germany Sep 2016

Hauser Fotografen, headquartered in Frankfurt, represents national and international advertising photographers covering the fields of people, lifestyle, stills, liquids, transportation, landscape, travel, architecture, fashion, beauty, catalogue, babies, kids, sports, portraiture, corporate and celebrities.

The full service agency was established by Veronika Hauser in 2008. Hauser Fotografen has since become a brand that stands for professionalism, high quality photographers and competent service.

Photographers include:

• Thomas Balzer (Frankfurt) - stills, people, landscape, transportation
• Martin Bühler (Hamburg/Hannover) – people, lifestyle
• Rui Camilo (Wiesbaden) - people, architecture, travel and landscape
• Daniel Chassein (Hamburg) – people, Lifestyle
• Karsten Handke (Dusseldorf) - stills
• Claudia Neu (Dusseldorf) - babies, kids
• Sven Heinrich (Hamburg) – people, lifestyle
• Benno Kraehahn (Berlin) - celebreties, corporate
• Leif Schmodde (Hamburg) - people, fashion, beauty, travel, landscape
• Tobias Schult (Berlin) – people, lifestyle, transportation
• Judith Wagner (Dusseldorf) - portrait, people
• Jean-Claude Winkler (Stuttgart) - travel, landscape, transportation, people

Based in Munich, Avenger Photographers is a photo management and production agency representing a network of highly talented photographers working across beauty, advertising, celebritiy, people and still life. Each photographer has their own unique style and field of expertise.

The company was founded in 2002 by Sylvia Weinmann.

Visit the website for more information.

MO MANAGEMENT is a photography agency that offers a high-class selection of artists in all categories. Monika Avila founded MO Management in 2010 after successfully working for several years in an international photography agency in Munich.

Synergies are concentrated to offer clients international know-how and the worldwide relations of a big agency at the highest of levels while committing to individual client wishes.

MO Management offers creative consulting, casting, production, budgeting and organisation of worldwide photoshootings. The result is a very fine selection of clients.

The new website is coming soon! 

Based in Cologne, laif core brings brands and values to life with the power of authentic photography.

"We assist companies in visually communicating their brands and messages, show the values of NGOs, government organisations or foundations, and document their work. No matter what is required and where, we'll find photographers and video journalists from our worldwide network, suitable for (almost) every project.

Book and exhibition projects, assignments in photo or film, and consulting during the conception, planning and realisation of projects are all part of our range of services. Workshops, seminars and individual consulting on photography-related subjects complete laif core’s offer."

Beginning as a freelance photographer in 1988, Bodo Mertoglu focuses on interior, architecture and people photography.

He is a master of lighting and his work guarantees natural light, regardless of how and where he shoots - both in the studio and on location. Bodo's photos always demonstrate a high level of technical understanding to achieve the best results for his clients.

In this Showcase he provides an insight into another side of his broad scope of work. His personal projects do not present a professional, “classically clean” shooting style but in contrast they capture the essence of daily life. Photos with the look and feel of snapshots or a touch of street photography and reportage style allow him to play around with unusual view points.

Latest photo shoots from baby, kids and teens photographer Sabine Duerichen:

• Blue Seven fashion shoot on location around Lisbon, Portugal.
• Käthe Kruse Dolls new family campaign shoot for baby and kids products. The Käthe Kruse Company has produced dolls and toys for children for over 100 years, and the little models had so much fun playing all day with the wonderful dolls. They all fell in love with the doll 'Leni' from the movie "der geilste Tag" with Florian David Fitz and Matthias Schweighöfer.
• Hauck toys for kids, photo shoot with boys and girls at Skyloftstudio Munich.

Sabine is represented by Kristina Korb GmbH Munich.

André Forner is a Berlin-based photographer focusing on people photography for both industry and advertising clients. Over the past 10 years he has worked for many national and international brands ranging from medium-sized companies up to global players.

