germany Dec 2017

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 its offer also includes a model database counting more than 1,500 talents and kids.

The range of talents goes from 0 - 80 years-old, from regular people to professional models, and bigshrimp is confident clients will find everything they're looking for to complete their next projects.

bigshrimp is also able to provide services with nearly every type of location from its growing archive.

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

Visit the new website for further information and follow bigshrimp on Instagram.

moodwillig is a full service photo and film production agency based in Frankfurt am Main. Located in the centre of town, the company offers a wide range of production expertise, including:

• Pre-production (location scouting, casting, research, planning).
• Project planning (coordination, booking, handling, travel-planning, catering).
• Consulting, crew booking (photographers, directors, assistants, gaffer, hair/make-up artists, stylists, runners).
• Accounting (cost control, clearing, permits and insurance).
• International service-production (worldwide).

moodwillig focusses on advertising productions for agencies, directors and photographers. With more than 10 years of experience, the company sets high standards all along the production process, providing solutions for any size of budget through excellent teamwork.

Clients include Bausch + Lomb, Continental, Deutsche Leasing, E.ON, Hyundai, Mainova, Medipharma Cosmetics, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Opel and Pasta Romana.

"We are an aspiring, yet expert one-stop production service for commercials and corporate films as well as documentaries, TV shows and fiction films, with many years’ experience in the industry in leading positions.

Since 2012 we have supported international productions all over the German speaking territories, acting as local producers or fixers. No matter the size of the production, we know the value of working with a foreign crew that feels like your own.

Our aim is to deliver the best production service available. Gaining trust from our clients and becoming their reliable partner means the world to us."

Sonoton Music provides the perfect track for all film, TV, advertising, trailer or web spot needs.

The company's intuitive search engine, SONOfind, searches through more than 120,000 music tracks in a huge range of genres, styles, moods and rhythms for all kinds of production.

SONOTON Music has been licensed in major Hollywood blockbusters, numerous TV programmes and promos, video games such as 'Call of Duty: WW II', and much more.

laif is a leading photo agency for photojournalism, magazine and travel photography. laif core, a part of laif, provides services around photography for businesses, organisations and foundations.

Together with international aid organisation CARE, laif core launched a very special exhibition entitled 'Climate Heroines: Women against Climate Change', featuring 12 women from around the world who stand up for climate protection with extraordinary commitment.

Based on a laif concept, the agency collaborated with Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung bpb and the Picture Editors' Class 16/17 of Ostkreuzschule Berlin to select 95 photographs from their archive to illustrate the worldwide problems caused by climate change. The book 'Evidence of Change' is available here.

Rainer Haeckl shoots what he loves: people, sports and cars. And this love shows in his pictures. It also gives him the urge and the energy to go the extra mile for the best shot, every single time.

He spent many years as a graphic designer and art director before his love for pictures made him switch to photography full time. As a result, he has a deeper understanding of a client's needs and perspective. Rainer does most of the post-production work himself.

Among his clients are global and local companies, ad agencies, athletes and artists from all over Europe.

For internationally published photographer Frank Rossbach, creativity is a process of teamwork between his delivery and people's imagination. To Frank, photography is passion and the opportunity to tell stories, and thereby a way of influencing people's point of view.

The Cologne-based artist's areas of focus include health, beauty and fashion, people and industrial. His style is reflected in a fascinating multifaceted play of light and combines technical precision with high attention to detail. Frank is specialized in creating emotive, contemporary and intuitive images.

"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.”

Manuel Ringlstetter is a Munich-based photographer whose work reflects an international vibe that elicits the desire to travel and meet new people.
Energy, a zest for life and authenticity run through his pictures, for which he often employs outdoor settings.

Manuel spent his youth touring Europe as a guitarist in a punk rock band.
Documenting the life of his friends in the music scene got him hooked on photography.

After graduating from his studies in photo design at the Hochschule München, he now passionately shoots sports, lifestyle, fashion, and cars in a lively, vivid and graphic style. Manuel loves to travel and follows the sun every year from Cape Town to Norway.

Recent commissions include work for Sigma Sport, Perform Better and Daimler-Benz.

Tomy Badurina is based in Cologne and has been working for more than a decade as an advertising photographer.

Corporate, people or stills, Tomy does everything for the perfect moment. Inside his studio or out on location, he loves to interact with people, working with agencies as well as direct clients.

