This is Showcase Germany: the latest from one of Europe’s leading centres for visual media and advertising.

Welcome to the newest edition of Showcase Germany, highlighting the talent and services driving the country’s commercial creative industry. This issue features renowned photographers, directors, rental studios and equipment providers, as well as a set designer.

In this Showcase, discover a lively wide-angle campaign for Fuze Tea, drama-infused posters for Amazon Prime, striking visuals for an emerging DJ duo, and versatile studios and equipment rental facilities across Germany. This edition celebrates the breadth of German commercial creativity, from dynamic campaigns to the spaces that bring them to life.

Our featured editorial was shot by photographer Britta Leuermann, represented by Monday in May. The series 'Who We Are', created for Lovesome Magazine, reminds us that we can choose anew every day. More outstanding creatives can be found in our Germany Directory and in past issues of Showcase Germany.

Don’t miss these recommended events:

The Photography Collection: Two Germanies circa 1980. In Cologne, the Museum Ludwig presents photographs from East and West Germany taken around 1980. The works of seven photographers offer insights into social and everyday life in both states, shaped by different political and economic systems.

Alliance, Infinity, Love – the central exhibition of the Triennial of Photography Hamburg. A curatorial act of generosity, it invites reflection on acceptance and tolerance of the unknown, exploring photography’s intimate nature and the possibilities of human kindness.

In celebration of Walter Schels’s ninetieth birthday, C/O Berlin and the F.C. Gundlach Foundation present the photographer’s first retrospective in Berlin. Featuring over three hundred works, the exhibition offers new insights into his seven-decade-spanning oeuvre.

This is Showcase Germany: latest news from one of Europe's main centers for visual media and advertising.

Welcome to our latest edition of Showcase Germany, which features the talent and services within the German commercial creative industry. This issue highlights the work of renowned photographers, production companies, post production/CGI studios, artists representatives, rental studios, equipment, illustrators and fashion stylists.

This Showcase features several highlights, including a must-watch breakdown video of the IWC x AMG campaign with Lewis Hamilton, stunning outdoor photography that inspires wanderlust, a stylish fashion editorial from the recent Cannes Film Festival, and a very special anniversary—keep reading to find out more.

Our featured editorial was captured by German portrait photographer Valery Kloubert: he produces high resolution images with rediscovered ancient dryplate-glass-negative techniques. Further discover outstanding creatives in our extensive Germany Directory and past issues of Showcase Germany.

Explore the vibrant cultural offerings in cities across Germany, and don't miss the exciting events we recommend:

The International Triennial of Photography RAY, organised by Fotografieprojekte, highlights the expertise and diversity of artistic photography and related media in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. This year, the theme is ECHOES.

Two film festivals you don't want to miss: FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, Germany’s largest summer film festival, opens 28th June; and from 4th to 9th June Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg will celebrate the short form.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Toyota, Siemens, Gymshark, Tchibo, Elle Magazine, and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• One of the largest public film festivals in the world, the Berlinale attracts tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe. From 15th to 25th February.
• Bertien van Manen - Let’s sit down before we go. Until 13th February at Hamburg Werkstatt Fotografie. The internationally renowned Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen is regarded as one of the renovators of documentary photography.
• Fotografie Forum Frankfurt presents Aïda Muluneh - On the edge of past future: With vibrant colours and an extraordinary visual language, the artist Aïda Muluneh  focuses on the unequal distribution of existential resources, the abuse of power and the empowerment of women.

Our cover was shot by Philipp Köhler for Schön! Magazine.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Opel, Douglas, McDonald's, Vogue, VIVO, Granini, L'Officiel, Mercedes, and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• C/O Digital will present the results of this year’s annual program on 9th + 10th December at C/O Berlin, allowing visitors to partake and join in the discussion.
• The 36th Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media takes place from 12th to 15th January. This year, the festival's motto is 'Infinite Jest'.
• Carlos Pérez Siquier maintained a key position in Spanish photography, first through his neorealist works and later as a pioneer of colour photography. Fotografie Forum Frankfurt shows a retrospective of his most important series from 1957 to 2018.