With his passion and feeling for every client's special needs, André always strives for the perfect picture. This includes not only taking the shot but also pre- and post-production, casting and all the other details that make up a successful photo production.

André recently shot new images for the global brand communication of Swedish-based Seco Tools AB as well as campaigns for Städtetag Baden-Würtemberg, Deutsche Kinder und Jugendstiftung and the public transport company of Dresden.

Sven Hoffmann is a Berlin-based people, sport and music photographer whose work is greatly influenced by his long time film and directing background.

Capturing captivating frames is what he is all about. Sven worked for Beats by Dre, Samsung, Adidas, Audi, MTV, Nike and many more, and has toured with bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, The BossHoss and Billy Idol. He shot sports series on chessboxing, marathon, wrestling, Audi DTM and more, and travels the world documenting life in the Thar Desert, trekking in Iceland, soccer in Tanzania, Rajasthanis in northern India, or the Berlin burlesque scene.

His favorite one? He has worked with Dennis Hopper twice.

Munich and Berlin-based photographer Stefan Nimmesgern specialises in portrait, people, documentary and advertising images. Stefan shoots for German and international clients and magazines such as American Express, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, Gigaset, Jaguar, Jack Wolfskin, Fit for Fun, Stern, Focus, Playboy, and many more.

He has also had numerous celebrities, ranging from top-ranking politicians to actors and international business leaders in front of his camera.

Stefan is famous for his elaborate light set-ups and conceptual thinking. As a professional member of the renowned photographers association BFF, he is one of the top photographers in his genre.

Visit his website for more information.

Anne-Marie Hochkeppler and Edith Schmitt have worked together in their photo studio in Cologne for over 20 years. During this time, the pair have acquired a vast amount of experience in many different areas and have become specialists in both still life and food photography.

Product affinity and the care taken to show as much detail as possible are the two most important aspects of their work. Through their pictorial language and composition, they regularly create impressive images that take into account client ideas from the very start.

Philipp Arnoldt started his career as a commercial photographer in 2002 in one of the largest studios in southern Germany, before establishing himself as a freelancer.

Since 2012 he has been based out of his own studio in Berlin. He loves to create atmospheric moments through his eye-catching lighting. Philipp is booked for corporate images, commercial campaigns, sports advertising and portraits.

Besides photography he also realises corporate film productions and music videos.

Clients include Grundig, Siemens, Quelle, TUI, Hapag-Lloyd, Norma, Musikexpress and Converse.

Claus Morgenstern is an internationally awarded photographer with a love of being in the outdoors as well as a passion for creating moments that capture true emotions from his subjects.

Known for his relaxed, down-to-earth manner, Claus's areas of expertise include corporate, people and editorial photography. Based in Mannheim and Berlin, his clients include musicians such as Rocky Votolato (Barsuk Records) and L.A. music producer Harry Greyson Williams (The Martian, Shreck, Prometheus, Under Fire, etc.)

For Frankfurt agency Huth &Wenzel, Thomas von Salomon and Michael Compensis - aka WE!-Shoot-It - realised the European campaign and sales literature for the relaunch  of the new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross, in close cooperation with Npixo.

Michael worked on lighting the indoor shots with the specialists at Npixo, while Thomas travelled to Slovenia, Croatia and Italy to visualise all the outdoor shots. The cars were also shot on location and Thomas completed spheres and backplates to create even more motifs. Npixo handled post-production, while Rabbicorn Film Hamburg were the main production company.

"The feedback was great - 'Best shots ever done for Suzuki!' - so many thanks to the whole team: David, Mio and Christian, Carsten and Finn, and especially Rene and Michael, Artur, Jörn and Jojo! It was a pleasure working with you all!"

Ralph Wentz is a photographer and art director based in Cologne. Specialising in people and portrait, interior and exterior photography as well as kids and teens, Ralph has a reputation for delivering the clear and precise image.

