germany Mar 2019

Avenger Photographers represents a network of highly talented photographers working across beauty, advertsing, landscapes, events and still life. Each photographer has their unique style and field of expertise. They all love photography and have many years of experience in turning concepts into images.

Avenger Photographers sees quality as an economic, creative and personal promise.

Photographers include:

• Dirk Bader (Munich)
• Volker Dautzenberg (Munich)
• Julia Keltsch (Hamburg, Berlin)
• Jörg Klaus (Berlin) - New addition
• Andreas Pollok (Munich)
• Jörg Schieferecke (Stuttgart)
• Andrea Gaspar-Klein (Munich)

Visit the website for more.

Andrew Grauman is a photographer with a vision who produces bold and impactful photos. Through his images, he creates stories and adventures of fantasy, elegance and mystery.

Andrew is a US photographer based in Berlin and works across fashion, portrait and advertising. His photos have been published in a variety of magazines including Elegant, Elléments, Institute, Luxiders, MODAcycle and Solis. His most recent shoots were published by Solstice and Surreal, and he also photographed actor Devid Striesow for the latest Wein & Vinos advertising campaign.

In addition, Andrew has been very fortunate to work with and photograph A-list talent like current Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister, Olaf Scholz; Leader of the SPD, Andrea Nahles; former Vice Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel; Founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales; CEO of MasterCard, Richard Haythornwaite; the former President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon; CEO of DB-Schenker, Jochen Thewes; and CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman.

Florian Jaeger's favourite focus is on people, lifestyle, sports, landscape and transportation images. He is always on a quest for fresh and unconventional approaches to the unique needs of every project.

Florian is based in Munich and the Zillertal Valley, but is available and keen to work all over the world.

Kai Stiepel is a Munich-based food and drink photographer who knows how to make you hungry. He loves shooting photos and is never far from his camera. Of course, he spends time at the computer, but Kai takes great pride in arranging the set and making sure the props are perfect.

He meets and exceeds his clients' expectations by focusing on their needs. He sweats the details - so you don't have to!

Clients include Bosch, Campari, Dr. Oetker, Dallmayr, Hipp, McDonald's, Müller Milch, Mövenpick and Ferrero.

Visit his website and follow him on Instagram and Behance.

Jan Northoff is a Hamburg-based photographer and director. Since 2001, he has been working as a freelance photographer with a special focus on people and portrait, and regularly delivers campaigns for advertising agencies and corporate enterprises. He works in Germany as well as abroad.

In the last couple of months, Jan has worked on a range of different editorial, fashion and beauty shoots including a portrait series for Edeka Business Report, portraits for corporate magazines, and  directing image films.

Clients include Audi, Telekom Deutschland GmbH, BMW Magazin, EDEKA Minden-Hannover Stiftung & Co. KG, Die Zeit, Otto and ZDF.

Marius Krutschke's recent projects brought him to London, where he captures people in their authentic ambiance while doing their job.

Traditional professional activities are in the foreground of his current interests. In his projects 'Barber' (in one of Frankfurt’s barbershops) and 'Tailoring' (in London’s famous Savile Row), he succeeds in creating an intense closeness between subject and viewer. He also shot portraits in different environments around Frankfurt.

Stefan Nimmesgern likes to work with large size models. In autumn 2018, he shot XXL format models alongside well-known TV and cinema actors. The new collection of airport buses by the world's market leader, COBUS Industries, a subsidiary of Mercedes Benz AG, was illuminated near Wiesbaden in the mood of the background motifs.

Stefan handled his own post-production, with the fine tuning taken care of by agency MÜNCH impact from Wiesbaden.

Stefan is currently working on numerous campaigns, as well as finalizing a book about his life and work. Entitled 'Wiederaufstieg', the book will be published by teNeues this April.

Studio Haensel is composed of a small team working with a lot of passion and experience for well-known agencies, publishers and end customers.

Based on years of experience, the team offer customers extensive advice and help across design, visual language and implementation.

The principle of constantly achieving the best result always counts for Studio Haensel.

Benjamin Pichelmann was born in the north of Germany in 1976. Based in Hamburg, he is at his happiest when travelling the world.

Benjamin has been represented by Schierke Artists since 2013 and works for national and international car brands. He is also focused on portrait and people photography.

Francisco Lopez is a photographer based in Nuremberg, Germany. He works across architecture, interior, corporate, industrial, people, portrait, lifestyle, product and still photography.

Francisco's clients come from the automotive, industrial, research, medical, cosmetic, banking, finance, construction and architecture sectors. Many of his architectural photographs are regularly published in well-known residential and construction magazines.

He works and retouches most of his pictures himself, as is only satisfied when the result is perfect.

Claus Morgenstern has 10 years of professional experience and his pictures have caught the eye of editorial, corporate and advertising clients Europe-wide.

His extensive portfolio features work for the financial, manufacturing and leisure industries and incorporates all working environments and personnel.

From shooting the board of directors to getting down to the nitty-gritty of company services and the products they produce, Claus's wealth of experience and natural, relaxed approach helps to tell the stories behind the figures.

