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ME Photographers Marion Eckhardt proudly presents newcomer Riccardo Bernardi, a Potsdam-based Italian photographer and film-maker who works across people, fashion and portraiture. Featured in this Showcase is an image from a series of recent fashion pictures as well as videos produced for lingerie label Manor in Switzerland and London-based VOLT Magazine.
Hauser Fotografen represents national and international advertising photographers covering the fields of people, lifestyle, stills, liquids, transportation, CGI, landscape, travel, architecture, fashion, beauty, catalogue, babies, kids, sports, portraiture, corporate and celebrities.
The full service agency was established by Veronika Hauser in Frankfurt 2008. Hauser Fotografen has since become a brand that stands for professionalism, high quality photographers and competent service.
Photographers include:
Add Pictures! was established in 2004 as a full service production company for commercial photo and film projects. Whether portrait studio shoots, guerrilla-style road trips or high-end state-of-the-art productions, Add Pictures! works with great enthusiasm to make clients feel safe and understood from the first approach to the final wrap.
Add Pictures!’ profound knowledge of both worlds is of major benefit if a combination of still and moving pictures is required. Having sucessfully realised more than 500 projects all over the planet, the company also collaborates with trusted partners worldwide to guarantee the best and most cost efficient way to realise clients' ideas.
Berlin-based Claas Cropp Creative Productions is a full service production company with experience in all areas of still photo production, location scouting and casting.
Recent productions include:
Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, BASF, BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz, Ergo and Deutsche Bank. Photographers include Annie Leibovitz, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Roxanne Lowit, Uwe Düttmann, Esther Haase, Joachim Baldauf, Luis Sanchis, Ralph Mecke, Glen Luchford, Peter Funch and Wim Wenders.
AprilMay is an international photo production company based in Berlin and London. The company offers art buying, location booking, casting, and all kinds of production services in Germany, the UK and in the rest of Europe.
Latest projects include clients like Volkswagen, Telekom, Krombacher, Warsteiner, Breuninger, QVEST, Warner Music, Sony, eBay, Peek & Cloppenburg, Neiman Marcus, Skiny, Högl Shoes, Nike, Betty Barkley, Carl Gross, Zeiss, Cover Magazine, Beeline, Intersport, Karstadt and Swarovski.
AprilMay also works with photographers such as Kristian Schuller, Dirk Messner, He&Me, Andreas Ortner, Alistair Taylor Young, Nacho Alegre, Anders Overgaard, Andreas Ortner, Tomo Brejc, Tim Petersen, Sven Jacobsen, Oscar Falk, Magnus Rossander, Torsten Ruppert, Felix Krüger, Lado Alexi, Neil Kirk, Per Kasch, Graham Shearer, Sara Wilson, Sacha Höchstetter, Nadia Del Dò, Christian Anwander, Gregor Hohenberg, Sandra Weimar, André Reinke, Mario Gomez, Heiko Richard, Fritz Hauswirth, Darius Ramazani, Daniella Midenge and many more.
Lunik is a Berlin-based full service photo production company that recently provided service to:
The Shoot Train Company relaunched its website and produced the SS14 campaign for female fashion specialist BiBA.
The Shoot Train team around Sylvia Ahrens and Stefan Ahrens, along with photographer Timothy Barnes c/o Klaus Stiegemeyer, created images in a new visual language for client BiBA. The brief: it should not look too polished, but feminine and sporty at the same time. The campaign graces the brand new online store and will gradually be incorporated into the POS.
The Shoot Train website has also sharpened up, introducing a new look, new work and new locations.
For more information on the company's worldwide production service visit the website or get in touch with Sylvia Ahrens and Stefan Ahrens by calling +49 421 68 50 48 88.
Add Production is a full service production company offering castings, location scouting and shoot organisation, handling bugets and everything in between to help guarantee successful results. The company's goal is to ensure clients are happy with their advertising, editorial or catalogue shoots. Add Production is internationally connected and can provide worldwide productions.