Our cover was shot by Lisa Knauer.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as L'Officiel, Telekom, Schön!, Fila, Guess, Audi, Amprion, Grazia, Siemens, Elle and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured event:

• Comes the Revolution: The Berlinale Forum at 50. Works from 1961 to 1971 by directors such as Chris Marker, Med Hondo, Sarah Maldoror, Rosa von Praunheim and Helke Sander will be shown online. Films explore the tectonic shifts of the late 60s. From 14th to 20th December.

Our cover was shot by Christoph Kassette. 

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as AppelrathCüpper, Škoda, Siemens, Lufthansa, Schwarzkopf, Holaluz, ESPN Magazine, Deutsche Telekom and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• FILMFEST HAMBURG - a film festival for the public, frequented by more than 40,000 cinema fans every year. Over the course of ten days in autumn, around 140 national and international feature films and documentaries are shown on eleven screens for their world premiere, European premiere or German premiere. Until 3rd of October. 
• Felicity Hammond -Remains in Development. Photography exhibition confronting the social, political, and economic contradictions of the postmodern city, whose buildings and façades shape our collective identity and open up a future by obliterating the past. Hammond’s large- scale collages combine found images from glossy real estate brochures with her own photographs. Until 23rd january 2021 at C/O Berlin Foundation, Amerika Haus. 

Our cover was shot by Seval Hamzic.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Companies and publications such as Porsche, Grazia, Marc Jacobs, Henkel, L'Officiel, Cosmopolitan, Austrian National Tourist Office, L'Oreal, and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Don't miss our recommended events: 

• 63rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. Call for entries is open until the 7th July and the festival will take place from 26th October to 1st November 2020. 
• John Heartfield - Photography Plus Dynamite, an exhibition featuring political photomontages. Until 23rd August at Akademie der Künste, Berlin. 
• Matt Black's photography exhibition, exploring the connections between migration, poverty, agriculture, and the environment in his native rural California and in southern Mexico. From 25th September to 3rd January at House of Photography, Hamburg.

Our cover was shot by photographer Linda Leitner represented by Take. 

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Dolce & Gabbana, Grazia, Eucerin, Mercedes-Benz, Nivea, Bugatti, Cosmopolitan, adidas, Audi, Glamour and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

At this times of current crisis, we hope our subscribers are staying safe and preparing to emerge even stronger, using this time to improve their skills, make new connections and plan new projects... or to relax and enjoy the impressive work from our members.

Our cover was shot by photographer Alexandra Klever. 

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Ferrero, Porsche, Hugo Boss, Financial Times, Nike, Gillette, Mercedes-Benz, MarcCain, Harper´s Bazaar, Suzuki, L'Officiel, VW, Vogue, and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• HYPER! A JOURNEY INTO ART AND MUSIC. An exhibition featuring paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, and installations that deal with music within visual art, as well as numerous hybrid multimedia works that show the reciprocal relationships between music, video, and visual art. Until 6th August at  Deichtorhallen, Hamburg. 
• Cortis & Sonderegger. Double Take. Artist duo Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger reconstructed the world's most iconic photos in detail as three-dimensional dioramas, models in miniature, and then photographed the scenes again, using humor to expose photographic illusions. From 16th March to 1st June at C/O Berlin Foundation. 

Our cover was shot by Alex Trommlitz.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as adidas, BMW, Continental, Vogue, Porsche, L'Oreal, Jaguar, Period Magazine, Dunlop and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• From 17th November to 3rd March the House of Photography at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg will be presenting a major exhibition by German photographer Michael Wolf - Life in Cities.
• The 69th Berlinale will open on 7th February, and its full program will be announced on 29th January.
• Elizaveta Porodina – Smoke & Mirrors at the Münchner Stadmuseum until 27th January, presents a selection from Elizaveta’s multifaceted portfolio.

Our cover was shot by Ava Pivot.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as BMW, Deutsche Bank, Dior, Kaufland, Volvo, DHL, HUF Magazine, Audi, Marie Claire, Thomas Cook, and Union Invest among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Esther´s World - Esther Haase's photography exhibition. Until 21st October at Galerie ABTART, Stuttgart.
• Photokina - Imaging unlimited "Create! Discover! Connect!" - from 26th to 29th September at Koelnmesse, Cologne.
• EMOP – European Month of Photography Berlin. From 28th September to 30th October at C/O Berlin Foundation. 

