germany Jan 2015

For this Showcase, Nu Projects has travelled around the world with many great productions. Whether it was LA, Toronto, Italy or Barcelona, the company has enjoyed every project in 2014.

"We can do“ is not only the slogan for the 2014 O2 campaign - Nu Projects is thankful for a great team spirit and some amazing photo productions.

For the VW campaign the company travelled to Italy, while for O2 Nu Projects was between Toronto and LA shooting two 2014 campaigns. Last but not least, the team was in Barcelona to shoot the Relaunch campaign 'Venice Beach'.

Other productions included:

• Görtz Kampagen with Daniel Schröder.
• HIS campaign with Sven Jacobsen.
• Dove with Jette Stolte.
• Douglas with Tina Luther.
• FAZ with Hans Starck.
• JPS with Hans van Brakel.

For worldwide photo production the team around Sylvia and Stefan Ahrens at the Shoot Train Company will look after every need - be it in the wintery highlands of Scotland, the sunny beaches of Miami, or the posh properties of Austria. The company offers exceptional locations anywhere in the world along with personal, prompt and effective production service.

Recent productions include:

• Mercedes-Benz Magazine. Photographer: Anatol Kotte.
• Pioneer Jeans. Photographer: Tom Beuers.
• Salamander. Photographer: Josef Fischnaller.
• Gin Tonic. Photographer: Tom Beuers.
• Wöhrl U1 Magazine. Photographer: Thomas Probosch.

For further information get in touch with the Shoot Train founders Sylvia and Stefan Ahrens by calling +49 421 68 50 48 88.

"Finding a location is easy. But the search for the right location is always an adventure. You never know exactly what to expect. It is all the more important to rely on the experience and intuition of a trusted partner. Considering the professional holistic view, the right locations often come from inconspicuous places. Casting is not art. People are not material, but ways of identification. So we look for exactly what our clients want, and we find it! Street life, studio and video casting are the requirements for a good index, and our experienced casting directors select and decide."

Rekorder is a visually driven, idea-centric content generator. Based in Berlin, the company delivers high-quality projects and thrives on bringing innovative and experimental technologies and artistic creativity together.

Rekorder works across the creative sphere, producing visual content, commercials, beautiful animation and experiential and digital projects with leading ad agencies, international brands, and some of the world’s best directors.

Rekorder represents a tightly curated selection of highly creative, motivated and talented directors and photographers.

Shotz is one of Germany’s leading production service companies providing slick logistics and peace of mind to a host of international and local production companies for commercials and feature films.

Shotz is a boutique company run by its owners Tom Ehrhardt and Miki Emmrich who have line produced more than 400 commercials, feature films and music videos for the German and international markets. They have an incredible knowledge of locations in Germany and are perfectly acquainted with stunts, special effects and large amounts of agency and client personnel on set.

Shotz is a member of the Global Production Network and covers filming in Germany and Austria.

Recent serviced production companies and agencies include:

• Castrol EDGE Titanium / Logan Media, US.
• Citizen / Dentsu Creative X, JAP.
• Fiat 500L / Movie Magic International, IT.
• Stella Artois / Mother London, UK.
• Spooks - The Greater Good / Pinewood Studios, UK.
• 2015 Mustang casting / Team Detroit, US.

dippy bird is a leader in the fundamental basics of a representative agency such as supporting, maintaining, communicating and networking between clients and creatives.

By scouting precisely on behalf of clients' requests, national and international creatives can be located on a professional basis. Latest work incudes ZDF NEO, BMW, Porsche, Fressnapf, Deutsche Bahn and VW.

Be sure to check out Dippy Bird's outstanding talents:

• NEW: Kay Zywietz - Young Director. "I want to evoke emotions and leave an impression. 90 percent of decisions are made emotionally.“
• Axel Baur - Director - Impressive filmography, he now focuses on animals with a brand new commercial that has just been released.
• Daniel Seideneder - Director. Huge variety on his reel, producers will love to work with him.
• NEW: Olli Böhm - Director. Simply a creative, combining his experience as a creative director, consultant, photographer and artist to maximum effect.
• NEW: Volker May - D.O.P. Specialised in experiences for the Turkish market and going the extra mile for every production.

Visit the website to discover more talents, keep updated and register for the newsletter.

Christoph is a director of photography based in Germany and South Africa. He has shot commercials and music videos all over the world and clients like Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Adidas and Scholl appreciate his fresh and modern commercial style.

Be it a full-scale advertisement or a small and intimate video project, Christoph enjoys it all equally and brings his full dedication to the table every time.

Email him to get in touch. Christoph is represented by Fröhlich Management, Germany.

Kombinatrotweiss Illustration intends to pool first-class creative work and support clients in sourcing the right illustrators to implement their projects. The company's illustrators are selected by specific criteria that meet international standards and the professional, high-quality requirements of clients worldwide. Especially important is a distinctive visual identity in the work of each artist.