As one of the leading boutique German production agencies, Nu-Projects prides itself on offering production management to all of its clients, from small to large international players. Nu-Projects has the capacity to integrate a top level of service and production wherever the team is. With 2014 moving at an outstanding pace, the company has already found itself abroad in Cape Town, Rotterdam, Lisbon and Los Angeles.
Nu-Projects offers the highest European standards of production management on all of its jobs. Based in Hamburg and as a top-level global photo production company, the company is perpetually growing and recently expanded with a new office in Berlin.
Having established experience through many successful campaigns, Nu-Projects has a multi-lingual team that facilitates everything necessary for a successful production, ranging from financial management, transportation, scouting, casting, art-buying and permits, to the full range of production management.
Operating with an incredible network of professionals, Nu-Projects works tirelessly with a precise and innovative approach from pre-production to wrap to ensure the success of every job.
With a library containing more than 3000 locations and over 10 years of active scouting throughout Germany, Platzverweis is the perfect resource for all kinds of still and moving productions in Stuttgart and Berlin, including surrounding regions.
The company offers a wide range of locations, from high-class interiors to panoramic outdoors and urban spaces. The company also provides full service and additional assistance for productions.
Over the years, Platzverweis has gained the trust of numerous clients across film and photo production. For more impressions and regular updates, sign up for the Platzverweis Newsletter on the website.
From their growing office in Hamburg, FastForward has utilised best practices to provide locations across Germany. With almost a decade of service to its clients and a vast network of researchers and scouts, FastForward brings a comprehensive archive of locations that spans the globe.
Delivering locations that range from the unique to the mundane, the company's team works around the clock to fulfill its clients' vision. Through hard work and diligence FastForward takes great pride in calling Element-e, Markenfilm GmbH, Mr. BOB Films GmbH and Black Pearl Film GmbH loyal clients.
FastForward streamlines production by vertically integrating location and rental services for both the photo production and motion picture industries.
Contact FastForward for further information.
Pia Hirsemann offers location scouting and production service for photo and film. She is specialised in the Baden-Würtemberg area and southern Germany, but Pia also scouts national and international locations.
Clients across scouting, production services and/or location work include ABB Busch-Jaeger Elektro, AOK, BASF SE, Bosch, BW-Bank, Daimler AG, Ford, Philips - TV, Porsche, Ritter Sport, Weleda and Wüstenrot.
Visit her website for more details.
Vlado Golub is a fashion, beauty and lingerie photographer based in Stuttgart. He combines his passion for aesthetics and people with his distinct technical skills and experience.
Clients such as St. Emile, Strenesse, bungalow, Hugo Boss, L’Oréal and Wella like his straight to the point approach as well as his amazing energy that captures the set to bring out the best in every production. Vlado likes to work in his 500 m² studio as well as on location.
His clients also include Brigitte Magazine, Codello Lifestyle - Accessories, GQ Magazine, Hugo Boss, K&L Ruppert, L’Oréal Germany, Manhattan Cosmetics, Mercedes-Benz Sport, Mey Bodywear, Mustang, Nokia, O2 Germany, W.&L.T., and Zinser Dep.Stores.
Vlado is represented by Tschangizian Photographers.
International freelance fashion photographer Stephan Glathe is based in Stuttgart. He specialises on editorials, lingerie, swimwear and menswear and his work is emotional, yet well crafted and focused on the actual product.
Stephan's editorial work was recently published in Quality Magazine, Superior Magazine, Bold Magazine, Huf Magazine and Remark Magazine.
"Bluestudios: Believe in the images and their diversity."
Bluestudios in Hanover and Hamburg are proof that varied, individual and successful photographers can work together. Bluestudios' Dieter Sieg is currently busy shooting a personal food-series. Renate Neetix, who is handling food styling, says about Dieter "It is great to work with him. Dieter is one of the few food-photographers who takes the camera off the tripod." The results are vivid, exciting and inviting photos.
Together with Cristian Pries, Dieter also shone on an editorial shoot in Hamburg on the theme 'Heroes and anti-heroes', working across two sets at the dramatic KLU location in the port city.
