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Lunik is a Berlin-based full service production company working across photography and video. The company's international network allows it to offer all fields of production service worldwide, including location scouting, casting or whatever is needed for the perfect shoot.

In addition, Lunik is able to supply high standard 'Making-Of' film production, implemented by creative professionals.

Recent productions include:

• Shooting for Swisscanto with photographer Noë Flum at the Baltic Sea.
• Photo and video shoot for Braun Buffel with photographer Russel Wong.
• A fashion production for zLabels at the Baltic Sea, shot by Caroline Mackintosh.
• HUK Coburg 'Partnerhandwerk' campaign shot by Gregor Collienne.
• A Bosch shoot done by Jann Klee.

Berlin-based Claas Cropp Creative Productions is a full service production company with experience across all areas of still photo production, location scouting, casting and moving images.

Recent productions include:

• Bette catalogue production shot by Christoph Sagel in Germany (Stan Hema).
• Telekom Festnetz campaign production shot by Jan Kopetzky in Berlin (DDB).
• Alberto Man & Woman summer 2017 campaign production shot by Thomas Hoeffgen in Germany (in-house).
• Deka Investment campaign production shot by Manu Agah in Berlin (Scholz & Friends).
• Otto catalogue production shot by Florian Grill in Berlin (inhouse).
• Goldwell Elumen & Dual Senses video production directed by Markus Jans. DoP: Fridolin Schöpper, in Berlin (in-house).

Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Siemens, BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz and Lufthansa.

Photographers include Annie Leibovitz, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Uwe Düttmann, Phil Poynter, and many more.

Nina Rautenberg, based in Berlin, provides photographers and food stylists as well as production service and stop-motion video.

"Food is our passion! On request, we can offer all our work from a single source for our customers."

Latest advertising and editorial jobs include Dr. Oetker, McDonald’s, GU and Dorling Kindersley.

Cologne-based 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.

Our most recent project covers the vital issue of climate change. Images and projects from our photographers around the world show the visible effects of an all embracing climatic change. Reports on the causes, effects and possible solutions have been compiled in a book, while photos for an exhibition have also been prepared."

Steffen Hofemann reveals female beauty through his work, focussing on a passionate approach towards emotion and sensuality. His intense feeling for the perfect moment gives his pictures the natural expression that is so unique to his style.

Steffen is known for his ability to capture personality, to show emotions, even in the fields of fashion and beauty photography.

He has been working as a freelance photographer for more than 15 years. A full-member of BFF, he also directs, working as D.o.P and producing films along with his photo shoots. Steffen shoots for national and international clients including Weleda, Nivea, Triumph, Peek&Cloppenburg, Lufthansa and Sony.

Steffen is represented by wildfoxrunning.com. Visit his Facebook profile to see more.

Dusseldorf-based photographer Burkhard Henrichs has production outposts in Hamburg, Munich and Cape Town. His client list includes names like Esprit, Falke, Burlington, Odlo, Alberto, Karstadt, Via Appia, Schiesser, Barbara Schwarzer and many more.

Featured in this Showcase are some of his newest productions: an editorial for TM, Textilmitteilungen, and an unusual project for Diesel published also in Elle UK using transgender models Loiza Lamers and Benjamin Melzer.

Besides his fashion productions on location, Burkhard is also known for his attractive studio work, combining his analogue experience and perfect lighting with current digital techniques.

His variety in photographic expression can also be found in the field of athmospheric business portraits which are in high demand by corporate clients wishing to capture their CEOs, team shots, and recruitment campaigns.

Creativity, effective service, reliability and the desire to visualize something unusual are some of the main features that best characterise Burkhard's artistic work.

André Forner is a Berlin-based photographer focusing on creating pictures for corporate and advertising clients.

He is currently on a global assignment for Freudenberg & Co., working on an employer branding campaign in India, China, Brazil and the United States.

André recently worked on global brand communication images for long-time Swedish client Seco Tools AB as well as the new campaign for hearing aid company Geers.

Besides creating state-of-the-art advertising photography, André always aims to bring the lifestyle touch into corporate and industrial photography, giving his clients an outstanding and fresh look for their communications.