His client list includes ADAC, Lidl and Köln Tourismus GmbH.

Visit his website for more information.

"Taste can be seen! For more than 20 years as a food photographer, I have been playing with senses and have created delicious photographs for prominent exponents of the food and advertising industries. This includes recipe photography and recipe development, food photography, drinks photographs, food films and packaging and other promotional materials.

Together with my well-rehearsed team of food stylists and other professionals, I combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.

A 470m² large daylight studio in Bremen offers ample opportunities for this. Here, we can take photos with up to 100 megapixels and, thanks to our comprehensive artificial and film lighting equipment, can situate every delicacy in the proper light - including high-resolution effects and pleasurable slow-motion shots.

The spacious loft studio also offers room for a generously equipped show kitchen. This is where cooking professionals find everything their hearts and their food desires, in addition to extensive cooling and deep-freeze logistics to store ample amounts of food and keep it fresh. Props of more than 50,000 pieces of cutlery, tableware and glasses perfectly set the scene for food and drink."

Latest photo shoots from Hamburg-based photographer Sabine Büttner include:

• Elderflower personal work - until now, unpublished. Photo, Food and Styling: Sabine Büttner. Model: Lena Momeni.
• Yoga in Move, exhibition work. Co-production with Annika Isterling.
• Markus Ruthemann portrait. Client: Ruthemann Coaching.
• 'Von Ost nach West' exhibition 'Glück' of BFF, Spinnereirundgang Leipzig 2017.

Peter Hölzle is a southern German advertising and still life photographer. In addition, he has been photographing business and incentive events on behalf of an wellknown insurance company in Stuttgart for over 12 years.

Five years ago Peter began creating 360° product animations. From the outset, it was clear he would specialise in medium-sized businesses that require individual solutions - both with small products such as jewellery as well as with a 135 kg and 2.5 m wide outdoor kitchen.

The 360° area has been continuously enhanced by the display of sequences and the creation of virtual panoramas. 

In 2012, Peter created a first limited photo edition for the sponsors of the 17th Württ Classic Oldtimer Ralley. More editions are available on a dedicated website.  "... On one hand, the limited editions give me the opportunity to offer photography professionaly for sale to collectors and enthusiasts - and on the other hand to publish my free works...''

Stefan Hobmaier is a freelance photographer based in Munich. He focuses on portrait, corporate and advertising photography.

Shooting actors, authors, celebrities, CEOs and employees or just normal people, he knows how to handle different personalities and situations to create authentic, honest and congenial images.

Stefan's national and internatonal clients include Intel, BMW, Google, ProSiebenSat1, H&M, Porsche, SZ Scala, Burda, C3, Hoffmann&Campe, Territory, Condé Nast, Impulse, Bloomberg Business Week, FourFourTwo, Haymarket and various B2B and B2C magazines.

Patrick Reinig is based in Regensburg and has specialised in corporate communications photography for nearly 30 years. His portfolio includes subjects such as people, corporate portraits, corporate photography, architecture and product photography, working both in the studio and mostly on location. He is known for his reliability and strong problem solving.

Recent corporate clients include TOTAL Deutschland GmbH, Continental Automotive GmbH and REWAG – Regensburger Energie- und Wasserversorgung AG & Co KG. On-going projects include a brand campaigne for his local municipal utilities company.

Patrick ensures to make corporate values and goals visible in his pictures.

Visit the website and contact him by email or directly on +49.941.38134310.

To make sure that wild, horticultural greenery can grow together even more closely in Hamburg, the Departement for Environment and Energy (BUE) has set itself the goal of creating more biodiversity in parks and nature reserves as well as more recreational value for people. Of course, Christoph Siegert was very happy to meet this challenge and accompanied nature lovers to their favourite places.

Christoph was drawn back in to the city for the Lührmann Real Estate 'Follow Me' campaign, producing a set of lifestyle images we'd be happy to follow!

Munich-based photographer Stefanie Aumiller specialises in people, corporate, lifestyle and kids photography.

Recent productions include clients such as Ledvance / Osram, Allianz and Linde AG - BeeZero. In the Summer of this year, she had the chance to work for Baumschlager Eberle architects and travelled and shot pictures in Switzerland, Lichtenstein, France and Austria. Aesthetic and authentic imagery was generated through shots of the company's employees.

Stefanie's recent personal project is entitled 'Gritty Woman', in which all models are working mums.

