austria Feb 2017

Denis Mujakovic is a visual artist and illustrator based in Vienna.

As a cluster manager of Illustria under Design Austria, he has the privilege of maintaining communication between Austrian-based illustration talent and the public, as well as promoting awareness about illustration as a communication medium and art form.

As one of Austria's leading photographers, Peter Burgstaller had the chance to create new images for LaudaMotion, Niki Lauda's exclusive business charter flight service. If you know Niki Lauda, he just wants to work with the best.

For the new VW Passat Alltrack he and his partner Peter Andrukonis highlight their creativity and skills in motion pictures. 

Juergen is the directing and photography part of f-eleven, a creative duo, based in Vienna, Austria and formed by Christine Hasslacher and Juergen Hammerschmid. They have known each other for several years, working together as art director and director/photographer for some advertising agencies creating successful campaigns for fashion and lifestyle brands.

After starting up with their own agency, they decided to jump into the world of shortfilm and photography, specialised on people, fashion, and advertising.

Their interest in discovering new ways inside the world of the image has allowed them to start an interesting way of working with fashion movies and people photography, and also on commercials and short films.

Michael Hochfellner is a fashion and people photographer based in Vienna, Austria. His creativity is focused on achieving essential results and outstanding outcomes for his clients.

Michael's main motivation is to take natural and individual images. His results are characterised by a unique style and feeling in which he strives for the perfect moment, captured in the one picture.

Visit his website for more information.

Austrian photographer Christian Vorhofer manages to capture the essence of the industry through imaginative creativity, excellent craftsmanship, and a closely defined collaboration with his clients.

Thanks to complex lighting and his soulful timing, Christian creates fascinating visual worlds. He has always retained his focus on the essentials - providing clients with the products, technology and skills they require.

Featured in this Showcase, among other productions for clients such as Medizintechnik ISYS, Sandoz, Montanbau, is the shooting for EGGER Holz. The pictures were taken in Romania, at a "Roadtrip" over the Romanian Carpathians. The journey took 18 hours, the stay in Radauti lasted a week.

His last shoot was for the customer Lindner tractors in dreamlike conditions in the Tyrolean lowlands at -18 degrees Celsius, so to speak at decent minus temperatures to shoot the new Lindner vehicles in their current winter use.

Photographer Philipp Kreidl is based in Vienna and has more than 25 years' experience during which he has touched on many areas of photography, including portraiture, people and lifestyle, travel and still life.

Over recent years, Philipp has specialised more in exterior and interior, architecture, celebrity photography and portraiture.

Philipp's national and international clients range from architects to corporate clients and magazines, who all share an appreciation for his efficiency and experience when realising projects.

He creates sensitive compositions and delivers high quality work across image editing and retouching.

Simon Klein is a freelance photographer specialising in architectural photography, both exterior and interior buiding designs, as well as people and portraiture. He is based out of his studio in Vienna and mainly works for clients in Vienna, Hamburg and London.

The aim behind Simon's architecture photography is to capture the essence of a building while showing the architectural characteristics and the use of materials, often in a dynamic way to unleash and convey simultaneously a feeling for the place.

In his people and portrait photography, Simon primarily works with business clients but also creates character portraits of artists, musicians and others.

Dieter Brasch completed his Master's in photography and then worked as a freelance photographer in Austria and Germany.

In 1996, he took up his own photo studio in Vienna. Brasch works also as photo editor and photographer at the football fan magazine Ballesterer. From 2008 to 2010, he completed his Master of Arts at the Department for Bildwissenschaften at the Danube University in Krems.

Professionally, he has a strong passion for still life, food and reportage photography.

Stephan Huger, born and currently living in Vienna, is an international, multi-award-winning photographer specialised in architectural photography.

The character of his pictures is based on his specific approach to architectural photography. Stephan attaches great importance to reflecting the architect’s intention in his photos, even interpreting it via a perspective and picture composition that focuses on the essential details.