Recent work has included a trip to Austria for Universal to shoot a calendar for VOXX CLUB, and actor Martin Moeller, known for his role in the German movie 'Sonnenallee', by Detlev Buck. From small retail businesses to large environmental and infrastructure projects, his interesting commissions include annual reports for TRUMPF, a campaign series for Lufthansa, and manufacturing brand KAHL.

For the magazine Childhood Business, Sabine Duerichen completed an exclusive 2018 festive shoot, 'Glorious Glam', and follows-up with another, entitled 'After white comes black'. Sabine and her Munich-based team gave the luxurious fashion labels a dose of cool in the no-less luxurious Skyloftstudio Munich.

LOROSO is a brand new German fashion label for high-quality premium children's clothing. The first A/W 2019/20 collection was presented with great attention to detail and photographed with models Lilly, Emily and Christin at the Skyloftstudio.

"Oh, beautiful winter time... Even if the cold season is all but over, we remember it fondly!" With clear cuts and winter 'wow' effect, Sabine shot this featured Burda Style fashion series for the December 2018 issue.

Sabine is represented by Kristina Korb GmbH Munich.

Andreas Gerhardt photographs people with a focus on corporate, portrait, lifestyle and resorts. His open minded personality creates a pleasing athmosphere for the people and personalities on set during his shoots.

For Andreas, perfect preparation is essential - nothing is left to chance. He is focussed on catching the right moment to capture emotions and find new, alternative points of view.

Storytelling is one of his favourite instruments. Andreas prefers working on location yet is based from his studio in Freiburg in the Black Forest.

Clients include Burda Publishing House, The Financial Times, The Ministry of Finance Baden-Württemberg, The Technoseum Mannheim, Schölly Fiberoptic, TUI, Energiedienst/Naturenergie, Vitra, building materials supplier H-Bau, and many more.

Maik Scharfscheer is a German photographer and director based in Frankfurt and Munich. His excellent performance has resulted in numerous international photo, film and design awards. He works worldwide for clients such as Nike, Maserati, Bosch, Leica, Cerruti and Lufthansa.

His latest work includes:

• Projects for Riese & Müller E-bike, the world's first manufacturer fitting main beam and brake lights onto its E-bikes. Maik and his team were responsible for the entire production process and for the direction of the campaign shoot. The spot for Riese & Müller Lumilor takes a look into the future to discover how visibility can lead to safety.
• Ski shoot in Wipptal, Innsbruck. For Maik the season cannot start soon enough. In the autumn, when the anticipation of the first ski tour is particularly great, the ascent takes care of itself. After the first snow has fallen, Maik and his team are drawn to the mountains and are eager to get on the skis!

Heiner Müller-Elsner is based in Hamburg. He loves travelling and working as a photographer around the world. So far his assignments have taken him to at least 55 countries on all continents.

He continues to shoot for magazines including Geo, National Geographic and Stern, and has broad experience in science, technology and industrial photography.

Since 2012, he has been using drones to spot new angles in his photography. In 2017, highly renowned German history magazine Geo Epoche Panorama published a whole issue about German castles and palaces that were exclusively photographed by Heiner and his drones.

He shoots for annual reports, advertising campaigns, industrial companies, science corporations, and still loves editorial assignments.

The Globo Group has specialised in photo productions for almost 20 years. Making the production process run smoothly, Nicole Darr operates an in-house flight and travel agency which is very familiar with the special requirements and changes required by production trips.

Andreas Koslowski has been working closely together with Globo Productions since 2018. He has been responsible for scouting and production on more than 40 projects for Porsche AG across all continents.

At home in Germany and regularly operating in surrounding countries, with a focus on fashion and transportation Globo Productions also offers services worldwide. The company has produced in the USA, South Africa, Qatar, Thailand, the Seychelles, Chile, China, New Zealand and Australia.

A small selection of Globo's international locations can be found online.

Hamilton R. Pereira Production Management is based in Stuttgart, with an office in Lisbon, and has delivered a mix of interesting shoots over this past year.

From working alongside a film team for a Suzuki car campaign in Portugal, to a short photo shoot in Frankfurt for Decathlon France, a campaign for Victorinox in Lisbon, and a short fashion shoot for Opus Germany in the beautiful countryside of Portugal, and an extensive location scouting for Kärcher, to name just the main projects.

Blink Production is a boutique photo agency and production company, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin, catering to the fashion and lifestyle industries for 15 years.

With a Scandinavian mindset, personal approach, and an eye for detail, any production – large or small – is handled and supervised by a hard-working and experienced crew, ensuring cost-efficient, timely and professional delivery every time.

Representing some of the best Danish photographers and videographers, with a large network of international collaborators and an extensive online location database, Blink is your one-stop destination for bringing creative concepts to life.

Recent clients include H&M, IKEA, Zalando, Volvo, Jack & Jones, Net-a-porter, Mr Porter, About You, Carlsberg, Uniqlo and Bang & Olufsen.

"In 2019, we celebrate our 30th anniversary as location scouts and photo producers. Our clients can trust in our experience and lots of intense practice scouting and organising throughout Germany and many parts of Europe - and sometimes beyond."