Fashion, food, people, cars... there is nothing that the four photographers Dieter Sieg, Volker Warning, Christian Pries and Kathrin Gottschalk of Bluestudios cannot portray.
Visit the website for more information.
Thomas von Salomon has had a busy few months shooting the new KIA 'Hamstars' campaign for Innocean. Combining photography of both models and cars with his large stock library, he rendered the backgrounds in cooperation with Npixo/Frankfurt. Michael Compensis assisted the shoot in Frankfurt and at xsight Studio in Groß Gerau.
Thomas also shot the new Mini concept car designed by Anders Warning. In addition to the regular pictures, Thomas and his post-producer Christoph Kuhn developed a CGI background for the shots.
Thomas also completed pictures for the new BMW Series 4 Grand Coupé to be used in sales literature.
Photographer Nikola Tacevski is currently based between Prague and Cologne. Some of his advertising campaigns have won awards at prestigious international advertising festivals, including Cannes (Silver Lion), Portoroz Golden Drum Ad Festival (Central and Eastern Europe), and Louskaceks (Czech advertising festival).
Nikola was twice presented in Lurzers Archive '200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide'. He works for many international agencies offering full photo production and post-production services.
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, Footlocker, Gerolsteiner, Intel, Kaufhof, König Pilsener, Lavazza, Mercedes-Benz Bank, Microsoft, Red Bull, Rodenstock, Salomon-Adidas, Sennheiser, Siemens, Tele 5, Weight Watchers 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, Havas Worldwide 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.
Featured in this Showcase are some of Christoph Siegert's latest jobs:
Born to an Italian musician in Wiesbaden, Oliver Rossi has been travelling the world since childhood. 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. 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.
He has been nominated for the Canon Pro Fashion Award and the International Master Color Awards for Photography, as well as receiving third place in the Public Choice Awards and an Honorable Mention at PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris.
Oliver's talent for capturing emotions is valued by all his clients, including Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bahn, Mustang Jeans, Samsung, Siemens and Vodafone.
Holger Puhl is a Duesseldorf-based photographer specialising in high-class still life and advertising photography. His list of clients includes renowned brands such as Lancôme, L’Oréal, LVMH, Boots Laboratories, YSL and many more, as well as international agencies like McCann and Havas Worldwide.
A smooth workflow and a pleasant atmosphere for his clients are prioritiy. This, combined with a fully equipped studio and his in-house post-production, guarantees great results.
Holger's passion for photography is mirrored by an elegant use of lighting and composition as well as his love for and attention to details.
Visit his website to see more work.
Christiane Burwitz and Stefan Pocha’s portfolio includes people, food and drink, as well as interiors and exteriors. Based on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, the creative company combines a humorous home perspective with a contemporary vision, creating photographs full of wit and beauty.
With the enthusiasm to see the beauty of simple things, they like to realise rare views or use unusual settings. Their photographs create a new image and emphasize the emotional core of a message. Stefan Pocha (1966) and Christiane Burwitz (1980) studied communication design; both are experienced at travelling the world.
Patrick Wittmann is an award-winning photographer based in Munich who has been shooting for more than 18 years. Born in Paris in 1970, Patrick started photography in 1994 and spent numerous years assisting various photographers, travelling the globe on photographic assignments.
For the last 12 years he has specialised in children‘s fashion for commercial, catalogue and editorial clients worldwide.
Deniz Saylan began his career as a photojournalist in some of the world's most renowned news hotspots. These experiences greatly influenced him, leading to the development of his own unique style. Deniz continues to work all over the world, but now as an international car, portrait and advertising photographer between London and Stuttgart.
Deniz' work is published in magazines such as American Express, Time Magazine, CFO, Die Zeit, Manager Magazine, Wirtschaftswoche and Stern, among others. He works for clients including The Salzburg Festival, Infiniti, Daimler, Porsche, Bechstein, Lamborghini and Renault.
