High-class German fashion photographer Christian Hoppe - SEREGEL Photography - is dedicated to fine studio work and shoots all around the world.

Featured in this Showcase is some of his most recent work, including the current print and TV campaign for Marc Cain SS 2017. Studio work was shot in an old carpet factory in Berlin, while selected productions were staged in creative settings to provide fresh new views. Bags and shoes were shot in various outdoor locations as well as at Delight Studios Berlin.

Photos and videos from Maryan Mehlhorn's beachwear ad campaign 2017 were shot on location in Morocco in private locations and out in the desert.

Visit the website to see more of Christian's work.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top German-based photo agents, photographers, illustrators, directors, music composers, post production companies, digital capture services, equipment rental companies, rental studios, and other creative talents and services. 

Companies such as Nivea, FC Bayern, Marc Cain, Villeroy & Boch, Universal Music, Vodafone, BMW, Telekom AG, Montblanc, s.Oliver, Aldi Süd 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:

• The Concept Of Lines − Richard Avedon, George Hoyningen-Huene and Irving Penn - Works from The F.C. Gundlach Collection. Until 12th February at The House of Photography, Hamburg.
• BLING BLING BABY! Glitter, glamour and a flirt with pop untill 15th January at NRW FORUM Dusseldorf.
• Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Photographs of the 60s and 70s from the Nicola Erni Collection untill 15th January at Münchner Stadtmuseum.

Our cover image was shot by Leo Krumbacher. Leo is represented by Klein Photographen.

Felix Rachor is a Berlin-based fashion, beauty, and celebrity photographer, make-up artist and media designer. His photographs are loaded with creativity and original ideas.

He travels a lot and will spend next year between cities in Europe, Cape Town, Rhodes and America. Clients also benefit from Felix's post-production skills and excellent contacts. They also appreciate his straight forward manner of collaboration and fair quotes.

Felix has a number of years of experience working for big magazines, companies and TV stations and has seen many of Germany's top stars step in front of his camera.

Clients include JOOP!, Labello, CLR, SHISEIDO, Ivoclar vivadent, Universal, Sony BMG, Constantin Films, Sony Music, Phase One, Samsung, Elle, Woman, Face Magazine, Maxi, Storm, Quality and Stern, among others.

High-class German fashion photographer Christian Hoppe - SEREGEL Photography - is dedicated to fine studio work and shoots all around the world.

Featured in this Spotlight is some of his most recent work, including the current print and TV campaign for Marc Cain SS 2017. Studio work was shot in an old carpet factory in Berlin, while selected productions were staged in creative settings to provide fresh new views. Bags and shoes were shot in various outdoor locations as well as at Delight Studios Berlin.

Photos and videos from Maryan Mehlhorn's beachwear ad campaign 2017 were shot on location in Morocco in private locations and out in the desert.

Visit the website to see more of Christian's work.

Tim Müller proudly presents his mystic and athletic short film: Inside Us.

Global campaign photographer and director Tim Müller is based in Berlin, New York and Cape Town. His passion for capturing the perfect moment is reflected in his authentic lifestyle and people shoots. Tim captures professional talents as well as real people in the most genuine way for his worldwide campaigns and impressive image libraries for global brands.

As a consequence, Lürzer’s Archive has selected Tim three times to be one of the 'Best 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide' - 2012/13, 2014/15 and again in 2016/17.

Tim has worked for a range of international clients, from advertising to TV commercials, including Adidas, BASF, Beiersdorf, Unilever, Lilly, Barclays, Nestlé, P&G, McDonald's, Nescafé, Philips, Volkswagen, Qualcomm, Shire, Zeiss and many more.

Visit Tim's recently updated website to view his portfolio and also his new film projects.

