Petra Tielmann is a Dusseldorf-based freelance fashion stylist with vast experience in fashion, catalogue, advertising and commercial  photo productions.

Petra also puts her entire passion, creativity and talent for organisation into her many personal projects, including conceptualisation, bookings, art direction, and magazine publication.

As team leader, she was resonsible for the successful campaign production for Spanish fashion brand SIYU.

Petra's second home is Cape Town, South Africa where she has spent many seasons for international shootsincluding KIA, eBay, C&A, NKD, CECIL, Beiersdorf, and many more.

Corinna Bechtle is a passionate fashion and wardrobe stylist with vast experience in the fashion industry. Working as a designer to begin with, she moved on to buying before she became a freelance stylist.

Experienced in styling models for editorial shoots, fashion shows and advertising photography, personalities for TV shows and events and musicians for music videos and photography, Corinna is able to adapt to the needs of very different clients.

Clients include Universal Music, American musician Devendra Banhart, German TV channels Sat1 and Pro7, and fashion brands Hunkemoeller, Sabrina Dehoff and Mustang Jeans. Commercial clients include UK hotel chain Hampton by Hilton, Volkswagen and Absolut Vodka.

With experience of having lived in Berlin, London and Wellington, New Zealand Corinna has broadened her horizons and gained great experience in an international work environment. She has built great contacts with fashion designers and fashion PR agencies worldwide.

Her work has been published in magazines in Europe and the US, including D’Scene, Schoen!, Ramp Magazine and NEO2.

Corinna has an eye for detail and colour, a love for cutting edge design and a good sense for the latest trends.

Berlin-based Claas Cropp Creative Productions is a full service production company with experience across all areas of still photo production, location scouting, casting and moving images.

Recent productions included:

• Vodafone campaign shot by Lars Borges in Berlin (Jung von Matt);
• Goldwell campaign shot by Ralph Mecke in Berlin (inhouse);
• Lynk & Co campaign shot by Henrik Ottosson in Barcelona (Rapid Images);
• femibion campaign shot by Ina Schoof in Berlin (Select Life);
• Napapijri campaign shot by Ljubodrag Andric in Berlin (Dude);
• Nivea campaign shot by Uwe Düttmann in Berlin (FCB Hamburg);
• Cosmos Direct campaign shot by Malte Jäger (Leagas Deleany);
• Goldwell Pure Pigments video shot and directed by Fridolin Schöpper.

Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Siemens, BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz and Lufthansa.

Photographers include Annie Leibovitz, Michel Comte, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Phil Poynter and many more.

Welcome Home is in Neukölln, next to Tempelhofer Feld.

The light-flooded 125m² studio has white wooden flooring throughout, exposed brickwork and high ceilings.

Patrick Wamsganz was born in 1979 in southwest Germany and combines portrait, fashion and people photography.

He has already portrayed well-known international personalities including Kofi Annan, Alanis Morissette, Mario Adorf and Boris Becker.

Patrick completed a three-year study of photography in Berlin and has been working as a freelance photographer since 2006. For this, he commutes between his countryside idyll near Frankfurt and the melting pot of Berlin.

Photographer Heiko Laschitzki is known for his ability to craft poetic and insightful portrait, reportage and fashion photography.

Based in Berlin, Heiko travels extensively - last year, he produced numerous stunning editorials in nine countries on four continents.

Whether it’s shooting a celebrity portrait in two minutes, or photographing editorial in the busy streets of Hong Kong or the rainy mountains of Norway, the results prove how quickly and efficiently Heiko can produce engaging and striking pictures under challenging circumstances.

His award-winning backstage documentary shows an intimate view behind the scenes, underlining Heiko's talent for capturing unpretentious moments.

Winterland retouching is a small and friendly creative retouching studio based in Berlin. With over 10 years of experience, the team is able to provide expertise in all matters of post-production.

Whilst dedicated to offering the highest standard in image manipulation, the company is also committed to delivering quality retouching in a timely manner.

Winterland retouching has recently collaborated with brands such as Christian Louboutin and Calvin Klein. The company also works closely with photographers, such as Seb Winter and his personal project which won the ’Best in Category’ prize at the prestigious Association of Photographer’s Awards 2017.

Visit the website for more information.

Finding the right location, preferably as quickly as possible. Putting together a mood board for a customer, ideally with amazing photos of top locations. Finding inspiration from exceptional spaces and places, which can then be booked; Locationhero is aware of the challenges surrounding location scouting.

This is because the team itself is made up of photographers, creative artists and location managers with many years of experience in production.

"One day, we wondered whether this could all be done in a more efficient and simple way. We wanted to create a platform where a wide selection of locations for film and photo productions could easily and quickly be found. Selected scouts and location owners from Germany present their top locations on Locationhero. Here, creative artists, photographers, film-makers and production companies can find amazing locations in outstanding photo quality in just a few clicks, which they can then present to their customers.“

Delight Rental Services provides maximum support for professional photo and video productions in Berlin, Stuttgart, Marbella, and on demand worldwide.

"Regardless of whether you‘re a photographer, film-maker, producer, stylist or outfitter, DRS will serve your needs, supplying a huge range of digital, lighting, production and styling equipment."

Latest examples from Delight Rental Services‘ continuously extending portfolio include:

• Sony PXW-FS7 II.
• Sony FE lenses from 12-24mm to 100-400mm.
• Canon TS-E 50mm, 90mm and 135mm Macro.
• Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 ZE.
• Arri Skypanel S30-C.

Be sure to ask the team for unique equipment - finding solutions, even with custom built gear, is only one of their specialties!

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

Companies and publications such as BMW, Under Armour, Caritas, Douglas, VW, Bogner, Huf Magazine, Deutsche Bahn, Porsche, Marvel, SCHÖN Magazin, Mövenpick, Kia, Orsay, and L´Officiel, 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. 
• Drive Drove Driven - exhibition, featuring cars in contemporary photography as objects of design, as means of transportation, as sources of pollution and more. Until 8th April at Kommunale Galerie, Berlin.

Our cover image was shot by Robert Grischek, represented by Klein Photographen.