Arnaud Février became an independent photographer in 1993 and began working in Lisbon, Beirut and Riga.

He has been the official photographer of musician Jean Michel Jarre from 1990 to 1997. Arnaud collaborated with the Imapress Agency until 1997 with which he produced several reports on the Gaza Strip and Iraq highlighting the humanitarian disaster. Then he turned more and more towards portraiture and joined the team of photographers at the MPA agency until 2004.

He has photographed many personalities from the cultural and political world and was the official photographer for many publishing houses. In parallel with these press assignments, he worked for many communication agencies to produce the visual identity highlighting women and men who build today's society. Passionate about the industrial world, transport and energy, he has shared his experience with the communication services of large companies. 

His recent personal work questions Franco-American identity and culture, and one of his recent exibitions took place during Les Rencontres d'Arles in 2019.

EyeSee is a Paris-based full service production company working throughout France and worldwide across advertising, fashion, luxury brands, and magazines editorial. The company also produces moving images, essentially online brand content, following clients' needs and budget.

EyeSee collaborates with clients at every stage of the creative process, providing art buying, casting, location scouting, budget management, accommodation, transportation, crew booking, catering and equipment rental.

Whatever the request, the company's team of highly skilled producers strives to make every production a stress-free experience. Enthusiastic, efficient and cost-effective defines EyeSee's way of working, with the company offering seamless solutions tailored to each individual client.

Francesco Majo & Nataly Cadavid have worked together as a team for over two decades offering their services as photographers, D.O.P., directors.

They are pioneers of the food and lifestyle photography movement. Their career spans over 25 years of commercial and editorial experience, with particular reference to the places where they have lived the most: Milan, Paris, London and Barcelona.

Their versatile portfolio includes everything from international advertising campaigns to food and lifestyle, travel editorials and films.

Arnaud Taquet is an automotive commercial photographer and test driver. A true petrolhead, when he's not daydreaming he's either driving or shooting cars and lifestyle for productions throughout Europe and around the world.

Clients include VW Group (Audi, Cupra, SEAT), Daimler / Mercedes-Benz, Pagani, BMW ALPINA, Renault, Toyota / Lexus, McLaren Automotive and agencies TeamOne Los Angeles, DDB, Publicis (Prodigious), CREAM WeAreSocial and more.

Born in France, Pascal Raso started with photography after drawing and painting at a very young age, when he found an old view camera. A former athlete, he was captain of the French Speed Skiing National Team, and a member of the World Top Ten. After his ski career he turned to pro photography for extreme sports and from 2000 in studio.

During the last 15 years he travelled around the world for his global clients. He has realised more than 50 international campaigns. As an artist his work has been shown in several group and single exhibitions. He has given lectures in several different universities. He is currently exhibiting at The Line Gallery London from June 2020.

Welcome to Showcase France, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photo and film production companies, photographers, location services and scouts, hair and make-up artists, fashion stylists and equipment rent companies working out of France.

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

Brands and publications including Burberry, Dior, Renault , Hermès, Porsche, Estée Lauder, CNP Assurances, Joop! and Aston-Martin among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Don't miss our recommended virtual event:

• Yingguang Guo: The Bliss of Conformity. A photography-based mixed-media exhibition that combines elements of video, installation and artist’s book. In this work, Guo Yingguang explores arranged marriages in China and the emotionally distant coexistence between arranged couples from both abstract and concrete viewpoints. Starting from her own individual experience and the contemporary social experience at large, Guo Yingguang combines documentary photography and creative artistic practices to create carefully constructed, highly contrasted visual structures that challenge stereotypical notions of women in a complex socio-cultural consciousness. Exhibition is available at Maison Européenne de la Photographie website.

Our cover image was shot by Peter Soubbotnik.

EyeSee is a Paris-based full service production company working throughout France and worldwide across advertising, editorial, fashion and corporate industries. The company also produces moving images, essentially online brand content, following clients' needs and budget.

EyeSee collaborates with clients at every stage of the creative process, providing art buying, casting, location scouting, budget management, accommodation, transportation, crew booking, catering and equipment rental.

Whatever the request, the company's team of highly skilled producers strives to make every production a stress-free experience. Enthusiastic, efficient and cost-effective defines EyeSee's way of working, with the company offering seamless solutions tailored to each individual client.

Recent productions include:

• Darjeeling - Bertrand Le Pluard
• Monoprix - Caroline Faccioli
• Club Med - Nicolas Simon.

Kenyon Manchego is a self-taught photographer / videographer specialising in luxurious still life. Graduating as graphic designer, he worked as an art director for several years before following his major passion, photography.  

Since then, Kenyon has worked with some of the most prestigious French agencies and brands. 

Clients include: Coca-Cola, Payot, Nuxe, Moët, Martell, L'Occitane, La Maison du Chocolat.

"Natively bilingual freelance producer. We specialise in working with international crews coming to shoot in France.

Line Production, production management, location management, location scouting, fixer services.

Available to you:

•  10 years' experience in the French industry
•  Natively bilingual producer with a niche for producing international projects in France.
•  Established relationships with local crew and suppliers on the ground.
•  Expertise with a flair for finding perfectly suited locations to your project.
•  A carefully crafted network with the most famous landmarks in Paris and beyond.
•  A tailor-made service cater to your needs.

Languages spoken: English (native), French (native), German (working standard)

Project types: Film, TV, commercials, music videos, fashion photo shoots."

Yohann Gendry is an advertising photographer / videographer based in Paris, with 10 years of experience. His professional career has led him to collaborate with the most prestigious luxury brands, for example, Dior, Guerlain, Louis Vuitton, Tissot, Viktor & Rolf. Passionate and motivated, he quickly specialised in photography of luxury goods.

Yohann Gendry has focused his skills and know-how as a jewellery, watch, cosmetic and leather goods photographer: still life photography, and more specifically, packshot photography which involves specific skills and techniques, even more so when it comes to luxury goods.

Yohann Gendry's work is characterised by excellent light management and keen attention to details.