Just minutes away from the centre of Munich, FGV Schmidle studios feature 700 m² / 7,500 sq. ft. of workspace for transportation, still life, interior or fashion photography as well as film productions.

The studio can be divided and has a variety of technical equipment options next to one of Germany's top rental facilities for motion and still photography, offering the latest professional camera, grip and lighting gear. The studio features a catering area with open kitchen, rest rooms, make-up, separate shower and wardrobe rooms as well as production offices with an additional 250 m² / 2,680 sq. ft of space.

The crew offers full service support in terms of rental equipment, set decoration, catering and production services. The studio is equipped with green/blue screen and black curtains, with a height of 12 m / 40 ft. A traditional cyclorama covers the length of two studio walls measuring 29x24 m / 95x79 ft., and is equipped with 120 Kw of dimmable cyc-lights.

Two large fully motorised ceiling panels can be used as reflectors or translucent light boxes. Three motorised rigs carry loads up to two tons each. The rigs are equipped with power supply, DMX control for lighting consoles, and compressed air feeds.

Clients can also access WLAN Internet, phone and fax services and there is a modern alarm protection system, truck-sized doors and a large private parking area. A business hotel is also located next door.

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With a firm grasp on the very best locations in Cuba, Colombia, Argentina, the South of France and the Alps, 7 Seas has a portfolio of locations that have big fashion appeal. No matter the season, 7 Seas can deliver beachside mansions, snow-capped mountains, speed boats, tropicana beaches, Colonial estates, quaint ski lodges, and even tobacco plantations if called for.

Over the years, 7 Seas has become synonymous with fashion - all thanks to the team’s ability to intuitively know what the client needs, interpret any brief, and execute a first-class production.

7 Seas successfully collaborates with affiliate production agencies in the big fashion capitals. These agencies in London, NYC, Milan and Berlin rely on 7 Seas to provide access to remote, out-of-this-world locations and manage all local on-ground production.

What do Hermès, GQ, Zimmermann, Monsoon, NET-a-PORTER and Vogue Japan all have in common? 7 Seas took them all somewhere they had never been before!

Petra Wiebe is a Munich-based freelance stylist, fashion editor and producer.

A sucessful combination of concept, planning, styling and production went into Petra's latest editorial work on location in Antigua, Cornwall, Iceland and Palermo. This Spotlight features a selection of her work for L'Officiel Germany, Netjets Magazine UK, Gala Germany, Woman Austria, XL Semanal Spain and Imute Magazine.

Petra works consistently as a producer, art director and stylist for Oz Verlag and freelances for a number of magazines and clients. She has organised a number of assignments on location in Marrakech, Dahkla, Essouira, Brazil, Canoa Quebrada, Iceland, Cornwall, Lanzarote, Antigua, Austria, Mauritius and Tarifa.

Recently, Petra organised a trip to the Maldives as well as a Werner Christ leather campaign shoot and video with a group of eight models in Zurich.

Petra is the "one woman" creative for individual clients who wish to concentrate on the fundamental essence of their products - quality , creativity and resistance.

With an emphasis on locations to match any brief, 7 Seas has the strongest grips on Colombia, Cuba and Argentina over any other operators in the same region.

Looking closely at Colombia, the time is ripe to come. What did the New York Times write in their weekend January 5th-6th issue? “Colombia gets better and better! The country hums with energy and possibility, offering a thriving environment for creativity." The word is spreading about its unspoiled beauty and photo and film productions are inevitably making their way. Cartagena is the loveliest city in Latin America: the historical atmosphere, the grand interiors, fused with a recent cosmopolitan influence makes for a very inimitable place to capture on film.

Then there’s the Rosario Islands and Santa Marta beaches, as close to a taste of heaven as mortally possible. Here, the water is a perfect turquoise and the sand a brilliant white. Selecting which stretch of beach to shoot a summer campaign or editorial will be about the most challenging part of producing in Colombia.