Berlin-based agency basics has been one of the leading agencies for many years, providing hair and make-up artists, stylists and set and food designers.

Its stylists and set designers are responsible for creative concepts and professional designs for commercial productions and all kinds of sets. Loyal clients come from a broad spectrum such as fashion, beauty, advertising, music, public relations, event management, television productions, fashion shows and e-commerce. Some of the agency's hair and make-up artists have been regularly booked for years by actors, politicians and other public figures.

Clients include magazines such as Esquire, Zoo Magazine, Interview, S-Moda, Icon and Vogue as well as photographers Kristian Schuller, Christoph Köstlin, Ralph Mecke, Vitali Gelwich, Sven Marquardt, Gabo, Christoph Musiol, Brix & Maas and Peter Kaaden.

Natasha van Velzen is a food stylist based in Berlin. Having started her professional career in Moscow as an interior and still life stylist at Elle Decoration and Architectural Digest, she developed a genuine passion for food styling. Years of experience in print ads, TV commercials and editorials resulted in a working manner that naturally combines efficiency with perfectionism.

In recent years, Natasha worked internationally, styling for major players such as Miele, Kaufland, Edeka, and Unilever, and co-conceived several original cook books.

Natasha feels at ease with projects of any scale, from ambitious to intricate, and always finds an approach to tame the most demanding photographers and clients.

Corinna Bechtle is a Berlin-based fashion stylist with a degree and a number of years of work experience in fashion design. She styles models for editorial shoots, fashion shows and advertising photography, personalities for TV shows and events, and musicians for music videos and photography. Corinna is able to adapt to the needs of very different clients.

Clients include Universal Music, American musician Devendra Banhart, German TV channels Sat1 and Pro7, and fashion brands Hunkemoeller, Sabrina Dehoff and Mustang Jeans. Commercial clients include UK hotel chain Hampton by Hilton, Volkswagen and Absolut Vodka.

During her time living abroad in cities like London and Wellington, New Zealand Corinna has broadened her horizons and gained great experience in an international work environment. She has built many relationships with fashion designers and fashion PR agencies worldwide.

Her work has been published worldwide, recently in Vision China, Vogue.pl, L’Officiel Ukraine, Achtung and Schön!. Corinna has an eye for detail and colour, a love for cutting-edge design, and a good sense for the latest trends.

Nici Theuerkauf works as a interior stylist and set designer in Berlin, Hamburg and Düsseldorf. In the last half year, she has worked for photographers such as Jochen Arndt for Kaufland, Sven Schrader for Sitzfeld, and Thomas Popinger for Alape where she created the set design and styling concept.

Design concepts for events and trade fairs such as the IFA with clients Electrolux and LG are also among her portfolio.

Featured in this Showcase are videos for Airbnb shot by Marcus Gaab. She also collaborates with design studio The Gaabs for world-renowned porcelain brand Meissen. The interior photos by Anne Deppe with set design by Nici were made for Bilder.de.

Visit Nici's recently updated website to view her folio, or get in touch directly on +49 179 2091856.

By 2020, more than a third of all Germans will be over 50. Best Agers will become the key target audience in advertising. Elbmodels really understands this development, so for the last 12 years the age range of its models starts where other agencies draw the line.

Located in Hamburg and Munich, elbmodels connects experienced models from Germany and abroad with agencies, editorial offices and photographers for movie and photo productions. Its models embody the lifestyle of their generation, with a striking appearance and lots of experience.

"We think youth is overrated!"

East West Models is extremely committed to the development of its own young talents.

"Featured in this Showcase is some of the latest published work from our very own EWM Girls!"

The agency offers a full service for any given model request and is available to answer all questions pertaining to all requests.

Contact the company for more information.

Studio Gleis 7 is the perfect place for big photo and film productions, daylight shoots and all kinds of creative work. The ground floor 400m²  studio is well-equipped with the latest in light and photo rental technology and features a professional hair and make-up room with adjustable light panels and hair sink, fully mirrored walls, styling room and shower, two 32A high-voltage sockets and fast Wi-Fi.

With parking spots right in front the studio door, a Sonos Music System and a pro coffeemaker, working is not only efficient but also comfortable.

The studio’s industrial style adds charm to the overall package, loved by photographers, directors, models, artists, magazines, TV producers, big companies and brands alike.

Centrally located in Munich, TMT offers two rental studios for photo and film production.

Studio 1: 200m², 5m x 9m x 5m cove, 5m high, 6,5m ceiling, 180A 3-phase electrical power, make-up and wardrobe room, kitchen, hanging points and rigging.

Studio 2: 500m², 10m x 13m x 10m cove, 6m high, 10m ceiling, 230A 3-phase electrical power, make-up and wardrobe room, kitchen, hanging points and rigging.

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 policy.

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 blue-screens, three motorised rigs for loads of up to two tons each, a 7x14m (24x46ft) ceiling reflector, a Cyclorama covering two walls (24x29x11m / 79x95x36ft), production offices, an industry standard kitchen and parking lot.

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 wardrobe, make-up, toilet, generator and artists' vehicles. Mercedes nine-seaters or VW vans are also available to transport the entire team.

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

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