Deniz recently began working with motion pictures, producing music videos for Kidd Feather, Room6 and Anne Lovett, as well as working with The Royal Ballet and New English Ballet Theatre. For his picture of the G-Class steaming through the desert sand he was recently awarded with a Merit from BFF (Association of Professional Photographers).
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PX Group, with offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt, is a high-end studio for CGI, creative image retouching and pre-press services, but with a solid background in lithography. The continuing success of the PX network over the years is essentially based on the commitment to their digital artists: since most are permanent employees, even short-term and large-scale projects can be dealt with swiftly, and always to an extremely high standard.
An impressive knowledge of cars, fashion, still life, liquids, advertising and people imaging make the studio a reliable yet versatile partner. Having linked efforts with the Hamburg-based film production house iD-FILM, PX Group now also offers film and animation services including concept development, shooting and post-production. Clients include advertising agencies, photographers and manufacturers.
2014 is definitely a year for big ideas and great new work at nhb. The colour-grading departments at the three nhb locations in Hamburg, Berlin and Dusseldorf have expanded again and recently delivered beautiful work for two of Beyoncé’s new videos by internationally renowned director Jonas Åkerlund, as well as colour-grading for the brand new Swedish House Mafia music documentary 'Leave the World Behind’ by Christian Larson.
Other recent work includes vfx for Ferrari 'The Legend’, a student project that just won a silver Spotlight award, vfx post-production for the newest Opel campaigns, Schwarzkopf, Coca-Cola and many more.
Founded in 1986, nhb has developed into a one-stop-shop for the ad industry. The studios offer full service post-production from concept development, art direction, set supervision and colour-grading to 3D, VFX, compositing, 2D motion graphics as well as all audio services through to delivery. nhb works for big international brands, loves to support young talent, and has won all the important industry awards.
alphadog stands for passion for the picture. Established almost 15 years ago, for the realisation of complex picture concepts the company has some of the most sought after experts for high-end creative retouching and CGI solutions.
Numerous notable photographers, advertising agencies and industrial concerns are counted among alphadog's clients.
A selection of recent jobs includes:
Heiko Merten works for television and feature films, documentaries and corporate communication. His inspired and effective working style is highly esteemend by directors and clients alike.
Inspired by the look of the Italian 'giallos', crime films from the 1970s, Heiko teamed up again with director Andreas Marschall to shoot a music video for the band Schlafes Bruder.
Based on his visual approach of combining beautiful lighting, long lens shots and extensive handheld work, Heiko created the unique look of the ARD series 'Hauptstadtrevier'. He was the director of photography for all 16 episodes of the second season in 2013/2014.
Jazz Mang is a hair and make-up artist originally from South Korea, who now lives in Berlin and is focused on fashion, celebrities, beauty, advertising and catalogue.
Jazz works for magazines including Vogue, Elle Bucharest, China Vision, Posh Mag Milan, Marie Claire South Africa, Grazia Netherlands, Qualitiy, Eyemazing, Rolling Stone Magazine and clients such as Universal, Warner, Reebok, Gerry Weber, Ikea, IC Berlin, Dell, Adidas and many more
Jazz has done hair and make-up for celebrities including Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cynthia Nixon, Daryl Hannah, Elvis Costello, Jade Jagger, Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Viggo Mortensen, Tracy Chapman, Lykke Li, Melanie C and many more.
Jazz is represented by basics.
Based in Frankfurt, Cordula Schill is a stylist for catalogue, fashion and advertising across print and TV commercials. She provides high-quality services and knows the zeitgeist, creating stunningly authentic looks for all advertising requirements.
Her many years of experience and chirpy personality make her ideal to work with.
Clients include Kia, Toyota, BMW, Nissan, Häagen Dazs, fraport, Licher, telekom, bree, Reisenthel, Lässig, Mövenpick, ERGO, ZDF and most recently Focus Magazine and Hornbach baumarkt.
Visit Cordula's recently updated website or get in touch on
+49 172 61 222 66
Established in Berlin in 2009, Grünebergcast specialises in finding characters and actors for film and photography productions. Beyond its casting archive the company offers street, live, photo and video casting. www.studioberlin.eu is the in-house location for professional castings.