Known for his dynamic photography and an ability to communicate atmosphere, soul and emotion, Marc Oeder is able to motivate and focus on the essentials. His functional brilliance combined with long experience complete the picture and allow for high quality results.

Maintaining a studio and base in Munich, Marc mostly works on location. His focus is on people, lifestyle and sports photography for clients including Allgäu, Allianz, Audi Magazine, Commerzbank, Das Örtliche, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Bahn, E.ON, Footlocker, Gerolsteiner, Intel, Kaufhof, Lavazza, Mercedes-Benz Bank, Microsoft, Rodenstock, Salomon-Adidas, Sennheiser, Siemens, Tele 5, WeightWatchers and Wrigley.

Advertising agencies with which he has collaborated include argonauten G2 München, Atletico Berlin, BUTTER Werbeagentur Düsseldorf, F&H Public Relation München, Fischer Appelt München, Heye München, kl,ondike München, McCann Erickson Düsseldorf, PERGER & BERGER München, Publicis Erlangen, Publicis München, Selby & Co. Hamburg, Serviceplan München and Wächter & Wächter München.

Stefanie Aumiller is based in Munich and has been a professional photographer for over 15 years. With a focus on kids, people, lifestyle and corporate photography, she is known for her fresh, spontaneous lifestyle images. Her lovely way of working is to have fun with the kids and other models, which creates a very pleasant mood on set.

Stefanie loves to capture the moment; her energetic and authentic photos speak for themselves. Her personal work is mostly influenced by her own  experiences.

Stefanie is easy to work with and has a solid understanding of the requirements necessary to meet any brief. She is able to put her own spin on any concept with her own photo style and fresh interpretation.

Clients include Linde AG, Osram, SKY, Allianz, Milupa/Aptamil, J.J. Darboven, Ravensburger and BeeZero.

Stefanie is represented in Germany by Martin Pflieger.

"I appreciate your approach to people. I´ll be coming back on you.“ A client's quote after an extensive day of shooting.

Munich-based photographer Armin Brosch centers on business portraiture - be it the management board for the annual report, profile photos of employees for the website, or documenting a company event.

"To be a great photographer, it takes the combination of a trained eye, creative talent, passion and many years of experience and commitment to capture the essence of anything in front of the lens. Wolfgang Wilde is that photographer."

Photographer Christoph Gramann gets close - very close. Not only does he capture moments but also ambiance and the slightest emotion, telling a story with every picture. Be it work environments or lifestyle, he always sets the right mood by not seeking, but finding. It derives from his attitude that there is beauty in everybody and everything, and that in whatever shape and form it comes it is his duty to make it shine.

His 25 years of experience have seen him collaborate with clients including FC Bayern Munich, Adidas, CSU, O2, ZDF and Allianz, but also well known personalities and strong characters such as Ulrich Wickert, Andreas Gabalier, Oliver Kahn, Wayne Carpendale, Franz Beckenbauer, Nicola Thost, Markus Wasmeier, Regina Halmich, and all the FC Bayern Munich squad.

Oliver Rossi has been travelling the world since childhood. Born to an Italian musician in Wiesbaden, after finishing his studies he took a 35mm camera to explore India where he discovered his love for photography.

After gaining invaluable experience assisting a number of photographers, Oliver now produces his own powerful imagery as a freelance photographer.

Oliver recently shot an international campaign for Vodafone. This Showcase also features a series of lifestyle shots that he recently realised in Hamburg, Berlin and the Nordsee. His talent for capturing emotions is valued by all his clients, including Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bahn, Mustang Jeans, Samsung, Siemens and Vodafone.

His photographs act as a medium in the truest sense of the word, as they establish a silent relationship between the model and the viewer.

Oliver has been nominated for the Canon Pro Fashion Award and the International Master Color Awards for Photography, and has received third place in the Public Choice Awards as well as an Honorable Mention at PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris.

Featured in this Showcase is a selection of new photos for Schaeffler Automotiv by Stephan Försterling. The motifs are for advertisements, internet and large-scale posters. 

Bavarian company Friedrich Klotz booked Michael Zargarinejad to shoot the image campaign for its brand new label Fritz der Bayer - a Bavarian Attitude.