The Kombinatrotweiss illustrators work for classical advertising companies, direct clients, magazines and in some cases their own art projects, producing finals, layouts, storyboards, films, animatics and prezi presentations. Recent work includes:

• Inke Ehmsen illustrated a horoscope special for Brigitte Magazine.
• Philipp Seefeldt made animatics for Arte Karambolage.
• Matthias Seifarth illustrated animals in human form for PRO from Merck Magazine -The Perfect Team.
• Nils Kasiske did the storyboard for a new film from Fatih Akim, 'The Cut'.
• Nina Tiefenbach made a portrait in her distinct style.
• Sandra Beer illustrated different motifs for Thalia bookstores that were also featured in the Tolinos Welt Magazine.
• Daria Rychkova did illustrations for Cookies Magazine.
• Michael Vestner illustrated the instruction manual for Manduca.
• Jacob Eisinger designed a CD cover for KPM Music House.

Visit the website for more information.

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 Watchersand 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.

Axel and Max have a life-long relationship with photography - it is their passion that inspires their ideas and moulds their styles.

Simplicity and elegance are the two most important attributes of their photography. Axel started his own studio in 1985 and his love for photography also inspired his son Max.

Studio Waldecker guarantees high quality and creativity in food, liquids, still life and transportation photography. Their continuous investment in their work and modern technology enables them to always deliver the best possible image to their clients.

Sebastian Brüll was born in 1983 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He started as a fashion photographer, but also focuses on still life, advertising and portrait photography.

Since 2013, he has been based in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has shot for brands such as APART Fashion, Street One and Margittes among others.

#25 Jahre | #25 years

25 years after the political change in Eastern Germany, the Rügen Tourist Board offers a reminder of the time before and after the wall came down. With its campaign #25 years, the project presents 52 local personalities who are asked how they experienced life before and their experiences in a re-unified Germany.

Christiane Burwitz and Stefan Pocha accompanied the Rügen Tourist Board to portray people and their stories on video. They met great people - including the oldest local boy band, a successful motor mechanic and people who were politically active during the times of change.

Lorenzo Pesce is an advertising and editorial photographer with a degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He was a recipient of PDN’s 30 award and his website was selected for this year's PDN’s Photo Annual.

His work has appeared in some of the most important magazines on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as in museums and galleries throughout Italy. He has worked for clients such as Norton, Nokia, Action Aid, Coca Cola, Lavazza and Unicef.

He now works between Berlin, Milan and Rome.

Featured in this Showcase, Kai Schwabe shows a new series of classic German food dishes, from the ingredients to the plate. In his 'Meat Me' series, the photographer has found a tasty new look and is shooting with a specially created lighting technique.

Kai's 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants, Kai develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.

Visit his website to see more of his work.

After the obligatory time spent assisting, Marcus Renken began his solo career in 1996 as a still life photographer working out of his own Hamburg-based studio. It took him a few years to discover his talent and passion for people and fashion photography, and for working with children in particular.

Marcus loves to put his smaller or taller models into stories to give the pictures a playful attitude.

This Showcase features some of his recent personal and campaign work.

Alexey Kiselev is a Russian photographer based between Moscow and Berlin. Working with several Russian fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, he also recently became a contributor with Achtung magazine and has already shot a number of covers. Being close to the fashion industry, he collaborates with the Walk of Shame brand and regularly works with such designers as Alexander Terekhov and Natasha Goldenberg.

Frankfurt-based fashion, beauty and people photographer Christoph Klutsch is specialised in taking authentic, sophisticated and self-composed images.

Christoph dismisses the idea of getting things done the way they always have been. He is obsessed by dynamic outbreaks and ferocious colours and prefers a kind of creative treatment that transforms photographic ideas from platitude to paramount.

As a photographer, he works under the pseudonym 'Vermilion'. He has shot for advertising clients including K+S, Gleiss Lutz and SMA as well as for international fashion magazines like Elle, Ozon and Factice.

Whether it's shooting advertising campaigns or creating editorial concepts, Christoph always brings a 'Vermilionized' style to all of his work.

Berlin-based Rawkost Postproduction, founded in 2007, provides services ranging from image design to final print. The company embodies nativeness, colour precision and perfect details, guaranteeing maximum support for photographers, agencies, and clients' communication departments.

Selected clients include Audi, Porsche, GMP, Leica and Ruinart.

Selected photographers include Daniel Flaschar, David Breun (breungrega), Christian Gahl, and Marcus Gaab.

Rawkost recently worked on projects for clients such as BMW, MAN, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Bulthaup, Roche, Otto Bock, Rolf Benz and Vitra.

Visit the website for more information.

alphadog is a Hamburg-based studio specialising in creative visual solutions. The studio exudes a passion for pictures and can manage all kinds of production and post-production needs.