Recent projects include:
Visit the website for more information.
CIA has provided casting in the Frankfurt and Rhein-Main area to the advertising, photo and film industries since 1988. "If you are looking for cute seniors, a crisp craftsman, or smart Asian business types, we can send you all kinds of sed-cards upon request."
CIA is focussed on the export industries and medical clients with castings for B2B or special interest productions.
Visit the website, email or find the company on facebook for more information.
S Models Management was founded by Seka Vucic in 2003 and is based in
Stuttgart and Munich. The company is a professional partner for adult, child and advertising models and can assit with photo and advertising production, fashion shows, castings, promotional films and other related events.
Clients include Hugo Boss, Peek & Cloppenburg, Esprit, Breuninger, OUI, VÖGELE, Real, HUG Coburg, AOK, Kaufland, Lidel, FC Bayern, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, Deichmann, Erstlings Family, Kid´s Wear Magazine, Joop, Bench, Roberto Cavalli Angels, McDonald's, Marco Tozzi, Tommy Hilfiger, Salamander and many more.
The professional team at S Models Managament currently manages the careers of over 800 female and male models and over 600 kids.
Visit the website for more information.
"Highest standards meet certified top-secret - Studio Dernbach."
Designed by professionals and equipped with unique features, Studio Dernbach meets the highest standards within the industry. The studio is not only one of the most modern studios for automotive production, but also suits all requirements for productions, where space and discretion is needed (producing industry or furniture; moving pictures; corporate group pictures, and more).
Studio Dernbach offers light channels surrounding the production area, a floor embedded rotation/lifting platform, electrically adjustable diffusion and roof opening, and many more features.
*Get 10% off on your next shoot when booked before 30th June, or benefit from other special offers such as hourly bookings, start-up packages, or special rates when recommending the studio. Check out the Studio Dernbach homepage or call today for further information.
Recent news from SKYLOFTSTUDIO, Munich's leading rental location for photo, film and events:
711rent is a leading professional equipment rental company with branches in Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris. All of its offices are conveniently found in city centre locations.
A 24/7 service from expert staff supports clients wherever they are in the world. The company also offers "ready to fly" packed equipment complete with customs papers that can be delivered to locations worldwide. Night boxes and locked parking spaces are available in most shops, making equipment pick-up and drop-off possible 24/7.
711rent carries well-maintained gear covering all major brands, including Profoto, Broncolor, Briese, Arri, Kino Flo, Hasselblad, Phase One, Canon, Apple, Zacuto and more.
Latest additions to the portfolio include the Phase One IQ250 cmos sensor digital medium format back with high ISO and fast live view; the new Apple MacPro on an Inovativ cart with an USV that makes digital productions faster and safer; the Profoto B1 battery powered "off-camera Flash", fitting not just the needs of travel and sports photographers but that opens a new chapter for a professional approach towards the "strobist" way of lighting.
Customers are welcome to stop by in any 711 shops have a coffee and check out the latest news in photo and filming equipment.
What makes NYCFotoWorks Portfolio Reviews so exceptional is that it's exclusively geared to professional photographers. At the NYCFotoWorks Portfolio Review, professional photographers have the chance to meet one-on-one with up to 60 industry leading art buyers, art producers, photo editors, reps and more.
The portfolio review is vetted, so every attending photographer is professional. This gives photographers not only the chance to meet with new potential clients, but also reconnect with those they've worked with in the past. Year after year, the industry returns to NYCFotoWorks as a great networking event for highly talented artists.
Between 13th and 15th May in NYC, more than 150+ art buyers/producers, photo editors, reps, and other industry professionals will come together to meet with photographers from all over the world. Face-to-face, one-on-one.
Photographers have the opportunity to choose their reviewers, with custom packages upon request to ensure the best fit for them and their work.
Three days, 150+ industry professionals. The meetings are on first-come-first-serve requests, so apply today!