Fritz der Bayer is 100% designed and made in Germany with high grade quality textiles and processing. It is made for men with a sure taste for style, progressive and edgy.

Featured exclusively in this Showcase are some of the upcoming visuals.

In Christoph Brown’s most recent series, 'Farbstudie', he explores colour, shadow and shape, their interconnected relationships and affect on one's senses. The series was photographed over several months by capturing moments created through direct and reflected light, both natural and artificial, occurring at differing times of day and seasons.

3Dportfolio is a Dusseldorf-based agency. Since 2008, its staff along with founder, Christoph Pieper, have been masters in CGI product shots and visualizations.

Transforming clients' products into the digital imagery world for campaigns and packaging, 3Dportfolio's competence and creativity has consistently grown, with the company able to generate high-end, professional renderings that fullfill even the highest expectations.

The company has worked for clients including Procter & Gamble, Coty, ifolor, Siemens and Délonghi Group and brands such as Braun, Oral-B, Wella, Londa, Clairol and Kadus. The company has also provided renderings to global agencies including BBDO, Grey, Select, Landor, K2V and Publicis.

"3Dportfolio is the perfect answer to every question regarding renderings, 3D illustrations, product hero-shots, animations, augmented and virtual reality models, and last but not least, client satisfaction."

Email or call +49 (0)2102 148 222 2.

"The BMW M760LI, shot and staged by Uwe Breitkopf, has never before seen such sporty elegance in such unity. With the car in focus, it was our goal to realise a concept which would live up to the 7 Series’ reputation.

The interior was shot, the exterior created in CGI – the result is a homogenous gallery. While for the interior it was the exclusivity and high-quality materials that had priority, with the exterior it was the matte paintwork and sporty design that were given special attention.

The CGI and Post Production department managed to interpret the highly complex ‘frozen dark brown metallic’ car paint in an impressive way.''

ADRET - Advertising Retouching is a Hamburg-based high-end digital retouching studio focused on still life, luxury, jewellery, beauty and fashion.

Unique images demand perfection and control. With special photography techniques and retouching experience, the highly skilled retouchers at ADRET pursue creative solutions with patience and concentration. With a full menu of services and efficient time management, the ADRET team is prepared to accomplish all imaging needs by deploying a range of skills to achieve outstanding results.

The experienced team takes the raw materials and polishes them to form a perfect diamond, setting the mood and correcting lighting and colours along the way. ADRET creates outstanding visual effects and generates images of the highest quality.

ADRET's goal is to support clients with their projects. Visit the website for more information.

This Showcase features recent work for ARD, Baldessarini and Lufthansa.

Pirates’n Paradise is an award-winning full service post-production company with locations in both Dusseldorf and Berlin.

Featured in this Spotlight is a selection of the company's latest work and favourite projects, including the highly successful Gliss USA 'Beautiful by choice' campaign for TBWA Dusseldorf, as well as commercials for Mazda, Unitymedia and Toyota from the junior competition of 'Die Klappe 2017'.

Pirates'n Paradise implements large advertising campaigns for film productions, agencies, network agencies and industrial clients, both national and international, and does so in every discipline of TV advertising and beyond.

Visit the website or contact the Pirates’n Paradise team directly for more information.

Digirox offers high-end digital photographic support and post-production. Up-to-date equipment and experienced digital technicians provide an expert service and streamlined workflow. Backed by many years of experience, the post-production department sets the highest standards for retouching.

Recent productions include:

• Armin Morbach for Schwarzkopf and Catrice.
• Patrick Houi for Tom Tailor.
• Ralph Mecke for L’Oréal, Goldwell and KMS.
• Liz Collins for syoss.
• Blasius Erlinger for Peruvian Connection.
• Jean Graisse for REWE.
• Jette Stolte for Gerry Weber.

Nicole Smolin is a Hamburg-based fashion and still life stylist. She holds a diploma in Fashion Design from ESMOD International Berlin and works for film and photo productions, creating new styles for international clients.

She recently worked with radio station Antenne MV, WeightWatchers and Vegan Magazin.

Nicole develops campaigns across different fields such as industrial, commercial and catalogue. She also realises fashion, beauty and still life editorials for magazines.