He recently shot a campaign combining his vision for people and architectural photography. Earlier in the year, Ralph started working on a photo book project about the hidden architectural treasures of the past, visiting many old castles across Germany that are still owned by families who value their heritage.

In between, he went back and forth to France and Italy to shoot landscapes for several respected wineries. His latest project made him combine the essence of movement, motion picture looks and flying hair - a series of pictures that really benefits from Ralph's professional past as a sports and action photographer working mainly in the US covering the NBA, NFL and MLB as well as world championship boxing and winter sports.

"Well, what should I say about myself? Born and raised in Munich, I finished school and became a professional windsurfer for a few years - which is probably why I like taking action-pictures so much. Travelling the world and seeing places awakened my passion for photography.

After assisting many well known fashion photographers, I became one myself. Lately, my work is more and more transforming from fashion and advertising to portrait and lifestyle. One must never fall asleep and always look for new challenges (see the 'Fear' project on my site). In the last 20 years I've been living in New York, Miami, Milan and Cape Town. Send me anywhere to shoot - the challenge to tell a story, I just love it!"

"Clients love him for his sense of beauty and his always calm, never panicking laid-back professional approach to the job," Mary Bin.

Recent productions include clients such as Adidas Originals Berlin, HSE24 NYC, FC Bayern Munich, BMW Motorcycles, Faces Magazine Zurich, Sinupret and g-lab Madeleine.

After training as a photographer Nina Struve gained a lot of experience working on international productions, which awakened her passion for interior and still life photography.

She has a knack for capturing the atmosphere of a place and for depicting her protagonists in it in an uncontrived way.

Nina lives in Hamburg and works for several commercial clients as well as magazines.

Clients include IKEA, Thalia, Tchibo, Poster XXL, Fährhaus Sylt, Schöner Wohnen and Barbara.

The images shown here reflect the large variety of Jens Görlich's assignments: people, landscape and transportation, all shot this time in New York, USA.

Jens is based in Frankfurt, Germany and works worldwide on advertising and editorial productions. 

Each summer draws to an end at some point - in contrast to the barbecue season! Colder temperatures make a hot grate even more tempting, therefore for BEEF! Magazine Christoph Siegert staged a fine winter grill on the Schnalstal Glacier in the Italian Alps. At a height of more than 2880m above sea-level, his team arranged a fine selection of grill scenes - not forgetting that they also enjoyed a lot to eat inside their huts!

For the current nationwide A.T.U car workshops PoS campaign, Christoph shot vivid motifs from everyday life. For three days, an A.T.U branch in Munich was converted into a photo studio. "Thanks to all employees for their dedicated support!"

Gaby Gerster (photography) and Daniel Henschel (film) are specialised in people, celebrity and portrait work. Their mainly scenic, authentic and moody images feature on covers, in editorials, advertising and public relations materials, (scripted) documentaries and branded content.

A single, combined production across photo and film is of great benefit to clients, meaning a smaller production with greater value, variety and choice of output for all media needs.

A major part of their work has been in portraying designers, artists and writers all around the world.

Clients include arte, Brigitte, Freundin, Stern, Beltz, Diogenes, Fischer, Randomhouse, Rowohlt, Ullstein, Hessischer Rundfunk, 3Sat, RTL, Geometry Global, KfW, Rosenthal, Städel and Schirn Kunsthalle, with many of them repeat clients over a number of years.

Gaby and Daniel - Feinkorn Foto + Film - work worldwide on location or out of their own studio. They are represented by laif. Visit the website and contact the company directly for more information.

"For me, art means to transfer my vision into images. My passion is for bizarre image situations and vintage staging, as well as pure human expression. Nowadays, I find my passion in the conception and execution of fashion shoots. I combine my experience of the theatre from a make-up artist and actor's point of view with my trained eye for aesthetics in the beauty and fashion sectors. My work often includes the entire production and my skills range from fashion selection to styling, hair and make-up and, of course, the execution of the photographs."