"A new type of woman is on the rise. One that defies stereotypes, is less interested in outward appearances, more interested in content, and in the progressive dissolution of gender-specific images in the media. Women in everyday situations for whom we used to bring a man to help, to attach a shelf, to open a pickle jar when heavily pregnant, to lay turf or parquet. True to the motto: we can do that too!"

The VW Amarok is a real all-rounder of the Volkswagen Group and as such, just the right object for the new personal spread by WE! Shoot It duo Thomas von Salomon and Michael Compensis.

With the 'Country' special model, the two embarked on a virtual ride through rough terrain. But while the car was staged using CGI in collaboration with NPIXO, it did indeed get quite rough for the two photographers. During the backplate shoot using their own sphere-camera in Tenerife and in the Bavarian and Austrian Alps, they climbed up volcanoes, drove through jungle, and stood in icy-cold mountain stream water. Using a drone, they overflew alpine passes supported by Max von Eicken. The result is a personal spread which could not be any more varied.

For their on-going personal project 'Falling Waters', Thomas and Michael also used a drone - but in a very different way. Instead of hanging a camera on the drone, they installed a very strong light source and with a static mounted camera created some very artificial light paintings in nature.

Düsseldorf-based fashion photographer Sebastian Brüll, also focuses on beauty and advertising photography.

Featured in this Showcase are a selection of images from his new beauty and fashion editorials for KÖNIGSALLEE, Institute & Solstice Magazine as well as some of his work for the brands C&A and Margittes.

Visit his website for more information.

Munich-based photographer Dirk Bruniecki specialises in portrait, documentary and annual report images.

Dirk has been commissioned by many German and international clients and magazines to shoot celebrities ranging from top-ranking politicians to actors and international business leaders. Beside that he also loves to shoot photojournalistic reports for annual reports worldwide.

He works on commission with many major German design agencies for clients ranging from Siemens to BMW, Mercedes, Lufthansa, Jeep, Land Rover, Pro7, and many more. His editorial publications have been commissioned by magazines such as Times Magazine, GQ, Playboy, Stern, Zeit, Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg Business Week and numerous others.

Dirk recently finished an assignment In Rotterdam for Lufthansa Exclusive Magazine, visiting four of the most renowned European architecture offices. Besides this, he is currently working on an annual report for a major German car brand.

Visit his website for more information.

Peter Lindemann began taking pictures at the age of 16. He assisted international photographers before setting up his own studio focusing on commercial people images in Cologne in 1994.

Peter began his path towards the automotive industry in 1998 and has since worked internationally for a number of major car companies. As a member of the AWI, his work has been awarded several times over the last three years; recently, he was voted one of the '200 Best Photographers Worldwide' by Lürzers Archive.

Clients include Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Infinity, Nissan, Bentley, Subaru, Skoda, Seat, Volvo, Toyota, Sony, Aral, BP, Metzler, Canon, Adac, Dockers, Vasto, Citroën, Siemens, Linda, Mondo, Emi, Bayer, Polo and Payot.

Michael Heinsen is based in Hamburg, Berlin and Mallorca and focuses on people, lifestyle and portait photography.

Michael recently went to Paris where he worked for French brand Calor.

On Mallorca, his second base, he took summer portraits for his personal project 'Neighborhood'.

Hair, beauty and fashion photographer Vlado Golub understands how to combine light and aesthetics to create striking contemporary images that flaunt products and showcase philosophies of well-known brands.

Vlado's captivating images reveal intriguing beauty and a distinct sense for fashion. His energetic, friendly personality and effective team keeps every production free-flowing and highly productive.

His studio is located in Stuttgart and serves clients including the Porsche Design Group, Mercedes-Benz Fashion, L'Oréal, Rodenstock, Wella, Hugo Boss, GQ, Strenesse and Manattan Cosmetics, among many others.

Oliver Bellendir is a Düsseldorf-based photographer who specialises in shooting corporate and industrial work. His broad range of experience enables him to work across various disciplines.

As well as Oliver’s stunning images, he is a pleasure to work with, has a great work ethic, and really engages with his subjects - creating a comfortable environment for everyone on set.

His work appears in annual reports and internal and external communications, and occasionally advertising. Recent projects include the recruiting campaigns of Ströer and Bayernwerk as well as his successfull participation in the 'photoart2017.de' of RWTH Aachen.