Visit her website to see more of her work, get in touch directly via email, or call +49 176 103 686 44.

Beata Isabella Nitzke is a Polish-born, Stuttgart-based freelance fashion stylist, fashion editor and creative director. Her fashion portfolio includes work for magazines such as AFI, Jute, AM21, Solstice and many more.

Beata also works for fashion, advertising, catalogue and commercial clients including Siemens, Bosch and Sparda Bank.

Beata loves to work in both men’s and women’s fashion. Her impeccable sense of style has influenced countless projects. In her work she creates moments in which absolute perfection and impeccable taste are preserved for eternity in one photograph.

Beata's taste influences labels big and small, and her unique style can always be distinguished - characterised as it is by the strong will to obtain the perfect photograph. She puts her entire passion into her work and her good humour is always present. She speaks German, Polish and English.

For Beata, "good styling is like a gentle, radiant smile. It is never too imposing and yet can be seen by everyone; it never says too much and yet you know the whole story."

Nico Biesenbach is a highly experienced international hair and make-up artist from Cologne, Germany. Her clients and projects range from advertising to showbiz and she regularly works for big brands, national and international celebrities, fashion clients and shows. Nico also works on commercial shoots with local crews and foreign clients on five continents.

Nico's talents inlcude hair and make-up, extensions, wigs and bodypainting. Her favourite style is modern, straight and natural. Clients value her friendly personality as much as her professional and creative team-working style.

Her philosophy is "Hair and make-up has to fit to the project, the brand, the outfits and the person." She has worked for Usher, Annie Lennox, Alanis Morissette, Michael Bubble, Michael Schuhmacher, Dennis Hopper, and many more.

Visit Nico's website for a deeper impression.

Delight Rental Services provides maximum support for professional photo and video productions. "Regardless of whether you‘re a photographer, producer, stylist or outfitter, DRS will serve your needs, supplying 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 Services‘ continuously extending portfolio include Carpetlight CL21 and CL42, DMX WiFi Controller, Blueshape V-mount Powerstation and Sony Alpha 9.

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

711rent is a leading professional equipment rental company with seven branches in Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona and Mallorca.

"Get in touch with their expierienced staff for your next project. They deliver to any location or you can pick up your equipment ready loaded in their location vehicles, even with an onboard 20KW generator if needed.

Their stock covers photo equipment such as cameras, flash systems, grip and digital equipment as well as video and film gear. The huge variety makes it easy to outfit even the largest sets and have precisely the lighting or camera gear needed."

The 711rent network enables clients to order equipment and pick it up at any of the company's branches. Clients are always welcome to stop by and check out the newest equipment, or just have a cup of coffee and a chat!

Celebrating its 10th year of operation, Prolightrent is one of the leading rental houses in town supplying photographers and film-makers with the best and finest equipment.

The company's top-notch gear is in superb shape and is constantly updated with the latest releases. All the big brands - Arri, Briese, Bron, Canon, Kinoflo, Leica, Manfrotto, Nikon, Profoto and Scrim Jim - are ready to rent.

Latest additions include Leica M10, Hasselblad H6d-100c, Arri Skypanel, Phase One IQ3 100, Pro 10 2400Air TTL and Bron Siros L 800.

Save the date for the big birthday party - 28/09/2017!

Prolightrent delivers equipment on location with a 24/7 pick-up and drop-off service, offering "ready to fly" packed equipment or the dropbox for pick-up and returns at any time.

Visit the website for more information.

Emphasising the company's close cooperation with all the hidden stars behind the camera and on set, with a wink of an eye FGV Schmidle claims "We are 'Making of!'"

FGV is deeply rooted in the international film industry, and with vast experience and an impressive inventory has been providing leading production services for decades. Consistent cooperation and communication is a vital part of the company’s knowledge base. As a result clients are able to do their jobs better, be it with the latest high-tech equipment, through the team's technically demanding solutions, or even its own developments.

Established in 1972 and with home bases in Munich and Berlin, FGV Rental provides services including camera systems (digital, film, and photo), lighting (daylight, tungsten, LED, tube, photo), grip (from cranes to dollies, tripods, stands and more), and vehicles, all with a 24/7 rental pick-up and return.

