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Agentur Neubauer & Springer Munich photo agents

Latest news from the Agentur Neubauer & Springer photographers:

  • Bernd Opitz shot a worldwide campaign for JBL/Harmann Kardon in Barcelona.
  • Rasmus Kaessmann completed a studio production for Men's Health.
  • Stefan Gifftaler photographed model Mariana Idzkowska for Italian Vogue.
  • Under the art direction of PN-Works agency, Seoul, Andi Frank climbed the high peaks of Chamonix to complete several ads for Lafuma, Korea.
  • Wolf-Dieter Böttcher shot a personal project entitled 'Wertarbeit'.
  • The team Myrzik&Jarisch travelled into the great outdoors to photograph designer lamps for SZ Magazine.
  • Michael Munique worked together with editor Christine Bierhals from the Fame Agency to produce a fashion story for Push It.

Anja Wiroth Agency Berlin photo agents

Latest news from the Anja Wiroth Agency:

  • Advertising and celebrity photographer Olaf Heine shot the new campaign for Commerzbank with players from the national football team, including Michael Ballack. He also shot portraits of Marius Müller-Westernhagen and his daughter, Mimi, relaxed and intimate for Stern Magazine. He is currently working for Reebok.
  • Car photographer Stefano Morini travelled to Switzerland for the new Audi Quattro campaign through agency DDB (Milan).
  • Norman Konrad shot a campaign for Knappschaft and an MX-editorial for Bulletin Magazine. His covers for Neon and Spex magazines will appear in December.
  • Murat Aslan shot portraits of Bushido singer Karel Gott and completed editorials with Freundeskreis Collective frontman Max Herre for Petra and Juice Magazine.
  • Carsten Kofalk is a new addition to the Anja Wiroth Agency portfolio. He recently shot a romantic autumn spread for Material Girl.
  • New talents Harald & Erhard shot characters for the online appearance of Tillman's Toasty.

Christoph Siegert Hamburg advertising photographers

Christoph Siegert lives and works between Hamburg and Cape Town. He candidly admits to becoming a photographer "only because I was too lazy to paint".

Although manifold in his choice of subject and theme his work shows recurring characteristics in both content and style, with colour playing an especially important role. His range covers staged images, reportage and spur-of-the-moment shots: "My work is created snapshots - at times composed, at others simply capturing the moment".

Awards: Silver Medal, Art Directors Club 2007 for 'Hype Gallery'. Gold Medal, Deutscher Dialogmarketingpreis 2007 for 'Hype Gallery'. Silver Medal, Art Directors Club 2003 for 'My Parents'. Honourable Mention, Canon ProFashional Award 2003 for 'African Skies'. Honourable Mention, Art Directors Club 2003 for 'Premium Magazine'.

Cients: Camel Active, Comdirect, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bank, Daniel Hechter Sport, Dresdner Bank, Gerling Versicherung, Hamburg Mannheimer, Mastercard, Nivea, Olympus Europe, Otto, Siemens, Tchibo, Unilever Bestfoods, Vattenfall Europe, Volvic - Danone Waters.

Darius Ramazani Berlin advertising photographers

A selection of recent work from photographer Darius Ramazani:

  • Caritas Austria used images by Darius for their latest campaign on behalf of advertising agency CCP Heye, with Art Director Romain Berthet.
  • Darius flew to Senegal with agency Joussen Karliczek to shoot campaign images for humanitarian aid organisation World Vision, marking its 30-year anniversary and accompanying the "Give a Child its First Birthday" campaign.
  • Darius shot some stylish motifs for Meissen at the Schloßhotel Grunewald in Berlin. Styling: Susanne Wittig. Hair and make-up: Sabine Nania. Post production: Michael Kübler. Production Manager: Bettina Beissmann.
  • To celebrate the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Darius travelled to Cape Town to capture the city in an altogether different light. His melancholy images provide an alternative backdrop for the upcoming tournament. The photos can be seen here.

Sabine Duerichen c/o Kristina Korb GmbH Munich advertising photographers

Latest work from Sabine Duerichen:

  • Editorial fashion book. Theme: "Bad Boys".
  • Intersport Germany, "Start of the New School Year".
  • Fashion client PJE Reload.
  • Munich rental studio Sykloftstudio.
  • Personal work.