Stephan's passion for architectural photography extends to national and international clients. He is just one of a handful of 'European Masters of Architectural Photography', a distinction conferred on him by the Federation of European Photographers in 2016.

Mona Lorenz is an experienced food, still and lifestyle photographer based in Upper Austria. She received her degree in photograpy from the Graphische Photography College in Vienna.

Mona has a passion for food, which perhaps stems from her growing up in a family of cooks. She spent her childhood in a hotel and worked in tourism. Food and travelling are two essential components in her life.

After completing her photography studies, she travelled around the world with dreams, hopes and her camera. After this exciting period, she took it easy and co-founded a studio specialising in food and stills in Vienna.

A few years ago she moved to the countryside of Austria. She now works from her studio, which is equipped with a kitchen. But she is also happy to shoot on location.

Mona's clients include advertising, packaging and editorial. She brings an open mind and enthusiasm to every project, and last but not least the knowledge for creating images that speak to her visual voice, the natural touch her clients will appreciate.

Mitja Kobal is a professional photographer based in Vienna. He works primarily across portrait, industrial, corporate and architectural photography.

After a very fruitful 2016 and international assignments in Europe and Japan, his latest focus is on electronic and industrial corporate photography as well as macro advertising photography, particularly PCB (printed circuit board) plates.

PG Studios are known as the young and creative advertising photography studios based in Linz, the capital city of Upper Austria. Concentrating mainly on fashion, food, still life and architecture photography, PG Studios are also specialised in post-production including 3D and CGI.

For over eight years, PG Studios has been working as a full service partner for national and international clients out of different industries.

More pictures, information and contact details are available on the website.

Lukas Kirchgasser is an advertising photographer with a keen eye for detail combined with an oustanding technical ability and precise lighting skills. His understanding of the business and huge passion for photography allows him to create pictures that are memorably eye catching and in its lighting and style absolutely unique.

Lukas is highly professional but always in a friendly and relaxed manner. With his positive attitude, he brings out the best of every shoot while working in a busy but unstressed atmosphere.

Lukas is constantly working on creative food and drink photography projects for Michelin starred chefs and top restaurants in Europe. At the same time, Lukas is collaborating with companies and agencies for advertising campaigns and is also shooting architectural projects and diverse products.

2017 will be a very exciting year for digitalkameraverleih as the company will significantly expand its product range with Phase One medium format cameras, Briese Focus reflectors and Arri Skypanel lights.

Another major project is the renewal of the website, which will be finished in the first half of 2017. It will provide customers with a fast and satisfying user experience.

The most recent additions to digitalkameraverleih's portfolio are the Pro-10 AirTTL generator and D2 AirTTL monolights from Profoto and the 5D Mark IV camera from Canon.

Digitalstore Vienna is the new 2017 partner of 'Filmball Vienna', offering a very special service.

Austria´s largest professional photo equipment rental company is offering a sensational 50 per-cent reduction on rental prices as part of 'Filmball Vienna 2017' on March 24th (password: "Filmball Vienna 2017“, as long as stocks last and according to the terms and conditions of Digitalstore Vienna.)

The equipment selection can be found online.

FILMQUARTIER WIEN is a gorgeous place full of great film locations. Located in the 5th district of Vienna, this oasis offers a range of different indoor and outdoor movie locations and settings for multiple services including film and photo projects.

Among the company's finest locations are the GRAND LOFT (210m² H: 5m), FILM LOFT (170m² H: 3m) and SILENT LOFT (125m² H: 3m). These multi-functional venues are suitable for film and photo shootings, meetings and seminars with room from 50 up to 170 people. Dozens of various other apartments, offices, film sets and side locations available.

Extra features include a make-up table and wardrobe, included in the rental price. The range of furniture and props is available on location. Clients can enjoy a 30% reduction for prop and furniture rentals when booking a location. Various seatings and tables are at hand for events on request.

Visits are possible by appointment.