Colombia is by far one of the most underrated production destinations. Many areas and cities are worth taking a second look at, and the number one amongst these locations is Cartagena de Indias, next to Havana the best-kept former colonial city in the Caribbean.

Cartagena-based Two Brothers Productions has probed for many years and is now the only real photo production services company in Colombia, even though their local producers have been in the film location business for most of the last 20 years. It's not just the great beaches, modern and old parts of town, boutique hotels and amazing architecture that make Cartagena a fantastic destination; security is very high, permits are easy to get and its doors are wide open - the temporary import regulations for collection and camera equipment are much easier to handle than in other Latin American destinations. 

Welcome to the latest issue of Showcase Istanbul, brought to you by Production Paradise. We feature the very best of the Turkish visual media industry, with more information available in our dedicated Photo and Film directories.

In this Showcase we present the leading companies and top professionals currently working in Istanbul, including 101 Production, A'jia Hotel, Bogac & Semih, Emre Gologlu, Erbil Balta, Eyup Dogdu, Fotolojistik / Akif Celikel, Gokce Erenmemisoglu, Gokhan Altinigne, Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay, Kerem Sanliman, Look34, Mert Derman, Mete Ozeren, Minusgreen, P Blok, Peri Demirbas / Creative Retouch, PPR Istanbul, Production Istanbul, Rpresenter and Yagmur Kizilok.

Our cover photo was shot by Emre Guven for Marie Claire.

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.

Greg Folkins is an award winning architectural and interior design photographer located in Dallas, Texas. He specialises in photographing built spaces, such as architectural exteriors and interiors, landscape architecture, commercial buildings, residential buildings, corporate facilities, hotels, resorts and casinos, retail and restaurant architecture, and anything else man/woman can design and build.

Greg is an active standing member of the American Society of Media Photographers, fully insured and fully licensed. He considers locations such as Dallas, Houston and Austin 'local projects', however Greg is available and often travels on assignment nationwide.

Greg Folkins Photo is hired to photograph architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and commercial projects for the purposes of documenting, marketing, advertising and ultimately driving potential new customer awareness and business identity.

Czech photographer Ales Jungmann is based in Prague. He has been focusing on architectural photography for 15 years since completing his studies at the film and television faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU).

Ales has worked on commissions for architectural studios including Jestico+Whiles, Chapman Taylor, Kempinski and Hilton Hotels, along with editorial clients The Architectural Review and Interior Design. Recently he worked for Ceska sporitelna (Erste Bank), Tatrabanka, Google and Wallpaper. He also contributed to an architecture chapter in 'The Complete Photographer' published by Dorling Kindersley.

In 2004, Ales was awarded a QEP certificate (architecture specialisation) by the Federation of European Professional Photographers.

Photolink Photography is a rep agency that provides top flight photographic and styling talent from both India and the rest of the world.

The company's photographers have varying specialties across architecture, beauty, cars, children and babies, fashion, food and drink, interiors, landscape, lifestyle, portraits, product and still life. Its experienced artists have worked for numerous corporate and agency clients and can be relied upon to bring their individual style to add value to every project. 

Photolink Photography is a part of the 35-year-old Photolink Creative Group Ltd, UK, the largest photographic agency in England.

Clients include Bvlgari, Cadbury India Ltd., Castrol India Ltd., Coca-Cola, Elle Décor, Elle Magazine, Essar Group, Fair & Lovely, GQ, HSBC, Hyatt Hotels, ITC Ltd., Marie Claire, Nike, PepsiCo, Taj Hotels, Visa, Vodafone India, Vogue and The World Gold Council.

Atul Pratap Chauhan is a commercial photographer specialising in food, interior, product and people photography. He has been commissioned by corporate and advertising agencies from the hotel industry as well as architectural firms and design houses. His work has been published in Better Interiors, JetWings International, India Today, Living ETC, Society and Society Interiors.

Atul has worked as an insider in the hotel industry, during which time he acquired a strong aesthetic sense for food and interiors. His natural inclination for energy, brightness and vibrancy is evident across his work.

As an emerging commercial photographer, he has been reviewed by Times Of India, Smart Photography and Asian Photography Singapore magazine, as well as Condé Nast Traveller India.

Atul currently lives in New Delhi but travels throughout India for his work.

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

In this Showcase we present the leading companies and top professionals currently working in Paris:

Chic Paris, Chocolat Rouge, Christian Michel, Francesco Majo, Hanne Evans Production Services, Hotel Banke, JPPS, KA2 Productions, LB Production, Mais Ou Et Donc, Midi:10 Productions, Octopix, Olivier Duperrin, Paul J Harvey, Photo Cine Rent, Stella Assogba, Studio Daguerre and Toolbox Productions.

Our cover photo was shot by Louis Decamps.

Kai Arndt is a still life and industry photographer with a studio in Munich. His working method includes perfect image editing, a real advantage particularly in jewellery and model photography, where retouching is almost always necessary. 

Featured in this Showcase are examples from his current promotional series for magazines including Playboy, Bunte, Fit for Fun, Freundin and others.

Kai will gladly take responsibility for the overall concept of an advertising campaign, from photography to final print. He works across the German-speaking world for magazines, agencies and direct clients and is specialised in high-end product as well as industry photography. He focusses on still life, product and industry photography, hotels, catalogues, jewellery and perfume, architecture, compositing and CGI.

Vsit his website for more information. 

Christoph Siegert’s people and lifestyle imagery proved very popular this summer, with work for clients including National Railway System, Hapag Lloyd Cruise Flights, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Olympus and S-Bahn Berlin. Images from these assignments will be published soon.

For HES High End Society the stage was set for high-class Hi-Fi equipment and models together with Hamburg agency Achtung! New motifs for the upcoming DanCenter catalogue were shot on location in Denmark and Norway with extreme perspectives, backlighting and lots of emotion establishing a wonderful atmosphere.

Christoph's film for Grazia Germany gives a fascinating insight into the work of the editorial department. He also produced a short viral spot for Aliqua, an upcoming natural cosmetics brand, detailing its new shopping system.

His award-winning image for Stiftung Mensch, an organisation that provides jobs for disabled people, was selected for Luerzer’s '200 World's Best Advertising Photographers 2012/2013'. Christoph's work on the annual report for Hamburg Messe and Congress Centre won the LAPD (League of American Communication Professionals) Bronze Award.