Daniel Kellermann Hamburg new talents

Daniel Kellermann is a young and highly talented photographer who, despite having just begun his career, already enjoys strong relationships with well-established clients including Forum Gelb, Lascana and Petra magazine.

He decided to orientate his own career towards fashion photography following his experiences assisting national and international fashion and advertising photographers on their editorial and catalogue productions.

Visit Daniel's website for more information.

Beyond Fotomedia Munich photo production

Beyond takes pictures further, whether shooting on assignment or for stock.

The company represents a number of photographers whose images are distributed internationally in its premium stock collection. On assignment, its art directors add flair and style to every shoot for every client.

Additionally, Beyond consults with corporate and publishing clients to help them get the most from their photography, producing and managing in-house branded libraries, sourcing and shooting images that go beyond their expectations.

Berlin Production Services Berlin photo production

Berlin Production Services offers full production services from Berlin to Cape Town. Berlin offers excellent locations: from the retro to the ultra-modern, and from the conventional to the unconventional, the city has it all.

With clients including Ferrari Magazine, Sommermann Mode and Wad Magazine, the company works in all areas of the photographic industry, from editorials and advertising campaigns to car shoots. With vast experience in still productions and location scouting, not to mention casting, Berlin Production Services has the ability to turn ideas into reality.

Recent work included a street-wear story for Wad Magazine shot by Nick & Chloé at Tempelhof Airport in preparation for the Bread & Butter trade show, as well as a classic fashion story for Sommerman Mode shot on the streets of Berlin and at high-class restaurant, MA. Nick & Chloé also completed a fascinating fashion shoot in an abandoned swimming pool.

Berlin Production Services also offers event management as a new branch of its production services. In September, the company organised an event for Philips for the IFA Expo. Check the website or the video attached to this feature for more information.

bigshrimp Berlin photo production

One of the year's highlights for bigshrimp fotoproduktion was the Christ Jewellery catalogue, shot over six days in one of the company's brand new studios. bigshrimp provided complete production services for the project, including artbuying, casting and production itself.

The new bigshrimp studios in Berlin have enjoyed immense popularity. Adidas and Y-3 spent two weeks in studios 1 and 3, whilst Bernd Jaworek worked in studio 2 on a SAT 1 production and Christoph Riccius completed a project for RWE.

bigshrimp Berlin collaborated with the Hamburg team to realise three motifs for a new Ikea campaign. Photographer Pia Ulin, c/o Agent Bauer Stockholm, captured the elaborate kitchen motifs on location. The Berlin team were also given an Audi assignment by the Gingco Agency.

The Hamburg branch has been equally in demand, spending several days producing two projects for Ernsting's Family under the watchful eye of Heye & Partner Munich. The results feature in an upcoming Christmas catalogue starring 'Germany's Next Top Model' star Marie.

The casting and location team supervised commissions for Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bank and VW.

!Himmelweit Location & Production Service Berlin photo production

!Himmelweit has been offering location and full production services for over 12 years. Based between Berlin and Hamburg, its client list includes a huge number of ad agencies, photo agents, photographers and companies covering all areas of the photo and film industries.

!Himmelweit offers services in Germany and worldwide, with productions in New Zealand, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Spain and Italy.

Two recent projects feature in this Showcase:

  • Photographer Steffen Schrägle shot the new Nissan 370z in various locations around Berlin. Client: Nissan Europe. Agency: Creapress/BBDO Paris. Production: !Himmelweit Berlin.
  • Photographer Pascal Malamas shot the new Porsche Boxster Spyder in Italy. Client: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Agency: Kemper Kommunikation Frankfurt. Production: !Himmelweit Berlin.

Nordisch Filmproduction Hamburg commercial production

Hamburg-based Nordisch Filmproduction specialises in corporate films and TV programmes for children. The company is currently producing a TV programme developed for kids on behalf of SWR/KIKA, and recently produced several 3D spots for Deutsche Telekom AG - adding another exciting sector to its ever-expanding expertise.

Creativity, reliability, straightforwardness, flexibility, understanding and cost-efficiency are Nordisch Filmproduction's characteristic values. These principles have been appreciated by numerous national and international clients and have led to exciting and challenging projects of various size and scope.

Regular clients include Deutsche Telekom AG, NordStream AG, REWE Group, Beiersdorf AG, Deutsche Bahn AG, SWR (Das grosse Bolzplatz-Duell), Super RTL (Toggo United) and ZDF.

