germany Oct 2007

Marlene Ohlsson founded her agency in 1991 and represents a select choice of international photographers.

Some recent projects involving the agency's photographers:

• Thilo Sicheneder shot Bentley cars for GQ and on location in Thailand for Tush.
  
• Ralph Mecke completed covers for GQ Style and Vanity Fair.
  
• Markus Wendler completed assignments in New York.

Latest news from Neubauer & Springer Agency, Munich:

• Michael Munique shot the YesorNo campaign in Miami for Manor Switzerland.
  
• Photographer Rasmus Kaessman worked on a production for Matador.
  
• Donja Pitsch shot for Spanish Elle.
  
• Bernd Opitz in Hamburg photographed the new campaign for Sap.
  
• In Norway, Myrzik & Jarisch created a new metaphorical language for Bilderpool. Client: Statoil-Hydro.
  
• Robert Brembeck shot for a feature on prospective Bavarian minister-President Günther Beckstein for the magazine Die Wirtschaftswoche.
  
• Sandra Seckinger exhibited for the first time some of her wonderful freelance work.
  
• Markus Pritzi produced the series 'Colors' for Italian Vanity Fair

Xing Artproduction present two new photographers along with some of their latest projects and commissions:

Denise Boomkens shot for New York magazine ZINK and completed a series entitled 'Green Girls On A Mission' for Dutch publication Goodies-Magazine. She shot sexy lingerie for Cosmopolitan and their upcoming winter campaign, whilst for French magazine Dealer de Lux she created a motley-animal-farm story.

Alexander Fischer shot horse racing under the title 'Movement and Speed' in Baden-Baden. As part of a series 'Men at Work' he completed a reportage for DaimlerChrysler. He also produced images for DaimlerChrysler Global Training. For Dekra he completed an images booklet that looked to place the person - and not the work - at the centre of the business.

Marion Eckhardt Photographers will be joining Le Book Connections in London on the 17th and 18th of October, to which the company extends a warm invitation to everyone.

A round-up of recent work by some of the agency's photographers:

• Sven Görlich shot Nestea for McCann in Praque, and on set for the Jacobs Coffee TV commercial for J.W.Thompson in South Africa.
  
• Newcomer Sven Heinrich shot Vaillant for TBWA in Düsseldorf.
  
• Olaf Tiedje completed a further project for Wolf Wurstwaren.
  
• Harry Vorsteher returned from Santurin, where he produced a fashion catalogue.

Working out of Studio Riess in Garching near Munich, photographer Wolfgang Riess presents a selection of new images from his range of people photography.

Wolfgang Riess shot a series of action photos with prominent German athletes for sportswear company adidas and its product line 'Techfit'. By using a novel self-developed technique involving multiple connected cameras, he was able to shoot the rapid movements of the athletes and capture the images digitally without losing the sense of momentum.

Riess FotoDesign works in both the local and international markets for a range of advertising agencies.

Earlier this year Ivo von Renner completed a photo shoot for Toyota in China and has given Production Paradise an exclusive insight into his experiences:

"It was one of the most interesting trips of my life. The experience with people who didn't know what we were doing, like the farmers in Yunnan, and the communication between two completely different cultures has been the best payback ever. When I told the water suppliers to use the remaining 2000 gallons of water from a wet-down for the car ad on the freshly planted trees along the road instead of wasting it, I felt proud that I had done at least a little good whilst on a shoot. Although it was meant to persuade every Chinese person to own a car..."

In this showcase Sabine Duerichen presents her latest campaigns and productions. Some of her projects for summer 2007 included:

• photo shoot for the upcoming More&More winter 2008 campaign.
• cover and title shoot for Quelle Baby 2008.
• fashion campaign for PJE.

A round-up of the latest news from photographer Erik Chmil:

• Booked by DLKW London to shoot the latest campaign for the new Opel Astra Notchback.

• Travelling across Brazil, he shot landscapes for ThyssenKrupp for the haefelinger+wagner design agency in Munich.

• Erik also shot pictures of the new Porsche GT2 for Klaus E. Kuester in Spain and Austria.

Julia Jungfer is a Berlin-based photographer, specialising in Architecture, Interiors and Still-life photography.

Recently for Style 100 she invented a labyrinth of summer nail colours, whilst during late summer she uncovered the mysteries of a French chateau.

[zerone] cgi and photographer Markus Wendler have worked on an assortment of cgi-projects over the past year. Two major assignments were for car manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Saab.

A particularly complex shot was completed for the Mercedes-Benz Viano campaign. Taken at the 'Cranger Kirmes' and the 'Hamburger Dom', two famous German fairs, cgi was used to insert images of the vehicle into otherwise impossible environments. For another Mercedes-Benz campaign, one car was shot on location in the traditional sense while a second was later added to the picture using cgi technology.

For Saab, the vehicles where shot on location but the final images were embellished with computer-generated props.

[zerone] cgi also created portfolio work for Markus Wendler.

In September 2007 the creative team at Publicis Frankfurt had a problem: they had the job of launching the new Renault Laguna world wide and for the IAA Frankfurt, but didn't have access to the new vehicle! The only available automobile was being photographed elsewhere.

To complete the production, the agency debuted CGI design techniques.

The team from VINX produced four of the completed images, which involved creation of the entire virtual set design, 3D visualisation of the car, post-production, and all print-ready data.

The stunning results can be viewed in the minisite.