Our cover was shot by Johannes Graf.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the leading photographers, film production companies, locations, post-production companies, rental studios, equipment rental companies, hair and make-up artists, stylists, music composers, casting agencies, illustrators, and other creative talents and services based in Germany.

Companies and publications such as Vogue, Schwarzkopf, Volksbank, Marvel, Emporium, Marc Cain, McDonald's, Elle, Deichmann, Tchibo, Nike, Catrice, HUF, Audi, Interview Magazine, Toyota, and Jute among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Triennial of Photography Hamburg, Breaking Point. Festival featuring 90 photography events. Until September at various locations in Hamburg. 
• Berlin Fashion Film Festival. From July 12th to 13th at Columbia Theater, Berlin. 

Our cover was shot by Frauke Bönsch. 

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top photographers, post production companies, rental studios, equipment rental companies, music composers, model and casting agencies, and other creative talents and services based in Germany.

Companies and publications such as Deutsche Bahn, Opel, Hipp, Elle, Volkswagen, Glamour, Burda Style, Hyundai, Mondelēz, and Vanity Fair, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Gute Aussichten Deluxe: New German Photography After The Düsseldorf School - photography exhibition, featuring work of 25 gute aussichten award winners. Until 21st May at House of Photography, Hamburg. 
• RAY 2018 international photography festival featuring lectures, artist talks, guided tours and workshops. From 23rd to 27 May at MMK, Frankfurt am Main. 
• Irving Penn. Centennial - photography exhibition. Until 1st July at C/O Berlin Foundation. 

Our cover features celebrity Lena Meyer-Landrut's profile image by Julia-Rosa Reis. Over two million people are looking at this shot on Lena's social media, without knowing who created it. Production Paradise wants to make sure that the photographer gets in the spotlight too!

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top photo and film production companies, photo agents, photographers, directors, illustrators, post production companies, location services, equipment rental companies, rental studios, model and casting agencies, and other creative talents and services based in Germany.

Companies such as Lufthansa, Nike, Siemens, Vogue, Mercedes-Benz, Glamour, Singapore Airlines, Nivea, Porsche, Schwarzkopf, Marc Cain and Philips among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Perspective Playground - interactive art and photography exhibition, until 24th September at Kraftwerk Berlin. 
• Ellen von Unwerth: Heimat - provocative series of photographs from von Unwerth homeland, Bavaria. Until 11th November at IMAGIS, Munich. 
• Peter Bialobrzeski: Die zweite Heimat - photography exhibition exploring the concept of homeland, until 7th January at the House of Photography, Hamburg.

Our cover image was shot by Heidi Rondak.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top photo production companies, photo agents, photographers, directors, post production companies, location services, make-up artists, stylists, equipment rental companies, rental studios, and other creative talents and services based in Germany.

Companies such as Nivea, Deutsche Bahn, BMW, Diesel, Telekom, Santander, Procter & Gamble, Lufthansa, Schwarzkopf, and Tom Tailor among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Andreas Mühe: Pathos as Distance - photography exhibition, until 20th August at House of Photography, Hamburg.
• Mario Testino. Undressed / Helmut Newton. Unseen / Jean Pigozzi. Pool Party - photography exhibition, until 19th November at Museum für Fotografie, Berlin.

Our cover image was shot by Vanessa Maas.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top German-based photographers, photo agents, photo and film production companies, location services, post production companies, stylists, hair and make-up artists, equipment rental companies, model and casting agencies, and other creative talents and services. 

Companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Ikea, VW, ZEITmagazin, Villeroy & Boch, Lufthansa, Rolls Royce, Elle, Mustang, Pantene Pro-V, BMW, Huf Magazine, Porsche, Amway, Tchibo, Commerzbank, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• photokina - trade fair for photo and video, until 25th September in Cologne. 
• VisualLeader 2016 - exhibition of the best print and digital works from the German creative and media scene published during this year. Until 30th October in House of Photography, Hamburg.
• European Month of Photography Berlin 2016, featuring over a hundred of photography exhibitions, workshops, talks, panels, book days and live acts. From 1st to 20th October. 

Our cover image was shot by Marco Rothenburger.