News and production highlights from Contra Service Productions International:

• Contra had a busy start to 2009, with a Toyota photo shoot between Spain and Dubai for photographer Ralph Richter (represented by Rockenfeller & Goebels). Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Design, London. Art director: Stuart Fuller.
• The Contra team travelled to Turkey and Asia with photographer Chris Frazer Smith for client HSBC. Hong Kong, Macau and Bejing offered great locations for the new campaign. Agency: JWT, London. Art director: Mark Norcutt.
• The company produced a photo shoot between Berlin and Leipzig for DHL. The two ads were photographed by Julien Dufort from New York. Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, London. Art director: Vijay Sawant.
• In April, Contra provided locations and full production services, including all travel arrangements, for a multi-location shoot with photographer Tom Nagy for the new global SAP campaign. The 10 ads were shot in Germany, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Singapore. Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, New York and Frankfurt. Art directors: Mark Davis and Christian Leithner.