Melina's clients include Audi, Braun Silk Epil, EcoenVie Magazine, Deutsche Bahn, Diba, Dulcolax, Frieda Sand, Hyundai, Ifolor, Kika, Merck KGaA, Mobilat, Real I.S, Roche Diagnostics, Sense Organics, Sirona, Sony Music, Teutonia, Terre de Homme, Tui Cruises, Union Invest, among others.

Natural Born Explorers continues to produce high-end photo shoots and remains the indoor and outdoor expert for all kinds of production services.

“Our pictures tell stories, are unfussy and passionate. Our deep rooted motivation remains the undaunted enthusiasm to explore the world, with all its facets, indoors and outdoors!”

In this Showcase, Natural Born Explorers presents visuals from recent projects including new client BNS/NATCH! and a shoot that took place in bad weather in Cologne to get that "special mood" in both pictures and faces!

Also in Cologne, the company produced the new Tech Lab collection for outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin, while the sporty character of the Natural Born Explorers' team could be seen in a production for The Orginal Bootcamp, with photographer Philip Baske.

Hamburg and Berlin-based photo production company bigshrimp is not only a reliable partner when it comes to perfectly prepared, full service productions all over the country, but also includes a model and locations database counting more than 1,500 talents and hundreds of locations.

"In case we can't offer suitable models or locations from our own databse, we gladly offer our experienced services as casting directors and location scouts, as well as our very well connected network of resources."

Visit the website for more information.

Regina Kaczmarek is the founder of Frankfurt-based Agentur Kaczmarek. Her company handles casting, locations and permitting across a range of media including TV, commercials and photo shoots.

Regina has worked on a number of high-profile projects including a recent film for Samsung entitled '360 degree VR' to celebrate the 25th anniversary of German reunification, as well as a documentary for the US Olympic Committee about the East German team's doping at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Recently, she participated in projects including the Mercedes E-Class produced in Frankfurt and London and movie scouting including precised driving shots for the movie 'Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras Grüner' (Director Pepe Danquart; Art director Frank Bollinger; Production Company NFP neue film produktion GmbH).

Regina is currently scouting for the VW film 'Drivers Change'.

Mayuree is a full service production agency offering high quality photo and video productions as well as conceptional design and consulting work tailored to clients' needs.

Managing every aspect of a production to ensure a smooth and creative operation, Mayuree can call upon producers, art buyers, bookers or project managers for assistance at every turn.

Get in touch for further detailed information.

Platzverweis is a Stuttgart and Berlin-based agency for locations and service production. The database includes more than 4,000 locations throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and Spain. Extraordinary architecture and exclusive private homes are the USP and result of long-term cooperation with architects and design offices.

Latest work includes location scouting and arrangements for Abro, AMG, Edeka, Kärcher, Kemmlit, Kübler, Le Creuset, Lufthansa, Mercedes-Benz Accessories, Nimbus, Stepper Eyewear, Steinel, Stihl, Weleda and many more.

"Up for monthly location proposals? In the category 'location of the month' we regularly introduce some very special locations. Sign-up on our website and enjoy our favourite places!"

In terms of picture concepts, alphadog has some of the most sought-after industry experts for high-end creative retouching and CGI solutions.

Numerous notable photographers, advertising agencies and industrial concerns are counted among alphadog's clients.

A selection of recent jobs shown in this Showcase includes BEEF!, Birkel, Bijou Brigitte and Pantene and Pro-V.

Visit the website for more information.

Frankfurt-based production house Bausenwein Strohmaier re-defines and develops new forms of client experience in creation and production.

Bausenwein Strohmaier is a team of creatives, producers and developers responding to the diverse needs of advertisers dealing with new ways of communications within their disruptive processes. The company applies its experience and proven techniques to every project while developing new forms of storytelling and communicative projects.

