Michael Heinsen specialises in credible, atmospheric, emotional and high-quality lifestyle and people photography. Parallel video productions are also part of his work.

With traditional shoe brand Lloyd, Michael transferred his photographic approach into fashion and still photography, completing a print campaign and video production which shows models in a life-like environment and situational moments.

VIsit Michael's website for more information.

Calumet Photographic is a well-known market leader of Germany’s photo retailer market. But did you know Calumet Photographic also offers a professional rental service?

The rental portfolio includes all kinds of photo equipment such as cameras, lenses, flash systems as well as video equipment. Brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony, PhaseOne, Fujifilm, Profoto, Broncolor, Arri, and more, all available in large quantities and in perfect working order.

The rental staff knows what is important: the job must run smoothly. Perfect organisation, great flexibility and comprehensive knowledge about the workflow of big productions ensures that the equipment can be used successfully.

"What makes Calumet Photographic unique? Besides the broad professional rental service on offer, there are more than 20,000 products to purchase. This is sure to cover all your requirements!"

Calumet Photographic is offering a 25% discount for new customers until 30th June 2018.

Adrian T. Kubica is focussed on people and lifestyle photography, including kids. He has worked across Mexico City, NYC, Moscow, Hong Kong, Cape Town, Istanbul, and more. Among his international clients are agencies McCann, Ogilvy, MullenLowe, BBDO, Grey and Y&R as well as brands such as ING-DiBa, Turkish Airlines, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Bose, Sixt, JPS and more.

Adrian approaches his work with radical honesty, creating stories around the images he captures. He knows how to deal with clients while also keeping a signature in his pictures without losing the focus on the target.

Passionate about getting involved even from the development stage of an idea, Adrian dedicates himself to his work. He was born in 1984 in Detroit, USA and grew up in Germany, where he still lives today.

He is represented by agents in Germany c/o BANRAP Photographers, Turkey c/o PPR Istanbul, and The Netherlands c/o Foto Formation.

711rent is a leading professional equipment rental company with seven branches in Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona and Mallorca. All of its offices are conveniently found in city centre locations.

The company's approach is to cover any need from continuous lighting to flash systems, grip to styling accessoires, vehicles to camera and computer equipment. The 711rent network makes it easy for customers to get any technical or budget information from their favourite manager, no matter where the job is to be carried out.

711rent carries well-maintained gear covering all major brands including Profoto, Broncolor, Briese, Arri, The Light, Zacuto, Kino Flo, Dedolight, Hasselblad, Phase One, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Apple and more.

Recent additions include Arri Skypanel S60, Kinoflo FreeStyle 31, Sony Alpha 9 Cameras, Sony lenses, Sigma Art lenses, Profoto B1X and A1, and Gopro Fusion.

The individual locations of the 711network cover all of Europe with their service and can also outfit the largest sets and ensure the safety of a production. Get in touch with your local shop to organise your shoot.

Operating for over 10 years from locations in Hamburg and Munich, Knackscharf Rent is a reliable partner for national and international photo and advertising productions of all sizes.

The team always delivers the right solution, even when faced with complex tasks. In-house equipment covers all indoor and outdoor production needs and includes DSLR and medium format systems, lighting technology, grip and consumables, digital equipment and even production vehicles from all major manufacturers.

Knackscharf satisfies all customer needs in terms of logistics by organising equipment transport both within Germany and abroad. Additionally, the innovative K24 dropboxes are available to clients, allowing for easy pick up and/or return of equipment 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In addition to equipment rental, Knackscharf operates five rental studios in Hamburg and Munich under the name Highnoon Studios. With simultaneous booking of studio and equipment, customers benefit from an additional 10% discount on equipment.

Through its extensive network Knackscharf also supports clients in their search for photo assistants, digital operators, location scouts, stylists and other production team members. As the motto goes: "We love service!" Visit the website for more information.

Food and still life photographer Carsten Eichner is based in Hamburg, Germany and is also available to shoot in Tel Aviv, Israel.

His own fully equipped digital daylight studio in Hamburg offers quality professional photography linked with creativity and teamwork in collaboration with some of the best food and prop stylists. In addition to his photography, Carsten is closely linked to an in-house graphic design and production assistance agency as well as an ad writer.

Carsten works for a large range of PR, editorial and advertising clients across food, still life and interior photography. He has international experience working for agencies and magazines, both on location and in the studio.

Featured in this Spotlight are photos of Carsten's recent shoots for Beef! and “redux to the max”. His clients include EDEKA,  Dr.Oetker,  Der Feinschmecker, Burda, Lidl, Billa/Austria, Hilcona, WeightWatchers and Unilever.

Hamburg-based ADRET - Advertising Retouching is a high-end digital retouching studio focused on still life, luxury, jewellery, beauty and fashion.

Unique images demand perfection and control. With special photography techniques and retouching experience, the highly skilled retouchers at ADRET pursue creative solutions with patience and concentration. With a full menu of services and efficient time management, the ADRET team is prepared to accomplish all imaging needs by deploying its range of skills to achieve outstanding results.

The experienced team takes raw materials and polishes them to form a perfect diamond, setting the mood and correcting lighting and colours along the way. ADRET creates outstanding visual effects and generates images of the highest quality.

ADRET's goal is to support clients with their projects. Visit the website for more information.

Nicole Smolin is a Hamburg-based fashion and still life stylist. She holds a diploma in Fashion Design from ESMOD International Berlin and works for film and photo productions, creating new styles for her international clients.

Over recent months she worked with Antenne MV, WeightWatchers, Vegan Magazine, Mustang, Tchibo and magazines including HUF, Institute, Splendor, and more.

Nicole develops campaigns across different fields such as industrial, commercial and catalogues. She also realises fashion, beauty and still life editorials for magazines.

Visit Nicole's website to see more of her work or get in touch directly via email or +49 176 103 686 44.

Latest photo shoots from Hamburg-based photographer Sabine Büttner include:

• Elderflower personal work - until now, unpublished. Photo, Food and Styling: Sabine Büttner. Model: Lena Momeni.
• Yoga in Move, exhibition work. Co-production with Annika Isterling.
• Markus Ruthemann portrait. Client: Ruthemann Coaching.
• 'Von Ost nach West' exhibition 'Glück' of BFF, Spinnereirundgang Leipzig 2017.

To make sure that wild, horticultural greenery can grow together even more closely in Hamburg, the Departement for Environment and Energy (BUE) has set itself the goal of creating more biodiversity in parks and nature reserves as well as more recreational value for people. Of course, Christoph Siegert was very happy to meet this challenge and accompanied nature lovers to their favourite places.

Christoph was drawn back in to the city for the Lührmann Real Estate 'Follow Me' campaign, producing a set of lifestyle images we'd be happy to follow!