three continents for the Intercontinental Hotel Group.

Victoria has a wealth of experience having photographed projects in 11 European counties, 27 US states, as well as in Africa and Asia. She enjoys the unique challenge that every project and client brief brings. Her approach is one of flexibility, quality and integrity - always with a smile.

Colin Cooke has been a commercial photographer for 25 years, focusing on food and food-related lifestyle products. Artistry, combined with his highly skilled technical lighting capabilities, have made him one of the top food photographers working today. 

Colin has photographed for many of the top blue-chip food companies and magazines for products such as Kraft-Triscuits, Ragu, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Maxwell House, Jell-O, Planters, Minute Rice, Unilever, Bertolli Olive Oil, Lipton Tea, Lipton Sides, Hellman's, Knorr, Slimfast, I Can't Believe it's Not Butter!, Shed's Spread, Mrs. Butterworth's, Dove Soap, Lifebuoy, Sunlight, All, Surf, Cadbury Chocolates, Dove Chocolates, Publix Supermarkets (ice cream), Panasonic, Titleist, IBM, American Express, Jurlique, Country Living, Ladies Home Journal, Men's Health, Food Arts, Wine Spectator, Healthy Choice, Seagrams Brands, Renaissance Hotels, Waterford, Dannon, Colgate, Haagen Dazs, and many more.

Colin is represented by Doug Truppe.

Key Productions is a full service production company offering 15 years' experience to international clients from the fashion and advertising industry throughout Greece and Cyprus.

The company also offers an extensive location library with many exclusive private locations. Its team of friendly, bilingual professionals is devoted to ensuring a smooth and efficient production while keeping budgets low.

Services include planning, scouting, permits, equipment, hotels, travel, transport and catering.

Clients include Boden, Brigitte, Celebrity, Cosmopolitan, Damart, David Jones, Easy Living, Elle, Eltern, GQ, Kaleidoscope, La Redoute, Littlewoods, Marie Claire, Mercdes-Benz, Next Directory, Peter Hahn, Rhodes & Beckett, Saint John Knit and Virgin Mobile. 

Anastasia Adamakis was born and raised in Alexandroupoli, northern Greece. She moved to Athens to study the art of photography at the Leica Academy when she was 19; she has lived in the city ever since.

Anastasia started her professional career as a photographer in 2002, first working as an assistant and then as a professional freelancer. She has been co-operated with magazines such as Maison Figaro, Vogue Casa, Casa Viva, Madame Figaro, Cosmopolitan, Idees & Lysis Gia To Spiti, VimaDonna, Vimagazino, Vimagourmet, F.A.Q., L’Officiel, Food and Wine and Vita Zeist, along with advertising companies, hotels and resorts in Greece and abroad.

Her interest and expertise focuses on interior, hotel, food and deco photography, while she continues to be innately inspired by the human element. Though her images and visual angle, Anastasia is eager to express a lot more than the recording of an image; instead, she wants to capture with her lens all the things surrounding us to be able to transform them into something unexpected. "Everything that lies and moves around us can be considered as art, as long as someone is willing to view it from a different angle."

Alexandros Petrakis has been a freelance photographer since 2003. Based in Athens and with a degree from Akto School of Art and Design (a partner of MIddlesex University), he specialises in architectural and interior photography, still life, food, CGI and digital image processing.

His extensive experience includes working with leading architectural firms (Giogos Architects and Associates, Gazetas and Associates, Techonognomon, Glenmars, Sgoutas & Sgoutas Architects), top hotels (Iria Beach Art Hotel, Nissaki Beach, The Windmill Kimolos), and advertising agencies.

Alexandros works closely with his clients, incorporating their ideas into his work and making sure that his photography exceeds expectations. He takes special care in the lighting and composition of his images and conducts all of his own Raw processing and retouching.

He has participated in exhibitions and contests including Mont Blanc, Fuji Film, Hasselblad, International Organisation for Migration, and the Biennale di Venezia.

Visit his website for more captivating imagery.

Utopia Films provides competitive cost options for international producers, leading still photographers and ad agencies shooting in Brazil.

Recent projects include:

• Cisco Print, Achille Bigliardi, San Franciscol/USA.
• Dream Hotel, Lisa Film, Germany/Austria.
• Panasonic with Neymar, Dentsu Japan.
• TENA DLKW Lowe/onesix7 Prods, London/UK.
• Fear Factor, Endemol, Mumbai/India.
• Mastercard print campaign, Raina + Wilson, Montreal/Canada.
• Pripps Beer, Carlsberg/Colony, Stockholm/Sweden.

British, Brazilian and American, the company is based in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Its network of partners extends through Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Columbia, Equador, Miami and Los Angeles.

Sabine Moeller is based in Hamburg and has specialised in people, lifestyle, portrait and corporate photography for the last 10 years, working both in studio and on location. 

"I'm always excited about people's lives, their stories, visions, thoughts and beliefs. There is always something to enrich my world," she says. "On a shoot, I like to create an atmosphere of adventure and joy, like going on holiday; to feel free and to bring out the lightness and power of everyone's soul. I believe this atmosphere brings out the best in everyone and ensures a successful and quality result."

Working alongside her extensive network of partners, Sabine offers full production management from one central source, demanding the highest quality support and organisation across all elements of a shoot. Services include styling, hair and make-up, retouching, casting services, model booking, location scouting, budgeting and billing, on site co-ordination, equipment rental, travel logistics, hotel accommodation, permits and crews.

Her clients includes agencies, brands, companies and magazines. Sabine is a member of the BFF and speaks German, English and Portuguese.

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

In this Showcase we present the leading companies and top professionals from Mexico: Cine Concepto, Cocoshoot Productions, Container One, Esfera Photo, Green Productions, Hotel Endemico, Mmproduction, Inc., NT Producciones, Quadro Produccion and Yucatan Productions.

Our cover photo was shot by David Roemer for Grazia, produced by Yucatan Productions.