Linked to experts in Frankfurt and London, Barcelona and Cape Town, the team and its partners offer out-of-the box processes in producing and storytelling. The company provides expertise and solutions for online content, TV commercials, digital adventures and multiple forms of immersive media.

Bausenwein Strohmaier offers a complete end-to-end service from planning to implementation for all types of commercials and films for the web.

Founded in 1996, Castin is a Frankfurt-based casting agency that has grown into an all-inclusive casting service with an index of some 2,500 models. Thanks to many years of experience, advertising, film and photography clients consistently rely on a type-specific cast of characters.

Latest news includes a new look to the company's casting photos: Castin now conducts casting sequences with multiple facial expressions which can be very funny and are a great way for clients to see more of each model.

The company also offers make-up artists and stylists and can provide additional casting direction, including live, video and street casting as well as organisation and coordination.

Clients include Hyundai, Porsche, Carglas, Siemens, GLS, Deutsche Bahn, Ferrero, Lufthansa, Ikea, Kia Motors, essence cosmetics, Thomas Cook (Condor), Jaguar, Sony, Westlotto, Commerzbank, Bosch, Lidl, Samsung, Dr. Theiss Naturwaren and MedipharmaCosmetics.

Based in the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main area, CIA Casting has been working for photo shoots and commercial films since 1988.

Its models are between the ages of 17 and 90 and are as international as the company's clients. To react flexibly to specific client requirements, CIA Casting constantly updates its files - filled mostly with talents and semi-professionals.

A new section of CIA Castings is the new website dedicated specifically for Asian models and characters.

Petra Wiebe is a Munich-based freelance stylist, fashion editor and art director. She works with international photographers, clients, fashion magazines and top-models. She is a competent, experienced and reliable business partner whose clients continually trust her with their brands, allowing her the space for creativity and fresh ideas.

A sucessful combination of concept, planning, styling and production went into Petra's latest editorials and advertising work on location in Morocco, Brazil, Lanzarote and Austria. Featured in this Showcase is a selection of her work for Bespoke Magazine, Women's Health Neatherlands, XL Semanal Spain, Line International, Equistyle and Gala Magazine.

Petra works consistently as a production art director for Oz Verlag and Equistyle Magazine, as well as a stylist and art director for Madeleine Katalog.

She has organised several times the whole campaign shootings for Rich and Royal in Essaoira, Paris, Palermo and Marrakech. Recently, she came back from a swimwear and lingerie shooting in Brazil for a German swimsuit brand and Linie International Magazine.

Visit Petra's website for more information.

Delight Rental Services provides maximum support for professional photo and video productions. "Regardless whether you're a photographer, producer, stylist or outfitter, DRS will serve your needs, suppliying a huge range of digital, lighting, production and styling equipment."

Be sure to ask the team for unique equipment - finding solutions, even with custom built gear, is only one of their specialties!

Latest examples from Delight Rental Service's continuously extending portfolio include the 7.5t Mercedes Atego truck, the VW Caddy Maxi, Briese focus.2 115 CINEMA, Profoto D2, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and C300 Mark II.

DRS is located in Berlin, Stuttgart and Marbella, but provides equipment worldwide.

Prolightrent is one of the leading rental houses in town. "Whenever high-end, well maintained camera and lighting equipment is needed, we're your first contact, with experience, knowledge and a huge variety to choose from."

Whether it is the smallest screw or a full-scale photo or film production, Prolightrent provides every technical requirement. Its state-of-the-art equipment is constantly updated, while the highly experienced team is always on-hand with help and guidance to find solutions to any problem.

The stock is regularly updated with the newest releases, such as the Phase One XF 645 body, the spectacular IQ3 100 digital back, the DJI Ronin, or the Canon 5D Mark IV.

"With our dropbox just next door, you can pick up gear any time, 24/7. Our equipment includes top-notch brands such as Bron, Briese, Profoto, Arri, Kinoflo, Canon, Nikon, Hasselblad, Phase One, Apple and many more."

Visit the website for more information.