Based in Munich, DProduction was founded in 2007 by Rena Motschmann to provide a full range of photo production services to southern Germany and selected international locations.

Rena believes in delivering an exclusive personalised service, one that aims to satisfy the unique requirements of her clients and the individual needs of their projects. DProduction specialises in providing the following:

• Production Management: overseeing projects from the planning stage through to accounting.
  
• Art Buying: recommending and booking the team required to realise client projects.
  
• Production: offering a range of services as either single elements or full packages: casting, model booking, location scouting, production management, travel booking, catering, car parking & drivers, assistants, set runners, equipment, permits and insurance.

The company recently completed a project for the Villeroy & Boch 'Vivo' worldwide campaign, with the agency Struwe & Partner. (Photo: Manuel Pandalis. Location: Hamburg)

Clear Model Management is a new Munich-based agency.

Alexander & Uschi Mazza realised, efficient yet personal management of models and celebrities, should be the target for this family-run business. The established team maintains close personal contact with all their models and clients.

Latest news from the agency includes:

• Viola Schröder, now exclusively managed in Germany by Clear Model Management
• Matilda Sundquist, who appears in the October 2007 issue of Italian Vogue.

Recent publicity work undertaken by the celebrities they represent includes:

• Alexander Mazza, TV host (ARD, Pro 7, GQ Magazine, Demax)
• Tamara Sedmak, TV host (Premiere, SAT 1, Star TV, N-TV)
• US actress Diora Baird (Guess campaign, Esquire, and Maxim)

Based in both Hamburg and Berlin, Bigshrimp Fotoproduktion proudly presents some fresh faces from its exhaustive pool of talent.

Offering classic semi-professional models, children, teens, various ethnicity selections, senior models, and commercial pan-European faces, the company's talents are based throughout Germany.

Bigshrimp models have appeared in campaigns for such companies as Mazda, Just-T, Lilly Pharma, Vattenfall, adidas, Allianz, Kyocera, Lufthansa, Merci Chocolate, Sofitel Hotels, T-Systems, Tom Tailor, Wella Haircair, and WMF.

Find a selection of available talent at www.bigshrimpcasting.de, where clients can also create their own personal online casting.

Hafenstudio is a 237m sq. white daylight studio in an old but newly converted warehouse in the Hafencity, central Hamburg.

A spacious, unobstructed workspace with large window areas, the Hafenstudio has a ceiling height of up to 4.4m with a maximum shooting distance of 16m.

Digital support, compilation of proofs, photo processing, WiFi and an FTP server are available to clients.

The studio is also ideal for product presentations and events.

The Light-Lounge-Hamburg is a bright 200sq metre daylight studio located in the centre of Hamburg. It has full kitchen facilities and enjoys excellent connections with local transport and airport links.

Visit their website for more information.

Supporting productions in Berlin, around Germany and across the rest of Europe, Delight Rental Services (DRS) recently supplied equipment to the following photographers:

Piet Truhlar for Schweppes, Sonja Müller for Vattenfall, Ralph Mecke for German Vogue, Blaise Reutersward for Closed, Mario Testino for Dolce & Gabbana, Peter Lindbergh for Hugo Boss, Annie Leibovitz for Louis Vuitton, Julian Dufort and Dieter Eikelpoth for Vanity Fair, Wiebke Bosse for adidas, Steven Klein for Armani, Markus Gaab / Candice Breitz and Claudio Carpi for Speedracer/Warner bros.

DRS continues to expand its range of available rental equipment, recently adding the 'bag-o-light' for bron-flashlights and the Hasselblad H3D39-II & H3D31-II to its catalogue. For more information, check the 'news' section of the company's website.

A September highlight at Delight Studios was the Canon Roadshow, bringing with it a presentation of the brand new EOS 1Ds Mk. III digital camera.

East: restaurant, bar, lounge and hotel.

Design hotel and bar hot-spot East features 125 rooms, lofts and suites in one of Hamburg's most innovatively daring structures. Housed in a former iron foundry, the hotel blends gastronomy, hospitality and nightlife around a three-storey restaurant. Four interior pillars tower over what was the main factory hall, while dramatically lit sections of the original foundations divide the candlelight restaurant area. Guests are also welcome to visit the hotel's private cinema.

Rooms display futuristic, curving forms and bright tones in a cosmopolitan, transcontinental design language. They all have king-size beds, cable TV, telephone, minibar, safe, PC socket, shower or full bath, and separate WC. The hotel now also offers apartments for long stay guests.

Opening at the end of the year will be an exciting new sporting and spa club.

Graphic Art in the Spotlight - Berlin
The third big exhibition since the opening of the new Berlinische Galerie museum building in 2004 is focusing on graphic art. The exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see the masterworks of the collection, which dates from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day, as they are usually not shown for conservation reasons. Arranged in a largely chronological order, the works on paper are accompanied by painting, sculpture, and photography. Until 6th January.

Design Festival Hamburg - 5 - 10th Oct.
A platform for the very best in creative fashion and innovative design from one of Germany's most thriving design cities. During six days Hamburg's fashion and textile designers, communication and product design studios hold public lectures, seminars and exhibitions to benefit the design of products, labels and enterprises.

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work - Munich
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Agentur Magnum, the gallery will show early works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, documenting the beginnings of the illustrious career of one of the world's most celebrated photographers. From 19th September until 27th January at the Versicherungskammer Bayern.