Established almost 16 years ago with the aim of realising complex picture concepts, the studio intends to create a truthful yet customised copy of reality for every client.

One of its core competencies is to develop an independent look for each product or campaign. Featured in this Showcase are projects for Folsom Europe, Redheads and Old Masters. More complex visual work, such as the Deutscher Tierschutzbund campaign, is also routinely carried out at the studio.

Visit the website for more information.

Sonia Tamburo offers make-up and hairstyling for photo clients, TV productions and events. Several editorials were published in magazines such as HUF, Refashion Book and P MAGAZINE.

Recent clients include: Volksbank, Hugo Boss and Friendly Hunting.

At the Louis Vuitton Store Opening, Sonia had the great opportunity of doing the make-up for German actress Hannah Herzsprung and the grooming for german actor Elyas M’Barek.

Sonia is available for projects in Duesseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin.

For further information please visit her website, which is constantly updated.

Stylecoop was founded 2011 by freelance make-up artists Claudia Wegener-Bracht, Claudia Schlifter and Michael Grüß. After many years of succesfull work with well-known agencies in Milano, New York and Hamburg, the trio aspired to become self-sufficient.

In order to deliver the same service to all clients, the team got together to support each other in case of doublebookings or sickness, without any extra service charges. At the same time the team is able to share costs and to publish and appear in several internet and promotional plattforms. Stylecoop is open for other new members, both make-up artists and stylists.

All three members of Stylecoop have many years of experience, working for national and international clients, magazines, print and film advertising, TV, catalogue and celebraties.

Please visit the individual websites of Claudia Wegener-Bracht, Claudia Schlifter and Michael Gruess for more information.

Interior and people stylist Nici Theuerkauf is based in Berlin and Hamburg. Featured in this Showcase is recent work for Garant with agency Schirmers.

Nici also works with photographers including:

• Thomas Popinger for Dornbracht (Agency Meire& Meire).
• Carsten Görling (by Kelly Kellerhoff) for Höffner.
• Markus Gaab for Vitra (Agency: The Gaabs).
• Gregor Collienne for Berliner Sparkasse produced by Lunik.

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

Location. Production. Since 1989!

Platzverweis is based in Stuttgart and Berlin, providing location scouting and full service production all over Germany and abroad.

Latest work includes location arrangements for Le Creuset, Stihl, Loewe Technology, Breuninger Kids, Weleda, Walter Knoll, Blanco, Swarovski and Bosch; production support and locations for Wenz catalogue and Mercedes-Benz accessories in Stuttgart; and location scouting and casting for the Berlin part of the Rocket Internet image film, in cooperation with i like productions in Berlin.

Continuous scouting allows the company to discover top locations - in Germany and abroad. Call or send an email for personalised location selections.

Mietstudio Köln Süd is a bright photo and production studio located in the heart of Cologne in the stylish, well-known and popular neighbourhood known as the “Südstadt”.

The total size of the studio is 200 m2 and the daylight studio room measures 11 x 10 meters with a ceiling height of 3.70 m.

A huge paper roll (3.60m width) is in place and helps to generate a seamless white background. The studio also offers a toilet, shower and kitchenette.

It’s easy to enter the studio with a vehicle or a big van. The garage offers space for two cars.

The basic daily rate is 400 €.

M17Group is a state-of-the-art photo and film facility located in Nuremberg, Bavaria, with more than 2000 m² of indoor production space divided between four studios for multi-purpose uses.  

Studio I is equipped with a giant 10 x 6 m² light-box which can be used for wide diffusion across a large area. There is also a 36m corner cove with a ceiling height of 8.2m. Ideal for car shoots, the ground-floor studio also enjoys a huge outdoor area and ample parking. Studio II features a fully equipped kitchen complete with a walk-in fridge that makes it ideal for food shoots.  

The company's new 360° product photography rental studio offers the highest detail and the opportunity to showcase products from all angles. M17's in-house photo and film equipment department provides 24/7 service and supports productions worldwide with grip, lighting and camera equipment.

Berlin fashion Film Festival is an intimate event for creatives from the film, advertising and fashion industries. It takes place once a year in Berlin, and sees established thought leaders and creative professionals come together as part of BfFF's jury.

Its aim is to award the best fashion film productions by creating valuable connections between brands, labels, designers, filmmakers, producers, advertising agencies and clients.

"We are passionate about new groundbreaking ideas and scout them out by watching every single one of your submissions - whether you’re an emerging artist or a major-league producer."

March 17th & 18th NYCFotoWorks Goes to LA!  Bringing together art buyers, creative directors, photo editors, reps, and other industry professionals from all over the West Coast for photographers to meet 1-on-1 in an exclusively professional portfolio review.

Photographers choose their reviewers and can even customize their package to ensure the best fit for them and their work.

Reviewers will be announced on February 1st.

Meetings are granted on first-come-first-serve basis so APPLY TODAY!