UPPERORANGE's internationally-renowned photographers work for a wide range of brands such as AXE, Stella McCartney, Braun, Converse, McDonald's, Adidas, Nike, Red Bull, Coca-Cola, Mercedes, Audi, VW, Pilsener Urquell, Phillip Morris, Mazda, IKEA, Puma, Kappa, Camel, Allianz, Bugatti, Google, Gillette, Casio, Base, O2, Triumph, Lamborghini, John Player, Vodafone, Mitsubishi, BMW, IngDiba, Deutsche Bahn, Zalando, MTV, Deutsche Post, Swisscom, Telekom, SoundCloud, Sennheiser, Telefonica and many many more.

The agency also offers a complete production service. With over 10 years of experience and international contacts, the UPPERORANGE photographers work for respected international magazines including ZEIT Magazine, Jetzt, Numero Homme, Monopol, Spiegel, Interview, Welt am Sonntag, 032c, Fantastic Man, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Vice and Stern.

UPPERORANGE represents Antje Merkel, Christian Werner, Florian Seidel, Jen Osborne, Leopold Fiala, Lisa Wassmann, Lukas Gansterer, Maria Brinkop, Petra Kleis and Tim Bruening.

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 include:

• Opel Ampera-e campaign production shot by Phil Poynter in Berlin (Scholz & Friends).
• Joop AW16/17 campaign production shot by Sascha Tassilo Hoechstetter in Germany (Inkorporated).
• MAN TGE catalogue and campaign production shot by Frithjof Ohm (head production: Matthias Pretzsch) in Berlin (Jung von Matt / Elbe).
• Goldwell video production directed by Markus Jans; DOP: Fridolin Schöpper in Berlin (inhouse).
• Airfield AW16/17 campaign still and video production directed by Kristian Schuller; DOP: Timm Lange (inhouse).
• Seidensticker AW16/17 campaign shot by Özgür Albayrak in Berlin (inhouse).
• Lufhansa campaign production shot by Sam Robinson in New York (Kolle Rebbe).
• Telekom campaign production shot by Mat Neidhardt in Berin (DDB).

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, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Uwe Düttmann, Phil Poynter and many more.

Lunik is a Berlin-based full service production company working across photography and video. Lunik’s international network allows it to offer all fields of production service worldwide, including location scouting, casting or whatever is needed for the perfect shoot.

In addition, Lunik is able to supply high standard 'Making-Of' film production, implemented by creative professionals.

Recent productions include:

• Gauloises photo and video shoot with photographer Wolfgang Zac.
• Two Bosch campaigns realised by Jann Klee in Berlin.
• Sparkasse 'Kulturförderung', shot by Gregor Collienne.
• Fashion shoot for Mizuno with Richard Allen.
• HUK Coburg autumn campaign with photographer Gregor Collienne.
• ING DiBa 'Employer Branding' shot by Jan Eric Euler.

Delight Rental Services provides maximum support for professional photo and video productions.

"Regardless whether you're a photographer, producer, stylist or outfitter, DRS will serve your needs, suppliying a huge range of digital, lighting, production and styling equipment."

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

Latest examples from Delight Rental Services’ continuously extending portfolio include Profoto Pro-10 2400 AirTTL, 7.5t Mercedes Atego truck, the VW Caddy Maxi, Briese focus.2 115 CINEMA and Nikon PC Nikkor 19mm 1:4 E ED.

DRS is located in Berlin, Stuttgart and Marbella, but provides equipment worldwide.

Pirates 'n Paradise has been an innovative full-service post-production company since 1998. The long standing and experienced family of artists and producers is headquartered in western Germany’s media/advertising hub, Dusseldorf.

In 2008, a second branch was founded in Berlin. The Berlin team is mainly responsible for projects involving direct collaboration with agency creatives and film-makers. The team at Pirates realises projects for clients from all industries and works for the biggest international network agencies. Over the years, the company has won more than 70 international awards.

Equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology, Pirates 'n Paradise not only works on 'classic' commercials involving editing, compositing, digital grading, 2D, and 3D, but also across all new digital channels. These include 360° video, stereoscopy, HDR technology, and many special formats such as trade fair films up to 8K resolution.

Visit the company website or contact the Pirates 'n Paradise team in Berlin for more information.