mexico Mar 2017

Jean Berard is a French and Canadian photographer specialising in advertising, liquid and still life photography. Continuously investigating new ideas and techniques, his work is based on carefully crafted lighting and organic effects. Jean’s style is visually clean and graphic, resulting in powerful and distinctive imagery.

He has been commissioned by clients internationally across the fields of liquors, automotive, fashion, beauty, publishing and advertising. Some of the latest campaigns include Johnnie Walker, Don Julio, Baileys, Tequila 1800, Danone, Colgate, VW and collaboration with advertising agencies such as Grey, Y&R, JWT, Teran TBWA, Integer, La Doble Vida, BBDO, DDB and Flock.

El Sol Azul is a photo and film production company based in Mexico City and the Yucatan Peninsula, Through the years, El Sol Azul has been the link between foreign production companies, advertising agencies, art directors, art buyers, photographers and producers wanting to produce in Mexico. 

El Sol Azul performs all phases of the production process, including financing, budgeting, custom clearance, hotels, permits, location scouting, production management, equipment rental, casting, catering, bilingual crews and staff, transportation and everything else from A to Z.

Recent clients include Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, H&M, Esprit, Bloomingdales, Grand Hyatt, Peek & Cloppenburg, Vogue, J. Hilburn, Soft Surroundings, Bizarre Foods, Travel Channel, WSJ, Mango, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch and J. Crew.

Victorious is a full service film and photo production agency based in Tulum (Mexico), Rio and Salvador (Brazil) and Punta del Este (Uruguay) - key locations that show Latin America at its best.

Victorious provides a high level of service to both clients and photographers; their creations are its passion.

The company relies on a network of talented professionals who work with clarity, creating beautiful and intelligent work and with the ability to creatively solve problems while collaborating alongside local film commissions and the best chefs in dream locations.

"I have given life to my dreams and my dreams give me life.”

-Creator of a dream location.

Green is Good offers first class production and travel services to Mexico, Central America and many other countries around the world.

Since 2001 the company has been scouting the most amazing places within these regions of the world to provide not only great locations but also everything needed to make any kind of project a reality.

Visit the website for more information.

Yucatan Productions is a full service production company with 13 years’ experience working for the advertising and fashion industry. The company is based in Mexico but its services extend to stunning locations such as the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia and Morocco.

Yucatan Productions offers estimations, art buying, customs clearance, location sourcing/scouting, shooting permits, negotiations, casting, styling, hair and make-up, photo assistance, props, crew transportation, hotels, catering, production equipment, lighting and grip rental, and anything else required.

Recent clients include Cacharel, Justfab, Corona, Glamour, Lui, Vogue, Panasonic and Johnny Walker.

CocoShoot is a full service production company with more than 10 years experience working for the advertising and fashion industry. The company is based out of Tulum but their services extend to stunning locations such as Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, the Bahamas, Colombia, Morocco and Tibet.

Recent productions include:

• Hallenstein's Brothers, Winter collection, filmed in Tibet and shot by Derek Kettela.
• Glassons, shot by Lula Cuchiara.
• Aerie, photographed by Ali Mitton.

Habitant Productions is shaped by a multidisciplinary team with over 10 years of experience in the production industry, managing major productions across South America and Mexico.

"Our strength is connecting leading artists and creatives across the globe to a wide array of the most exotic locations and effective network assets, to help execute each production at the highest level. We carefully create full production services and solutions that achieve the highest standards from start to finish for any foreign crew from Mexico to Chile.

All areas of production are our passion - from fashion editorial and advertising to television commercials, documentaries, branded content, art exhibits, books, PR events and live events."

Clients include: Nike Global, Macys, Netflix, Sport's Illustrated Swimware, Pure Collection, Primark, Travel & Leisure, Nine West, Lumber 84, Corona, Ann Taylor, Net a Porter, Chico's, Vogue, WSJ Magazine, Anthropologie, Aeromexico, ABC, CB2, Red Bull Magazine, Fabulous Magazine to mention some.

Email directly for more information and location proposals.

Partners & Crew is a Mexican production house offering the highest quality of production services across photography and video.

"Our main goal is to have happy, satisfied customers and we have the capacity to provide the very best services in the country across any of our destinations. We find the perfect location as well as the talent needed for each production, adapting to the needs of our clients and gaining their trust by delivering the best results!"

Services include photographers and directors, hair and make-up, stylists, locations, scouting, catering, transport, lodging and logistics, equipment, models and actors, casting and post production.

CaixaPro is a boutique production company based in Mexico City and Guadalajara, two of the main cities across the country. Their professional services and local know-how expand from the West to the Pacific, including Center and Caribbean Coasts. They are also fully equipped to produce abroad and have done so in Europe, North and South America. 

Jonathan Gonzalez and Joaquín Martínez, visionary entrepreneurs have devoted themselves to this production company for more then ten years. They define empathy, compromise and professionalism as being their main asset and what distinguishes them from their competition, and had made an important effort to conform a select pull of local & international photographers that have collaborated with recognized brands and agencies across the globe.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jonathan and his team multiple times in Mexico City, Guadalajara and the surrounding rural areas. These guys are seriously the best. They are incredibly competent, communicative, friendly and they provide the best crews, equipment and locations to get the job done. They go to incredible lengths to make you feel comfortable in any new situation you encounter when working abroad. I've worked with many producers in many countries across the world, and Jonathan is hands down one of the best. I can't say enough good things about him and his team and would gladly work with him anytime and anywhere.” - James Michelfelder, Global Director of Photography at Under Armour

''Riviera Maya Grip is the Mexican Caribbean’s only full service lighting, grip and electric company serving southern Mexico, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Belize.

Services include lighting grip and electric rentals, crew, production rentals, locations and permissions, access to profoto and stills support, prop shop and inventory and equipment rental from Hondas to pop up tents, HMI’s from 18k to 200w, jokers, kinos, lite panels and lupos, battery rentals and Arri kits. New HMU/DIT/AC trailer! From a single C-Stand to our 8 Ton Grip Truck, we are here for you.''

Based in Cancun, Velvet Eye is the Riviera Maya’s most dependable rental house for everything from Profoto and grip to digital and production equipment. 

The inventory includes Profoto B4 packs, Profoto’s new B2 location kit, Profoto heads, Photek umbrellas, Chimera soft boxes, C Stands, booms, Gitzo tripods, Versa battery geeks, Sekonic light meters, portable Honda generators, directors chairs, LED make-up lights, an Eizo LCD digital monitor, and everything in between.

Velvet Eye provides not only the best equipment, but also the knowledge and expertise of photo professionals, giving clients the confidence that their production is in the best hands.