Stefan Lampe Studios stands for high-end photo retouching, creative post-production, and photo-realistic CGI. The studios have grown continuously over recent years. With relocation to new office spaces and signing up more eager professionals to the team, the company is looking forward to new and exciting challenges.

Recent projects include:

• Porsche E-Performance CGI night shots in Copenhagen with photographer Stephan Romer and creative director Norman Henkel (KeKo).
• BMW X3 CGI shots (only ATL) with Torsten Klinkow in San Francisco and Mammoth Mountain for Serviceplan and CoC Artwork.
• Renault Duster in Morocco with Torsten Klinkow for Publicis Paris.

Hamburg-based ADRET - Advertising Retouching is a 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 its range of skills to achieve outstanding results.

The experienced team takes 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.

Joern Schmidt Postproduction (formerly know as Rockarts Imaging) does photo and CGI post-production, creative retouching, look development and on-location support. Joern is specialised in transportation, CG, still life and people photography and works for photographers and advertising agencies worldwide.

Recent jobs include:

• Post-production on-location (pre comps and look development) for Audi SQ5 catalogue images shot by Christopher Thomas and Christoph Adler.
• Picture creation, digital illustration and composing for an image campaign for Green IT.
• Post-production, virtual rig and look-up for the Jaguar i-pace concept car, shot by Greg Pajo.

"Two projects that put our creative-technical aspiration and our diversity of services to the test: MTU 'Faces of danger' and Renesas 'Big Ideas'.

• MTU 'Faces of danger' - For a worldwide campaign for MTU diesel engines, the robustness and performance of the engines was to be impressively expressed. We used almost all relevant techniques and disciplines from CGI, animation and compositing. Producing complex virtual landscapes, snow scenes, simulated particles and liquids, we created different faces of danger in a technically demanding process to show how the machinery must always provide maximum performance to defy the dangers of everyday work.
• Renesas 'Big Ideas' - 14 motifs and 14 videos/animations in 14 days. Big ideas like self-driving cars or the smartly controlled home are implemented in the smallest of spaces. On semiconductors, to be exact. Renesas Electronics is one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors. Together with the team at RTS Rieger we implemented a B2B campaign for semiconductor technology. A campaign with many themes, moving images and animations, but little time."

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 Sony Alpha 7R III, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM, Sony FE 70–200 mm F2,8 GM OSS, Carl Zeiss Compact Zoom CZ.2 70-200/T2.9 and Carl Zeiss Compact Zoom CZ.2 28-20/T2.9.

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

mobilespace provides special purpose vehicles and is the leading service provider for film and photo companies. With more than 20 years' experience and a stock of over 100 vehicles, mobilespace is a reliable partner, whatever the type of project.

The company offers an all-in-one solution with its wide range of special trucks including make-up, wardrobe, toilet, generator and artists' vehicles. VW vans or Mercedes nine-seaters are also available to transport the entire team.

Additionally, the offer is completed by various sorts of equipment including generators, tents, ventilation units, make-up mirrors and much more.

All vehicles have the advantage that they are small, compact and suitable for use in the city. Most of the trucks can be driven with an EU drivers' licence 'B' or alternativerly on request, clients can have an experienced driver with local knowledge and special skills to accompany their project.

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 her international clients.

Over recent months she worked with Antenne MV, WeightWatchers, Vegan Magazine, Mustang, Tchibo and magazines including HUF, Institute, Splendor, and more.

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

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

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year Awards are open to professional and amateur, old and young. The Awards celebrate the very best in food photography and film from around the world.

Since 2011, almost 40,000 images have been submitted from over 60 countries. The prize pool is worth more than £20,000 and finalists benefit from huge amounts of coverage of their work.

Among the upcoming 7th edition jury are Ferran Adria, iconic chef of the oft-voted world’s best restaurant, El Bulli; Jenna Close, American Society of Media Photographers; Henry Dallal, Photographer; Sheila Dillon, The Food Programme, BBC Radio 4; Pierre Koffman, legendary 3-Michelin starred chef; Alison Morley, Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism, International Center of Photography; H.E. Ali Bin Thalith, Secretary General, HIPA; and Andreas Von Estorff, founder and CEO of Production Paradse. David Loftus, hugely influential and respected food photographer, is to be Chair of the Judges.

If you think your food photography or film could send the judges into seventh heaven - enter now. Closing date for entries, 6 February 2018.