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Avenger Photographers is a Munich-based photography agency representing leading beauty, advertising, celebrity, people and still life photographers. The agency was established by Sylvia Weinmann in Munich 2002.

Avenger artists draw from years of experience in turning concepts into images. Avenger also offers a comprehensive production service.

Photographers include:

• Dirk Bader (Germany, Munich).
• Volker Dautzenberg (Germany, Munich).
• Julia Keltsch (Germany, Hamburg).
• Andreas Pollok (Germany, Munich).
• Jörg Schieferecke (Germany, Stuttgart).
• Andrea Gaspar-Klein (Germany, Fürth)

"We work creatively without losing the big picture. We enjoy responsibility and value the trust a working relationship requires. Our clients should be comfortable, and working with us should be a pleasure."

Peter Schreiber's recent work includes shooting the new BMW S 1000 RR superbike on a racetrack in Spain. Car to bike, bike to bike, lying on the floor or shooting with a Russian arm, check out the results of this very intense and fast shoot!

To get that real feeling of speed, Peter insists on shooting everything under real racing conditions (speeds of up to 230 km/h!).

"Only when doing solid speeds do the bike and rider look real and authentic. To get that, you sometimes have to suffer a bit and mustn't be scared; eat dirt and inhale a lot of exhaust fumes (like shooting out of the back of a BMW M3). But the results are always worth it!"

Photographer Patrick Reinig works for local, regional and international clients, from small companies up to global players. With nearly 30 years of commercial expertise, his working style is highly regarded by clients.

He covers a wide range of work from advertising, campaigns, business reports and business-headshots to images with drones.

Clients include REWAG Regensburger Energie- und Wasserversorgung AG & Co KG, Total Deutschland GmbH, Continental Automotive GmbH, and RVV Regensburger Verkhrsverbund GmbH.

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Munich-based photographer Dirk Bruniecki specialises in portrait, documentary and advertising images.

Dirk has been commissioned by various German and international clients and magazines to shoot celebrities ranging from top-ranking politicians to actors and international business leaders.

He works on commission with major German design and advertising agencies for clients ranging from Siemens to Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover, Jaguar, ABB and many more. His editorial publications have been commissioned by magazines such as Times Magazine, GQ, Playboy, Stern, Zeit, Forbes Magazine, Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg Business Week and numerous others.

Dirk recently finished an assignment in Arjeplog, Sweden for Land Rover and Jaguar. He also made a trip to Stockholm to shoot an editorial for Mercedes with German-Swedish painter, Theresa Kallrath. He is currently working on an annual report for a major German car brand.

Munich-based Stefan Hobmaier is a freelance photographer focusing on portrait, celebrity and corporate imagery.

Shooting professional athletes, actors, cooks, CEOs and just ordinary people, Stefan knows how to handle different characters and situations - whether on location or in a studio - to create authentic images.

His national and international clients include BMW, Hornbach, Intel, Google, ProSiebenSat1, MAN, H&M, Porsche, SZ Scala, Burda, C3, Hoffmann&Campe, Territory, Condé Nast, Impulse and Bloomberg Business.

Stefan Nimmesgern completed a range of interesting projects this summer, with another exhibition for Deutsche Bahn - this time in Nürnberg - as well as ART MUC and exhibition 'The Mountain Calls' at the Gasometer, Oberhausen.

His latest work from shoots for Vodafone International, commissioned by Barcroft, London as well as a complete relaunch for Mercedes-Benz subsidiary COBUS (Agentur Münch impact Wiesbaden) will be released soon.

For Cobus, Stefan partly completed the three-part campaign at KingKong Studio in Friolzheim and in Fa Heimann locations in the Taunus. Stefan's 44,000W flash unit was a valuable asset for brilliant pictures of the huge airport buses.

Stefan is currently working on a book about himself and his life as an expedition photographer, due to be published in April 2019 by TeNeues.