A 700 m² / 7,500 sq.ft. studio located on the Munich premises benefits from great transportation connections. Features include a ceiling height of 12m/40ft, motorised green- and bluescreens, three motorised rigs for loads of up to two tons each, a 7x14m (24x46ft) ceiling reflector, Cyclorama covering two walls (24x29x11m / 79x95x36ft), production offices, an industry standard kitchen and parking lot.

From professionals for professionals: TeamVan is a rental agency specialised in vehicles for media productions based in Munich. The company offers perfectly maintained Mercedes-Benz vehicles, from the Sprinter 316 L and XL (both offer nine seats), Vito XL (eight seats) to Transporter (three seats). All vehicles are ideally suited for the needs of media productions and convince with their smart equipment.

TeamVan's professional service guarantees a smooth procedure for every production. Vehicles can be delivered directly to clients, with pick-up and delivery at Munich airport also possible.

In co-operation with Knackscharf München, the new adress for equipment in Munich, TeamVan offers a special service: clients can order equipment in advance and the company will provide a pre-packed vehicle. Clients pay a pre-arranged fixed price with no hidden costs, allowing for accurate budget planning and control.

Email or get in touch with Teamvan for more information on +49 89 54804640.

Founded in Dusseldorf in 1985, Elegant Elephant Studios is one of the biggest photo studios in Germany, located on the premises of a former steel works.

The 2,800 m² space can accomodate film and photo productions for every type of client. From automobile to food, fashion and people photography, spaces range from smaller studios measuring 40 m² or large work spaces measuring more than 500 m².

Elegant Elephant also features professional mask rooms, hair washing sinks and showers, production offices, a workshop for set builders and a large coffee bar. For creative breaks and meetings, the studios have comfortable lounge areas seperate from the set.

Elegant Elephant also provides the appropriate rooms and, if needed, the necessary equipment for shoots as well as corresponding services to support a production with experienced photo assistants.

Studio G3 is a multifunctional, daylight-flooded loft rental studio for photo, film productions and corporate events located in a quiet inner courtyard in the centre of Munich. The studio has one big and three smaller rooms.

The open plan 380m² ground floor studio features a large cyclorama, a large studio window, a bar, a make-up mirror and movable room elements (lounge, tables, screens, etc.) 

The space is ideal for photo, film productions, castings, workshops, seminars, events, presentations, as a showroom and for other events.

The team provides a network of creative and competent partners, from set-building to catering, to support every kind of creative need. "On site, we will fulfill your every wish within the scope of our service offer. Do not hesitate to contact us!"

Recent events for Diesel, Mavi, 'Salon Merano' and many others took place in the studio.

Located in central Munich, Studio Lichthaus is a beautiful 260m² space with gorgeous natural sunlight streaming through a bank of eight windows.

It is a perfect venue for photo shoots, events and film shoots, with complete blackout facilities available for any type of production.

The company provides tasty home-cooked catering, served at a table that can seat up to 14 people. There is also an extensive library of on-site props, wall sets and flooring, and with Lichthaus' huge list of contacts clients can be assured of everything they'll need for a successful shoot.

A spacious ground floor studio featuring an extra large infinity cove (width 12m, height 4.90m, depth 10m), Highnoon White provides enough space for large sets or productions relying on more than one set at a time.

The complete studio area amounts to 346m² (17.5m by 19.8m, with no coloumns) while access to the studio is via a roll up door large enough to allow a standard 7.5t truck to fit in. There are nine parking spaces for cars and trucks assigned to the studio.

Equipment includes in-house photo rental through Knackscharf München GmbH & Co KG. Clients receive a 10% discount on all the Knackscharf equipment while working in the studio.

Studio facilities include one 63A and two 32A heavy current connectors, WiFi, rolling partition walls for separating sets, polyboards and lots more. Two spacious hair and make-up workstations and a styling room with large mirrors, clothes and shoe racks complete the offer. External-facing windows can be covered.

”We treat our clients fairly, therefore we don’t hide any costs. Studio fees include cleaning, electricity (with the exception of hmi and other continuous light sources) and heating. Price on request. Just give us a call and tell us your need."