Lucila Blumencweig   New York

Welcome to Showcase New York, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of New York.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our New York Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications including Smirnoff, JC Penny, Coca-Cola, Netflix, JBL, Nespresso, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Don't miss our recommended events:

• From 15th to 30th July, The New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the New York Asian Film Festival, with a lineup that will include world, international, North American, U.S., and New York premieres.
• Hauser & Wirth presents a curated selection of Cindy Sherman’s most powerful and enigmatic bodies of work in her first major solo exhibition with the gallery on view at 69th street - until 29th July.
• More than a dozen veteran conflict photographers will show their work in a benefit exhibition, URGENCY! Ukraine, opening at the Bronx Documentary Center on June 22, on view until 7th July.

Our cover image was shot by Lucila Blumencweig.

Cinava Photography   San Francisco Fashion & Beauty Photographers

The duo of creatives behind CiNava, Angel Cintron and Stephen Nava, have been prized for their highly produced editorial images that are creative, edgy, artistic, fresh, and often drawn from their own environment. Taking concept to final imagery that not only tells the story, but demands your attention, they collaborate beside incredible talents in their field to capture the true interpretation of unique vision and to inspire their message. 

CiNava specialises in capturing fashion, editorial and celebrities in high-end print fashion magazines and webitorials; they stretch their limits and incorporate new ideas. By exploring the sexy, raw, and edgy side of fashion they generalise their conceptual connotation of the theme.

CiNava is compelled to translate their own true feelings while behind the camera. Both from the Mid-West, they bring their own creative vision and deep understanding of today’s fashion.

David Giesbrecht   New York celebrity & entertainment photographers

David Giesbrecht is a NYC-based fashion and lifestyle photographer.

Though based in in New York City, he has worked on many projects along the East Coast of the United States for clients like Netflix, Apple, Sony and NBC Universal to name a few. 

His work has been published in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Entertainment Weekly.  

Paul O. Colliton Studio   New York rental studios photo & film

Paul O. Colliton Studio is a unique penthouse location in the heart of Manhattan. Photographers love the location due to its five separate rooftops with 360° views of the city.    

The interior of the studio has 1500 square feet of space with nine-foot ceilings and windows to the south and west. If unusual interiors are required, the studio also has a water tank room, an elevator motor room, a back staircase and a balcony with a wrought iron railing.  

The studio is fully equipped with backdrops and all of the grip that goes with them. Facilities include a large bathroom and shower, WiFi and client computer.

Brent Herrig   New York food & drink photographers

With summer finally arriving, this means shooting for the holiday season has begun! 

Now more than ever, new food and drink content still needs to be created (customers are spending more on experiences, finally feel like they can have those parties, and are traveling more too). So let's capture something that will tell a story and highlight the appetite appeal of the product.

Photographer and director Brent Herrig can help. Based in New York and London, Brent supports in-house design for brands and agency clients to achieve stress-free productions that hit the brief.

"We are excited to work with you and your team as soon as in a few weeks or next quarter. Either way, let's all push forward and make tomorrow together."

Some of Brent's recent clients, including Shake Shack, Pepsi, and Diageo, rely on Brent to capture their vision of food, drinks, and products in the most collaborative, efficient way possible.

What can Brent help you with? Contact him directly to talk about your next project.

Holly Corbett Represents   New York photo agents

"HCR is a boutique, full service agency that delivers the flexibility, agility and personal touch that our clients and artists have come to expect from Holly Corbett.

With a 20-year transatlantic career working as a photography and styling agent in both London and New York, Holly Corbett has amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience which underpin the core values of HCR.

After building an entire division from the ground up at Bernstein & Andriulli, NY Holly Corbett took the inevitable step and created her own vision based on what both her clients and artists really need.

HCR strives to work with imagination, with creative sensibility and business know-how so all our clients experience a deeply rewarding and long-term relationship with us.

We help produce truly unique, memorable and tailored solutions. If you are a client or an artist looking to be truly listened to, need the know-how but don’t want to be a cog in the corporate machine, then HCR is the agency for you."

Hans J. Paul   Los Angeles Lifestyle and Fashion Photographers

Hans J. Paul is a published, award-winning, international lifestyle and fashion editorial and advertising photographer and director in Los Angeles, New York and Miami. His European upbringing has given Hans a European aesthetic that is sought after for his unique vision.

His passion is to create thought-provoking images with impact that make the viewer think and pause. Each image represents a powerful moment in time that illustrates an engaging photographic story.

Lucila Blumencweig   Buenos Aires advertising photographers

Based in Buenos Aires, Lucila is an award-winning international advertising photographer working between South America, New York and Europe.

A creative problem solver with extensive experience in complex cross-media productions and global assignments, Lucila’s high-energy portfolio is full of vibrant, colourful imagery with a focus on people and life.

Recent jobs include Coca-Cola’s global campaign Meet Ups shot in Chile, Visa global campaign shot in Uruguay and Smirnoff launch of new aperitifs.

Exciting news: she is now also represented in the UK by Process Global. Lucila is always willing to work on new projects, to put some good music on and have a great time on set!

Peter Baiamonte   New York advertising photographers

Peter Baiamonte wants to tell stories and communicate a sense of deeper meaning with his images, while giving his audience a glimpse of a unique place, or revealing the special personality of his subjects.

Peter’s work includes many genres. He is passionate about sports, portraiture, travel, and landscapes. Although based in New York City, he has a second location in the Berkshires and works regularly with clients in both New York and Boston. He has easy access to the entirety of New England and is available to travel worldwide.

Peter’s own relationship with sports comes from a lifetime of cycling that included amateur racing and helping run local cycling teams. Expanding his interests, he developed a love for other outdoor athletic activities—including hiking, running, kayaking, and winter sports. Peter also loves cars and motor sports. Included in this issue are images made for a personal project shadowing a small grassroots dirt track car racing team in upstate New York.

Other images in this set include work shooting nonmodels for a regional hospital and for a California-based university, as well as two experimental multi-exposure images of a musician, made on film.

Peter's clients include Ernst & Young, Con Edison, Panasonic, Bayer, Novartis, Teva Neuroscience, Altimetrik, Sarankco, Berkshire Magazine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, First Manhattan Co, and University of the Pacific.

Ellen McDermott   New York Interiors and Still Life Photographers

The New York City based photography team of Ellen McDermott and Creative Partner, Bridget Sciales produces timeless visual language with their imagery that is both intimate and visceral. 

Their photography evokes emotion which enhances the digital experience for consumers across e-commerce, marketing and content creation. The approach involves shooting with a studied and refined lighting that immediately provokes the viewer into a time and space.

“Throughout our careers together we have partnered with our clients as a driving force with digital pioneering and customer engagement using new and emerging digital channels. The end result is extremely well curated experiences in the era of digital immediacy. We translate our client’s retail standards and needs in the e-comm space that drives social commerce and leads digital innovation”.

The work can be seen in Ad Campaigns, Digital Content, Books, Corporate Assignments and Private Collections throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

Clients include: Brooks Brothers, Ralph Lauren, One Kings Lane, Martha Stewart Living, Iconix Brands, Toast, Plain Goods, Architectural Digest, Christies, Sotheby’s and Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt among others.