Gregor Hübl is a freelance photographer based in Cologne focusing on commercial and sports photography. His work has been exhibited extensively, including in the German Sports & Olympia Museum in Cologne.

Gregor spent a long time working as a still photographer and applies the same diligence in composition to his people work - especially his sports photography, in which he achieves a timeless effect through elaborate staging, well-conceived lighting, and exceptional settings.

Despite, or perhaps because of his low-key style, Gregor always knows how to improvise in tricky moments. And he is crazy enough to let an Olympian hang out on a construction crane!

Clients include Airbus, Bauerfeind, DB Schenker, Deutsche Post, DLR, Jack Wolfskin, Lanxess, Mercedes-Benz, MTU Aero Engines, NADA, Reebok, Sony, Vodafone and Telekom.

Internationally acclaimed and exhibited, Florian W. Mueller offers a diverse range of themes that recognise the uniqueness of things and their appearances. Like in architecture photography, he finds angles, perspectives and unique views to extract the beauty and exceptionality of buildings.

Florian captures architecture in beautifully abstracted, sometimes poetic ways. As an answer to the endless flood of images and greed for perfection existent today, he sees the necessity to change perspectives, taking the viewer in an entirely different direction.

Title: Concrete Cross

"The image is part of my series “Concrete Cross”, a series about churches, built in the style of “Brutalismus”, mostly in the 1970’s.

One of the main architects of this genre is Pritzker prize-award winner, Gottfried Böhm. He has been considered to be both an Expressionism and post-Bauhaus architect, but he prefers to define himself as an architect who creates "connections" between the past and the future, between the world of ideas and the physical world, between a building and its urban surroundings.

The picture was shot in the Church of The Resurrection of Christ (1971) and shows a part of the entrance.

In the series, I play with fragments and details of concrete facades and elements, which are illuminated through colorful church windows. This shows a wonderful interaction between the somehow clean but organic surface of the concrete and the light."

Thomas Fähnrich is a Cologne-based photographer, represented by Banrap. He is mainly focused on people and portrait photography - both with a big touch of sports.

Thomas loves to travel for assignments and meet new people, clients and talents. He works on location as well in the studio, shooting with artificial as well as natural light.

Thomas particularly likes the range of different work involved in his job. "Nothing is more boring than doing the same thing every day!"

A highlight from this year was a 10-day production in the Dominican Republic - he can't wait to go back!

Ralph Wentz is a photographer and art director based in Cologne. In this Showcase, he presents work for LECUBI Kitchen that saw him shoot several images of custom made high-end interiors throughout Germany, as well as work for dog accessory manufacturer Karlie and its brand dogX2go.

Ralph was commissioned by German automotive supplier MEKU Technologie to shoot corporate imagery for print and online, while for Cologne and New York-based investment company BELGRAVIA he shot the interior and exterior of their office buildings as well as portaits of the board of directors.

Finally, as a father of three Ralph shot a series of portraits that illustrate the changes his children have gone through over the years. A subject that, as you may imagine, is very close to his heart!

For internationally published photographer Frank Rossbach, creativity is a process of teamwork between his delivery and people's imagination. To Frank, photography is passion and the opportunity to tell stories, and thereby a way of influencing people's point of view.

The Cologne-based artist's areas of focus include health, beauty, fashion, people and industrial. His style is reflected in a fascinating multifaceted play of light and combines technical precision with high attention to detail. Frank is specialised in creating emotive, contemporary and intuitive images.

"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.”

Scott Redinger-Libolt, now based in Cologne, studied commercial art in Los Angeles. Advertising photography is his specialty and he really enjoys shooting active lifestyle subjects like biking and sportswear.

With over 25 years' experience in photography, production and art direction, Scott brings a valuable set of skills and insight to every project. Scott just opened his newest studio, 'LuftHaus' in Cologne.

Peter Lindemann began taking pictures at the age of 16. He assisted international photographers before setting up his own studio focusing on commercial people images in Cologne in 1994.

Peter began his path towards the automotive industry in 1998 and has since worked internationally for a number of major car companies. As a member of the AWI, his work has been awarded several times over the last three years; recently, he was voted one of the '200 Best Photographers Worldwide' by Lürzers Archive.

Clients include Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Infinity, Nissan, Bentley, Subaru, Skoda, Seat, Volvo, Toyota, Sony, Aral, BP, Metzler, Canon, Adac, Dockers, Vasto, Citroën, Siemens, Linda, Mondo, EMI, Bayer, Polo and Payot.

Award-winning German photographer David Weimann is based in Cologne but travels worldwide for his on-location shoots. He primarily works as an editorial, portrait and business photographer.

Whether he is shooting a wine-maker during harvest, a Michelin star decorated chef, or a celebrity in just five minutes, he is always able to get the best out of his subject and produce striking images under any kind of circumstances.

His work has been published by Revolver Magazine, Spiegel Online, Welt,  Guide Michelin, Meiningers Weinwelt and many more.

LuftHaus Studio is a new photo and film location in Cologne, Germany. This unique loft space is located on the 5th and 6th floors of a renovated bell tower with views over the village of Rondorf. Complete with a small elevator, features include easy neighbourhood parking, lighting equipment rental, photo assistance, make up station and fresh coffee.

LuftHaus is located 15 minutes south of Cologne city center, 20 minutes from the Köln/Bonn airport, and enjoys easy access to the A4 and A555.