HelliVentures Munich commercial production

"Add a touch of the wild. HelliVentures is the only European production company
with an international reputation for sports, nature and adventure commercials."

HelliVentures has over 12 years experience producing commercials for national and international audiences. A must-have in any of the company's spots is the 'sporty component'. Whether it's Dirk Nowitzki, who has been dunking basketballs for ING DiBa since 2001, or any of its featured free riders, rock climbers, mountain bikers or surfers, HelliVentures understands how to position its actors in extreme conditions for major brands with big campaigns to achieve exactly the right perspective.

alphadog Hamburg creative post production

alphadog is specialised in creative post production and 3D imaging. Recent projects featured in this Showcase include retouching work for beauty editorials, packshots and car renderings.

  • Kaldewei 'Conoflat'. Photographer: Felix Lammers. Agency: Selby & Co.
  • OK! Magazine 'Neon/Safari'. Photographer: Christoph Loeb.
  • Lucky Strike 'I Love' and 'Staatsformen'. Full renderings by alphadog. Agency: G2 Hamburg. Client: BAT.
  • Ok! Magazine 'Glanz'. Photographer: Christoph Loeb.
  • Porsche 911. Personal work from Tom Mennemann. alphadog was responsible for car rendering and beauty retouching. The backplane was delivered by Tom Mennemann.

[zerone] /cgi Hamburg CGI, 3D Rendering & AI

Over the last couple of months [zerone] CGI has worked on a variety of projects, including:

  • A campaign for Daimler AG. Agency: Jung von Matt, Elbe. Art Director: Olaf Scheer. This campaign was 100% created in CGI.
  • The Skoda Superb catalogue with photographer Markus Wendler. Agency: Leagas Delaney, Hamburg. Art Director: Falk Ziemer. Creative Director: Hermann Waterkamp. [zerone] CGI also worked on the web-animation that can be seen here.
  • Citroen C5 ad for photographer Holger Wild.

In addition, the company has just completed spectacular campaigns for Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Skoda.

Elbmodels Hamburg models/ fashion

Elbmodels has had a wonderful start with its new office in Munich. Latest news includes:

  • Ingrid was one of the recent cover girls for Brigitte Woman, photographed by Jaan Eric Fischer, and also took part in a job for Zurich with Uwe Duettmann.
  • Manuela also featured in Brigitte Woman with some fantastic beauty shots. Her astonishing hair also brought her work with Healthy Living.
  • Ute R featured in Jens Görlich's work for Lufthansa Limousine Service.
  • Anna took part in a fashion shoot with Jan Rasmus Voss for Sarah Santos, a new brand of linen clothing.
  • Marianne Ka was booked by Tom Wolf for Deutsche BKK.

Visit the website for more information.

need more pixel - professional photo department Berlin equipment dealers

need more pixel GmbH is a professional photo dealer with an extensive equipment rental department. Based in the centre of Berlin, the company is located near to a handful of professional rental studios and is easy to reach from every direction.

need more pixel offers professional photographic knowledge and competence in both digital and analogue photography, print and colour management. The company is a pro-partner of all the major brands, including Canon, Hasselblad, Nikon, Leica, Mamiya, Kodak, Fuji, Quato, NEC, also Adobe, Apple, LaCie, Lexar, and more.

Tino Pohlmann recently shot Alice Cooper for the current Saturn advertising campaign with the company's Hasselblad H3DII-50 rental package.

Mount Ray Studios Hamburg rental studios

Mount Ray Studios offers four rental studios, professional equipment rental, production services and set construction.

The following two films show in more detail the studio facilities on offer: Video 1, Video 2.

Visit the website for more information.

Michelberger Hotel Berlin hotels

The Michelberger Hotel is a budget hotel concept created by a group of friends who had the idea to build the best hotel they could - the kind of hotel they'd like to stay in themselves. A place that is individual, charismatic, stylish, fun, rebellious and inexpensive: a place where anything goes, just like Berlin itself.

The Michelberger Hotel hosts Berlin's smallest - but most charming - Christmas market. Every evening between 6pm and 10pm homemade Glühwein, Howe sausages and handmade Erzgebirge Räuchermännchen await guests. The hotel also offers lunch and, during the winter months, hosts its renowned Sunday afternoon whisky and tea concerts.

Visit the website for more information.