Stefan Nimmesgern strives to create authentic photography that is full of life. He sees himself as a story-teller, making it highly important for him to understand his clients to be able to translate their wishes into perfect results.

Stefan owns a huge range of light, camera and lens equipment. Combined with more than 25 years of experience as a professional photographer, he is able to provide a completely relaxed and stress-free workflow.

Clients include KFW Bank, Comcave College, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Bahn, Catella AG, Deutsche Bank and many more.

Visit Stefan’s website for more information and a full list of clients.

Avenger Photographers is a Munich based photographic agency founded in 2002 by Sylvia Weinmann. The company represents a small group of highly talented photographers for advertising, beauty, fashion, stills
and lifestyle.

Avenger Photographers' priority is to support the creative work of its artists. "Our ethos is professionalism, integrity and honesty; our approach is friendly, organised and reliable; and our shoots are productive, stress-free and fun!"

Photographers include Volker Dautzenberg (Germany, Munich), Dirk Bader (Germany, Munich), Stefanos Notopoulos (Germany, Munich), Jörg Schieferecke (Germany, Stuttgart), Andreas Pollok (Germany, Munich), Dieter Steinbach (Austria, Wien), and Sammy Hart (Germany, Munich).

All recent shoots and latest news can be seen on Avenger Photographers' blog.

Emphasising the company's close cooperation with all the hidden stars behind the camera and on set, with a wink of an eye FGV Schmidle claims "We are 'Making of!'"

FGV is deeply rooted in the international film industry, and with vast experience and an impressive inventory has been providing leading production services for decades. Consistent cooperation and communication is a vital part of the company’s knowledge base. As a result clients are able to do their jobs better, be it with the latest high-tech equipment, through the team's technically demanding solutions, or even its own developments.

Established in 1972 and with home bases in Munich and Berlin, FGV Rental provides services including camera systems (digital, film, and photo), lighting (daylight, tungsten, LED, tube, photo), grip (from cranes to dollies, tripods, stands and more), and vehicles, all with a 24/7 rental pick-up and return.

A 700 m² / 7,500 sq.ft. studio located on the Munich premises benefits from great transportation connections. Features include a ceiling height of 12m/40ft, motorised green- and bluescreens, three motorised rigs for loads of up to two tons each, a 7x14m (24x46ft) ceiling reflector, Cyclorama covering two walls (24x29x11m / 79x95x36ft), production offices, an industry standard kitchen and parking lot.

The focus on food and still life photography is obvious when looking at Kai Stiepel's portfolio. His photographs are loaded with creativity and original ideas and he is always looking for new angles, never losing the big picture.

Kai has over 20 years of experience working for big magazines, companies and advertising agencies.

Featured in this Showcase is some of his most recent work. His people images were shot in an old 'sleeping' car factory.

Visit his website to see more of his work.

"SONOTON Music – get the right track within seconds."

With over 115,000 production music tracks, the SONOTON music catalogue offers a huge, diverse and unique selection of musical genres for all types of productions. More than 2,500 talented composers have created an extensive variety of production music in every mood and instrumentation.

The user-friendly online search program SONOfind is the easiest way for producers to find the perfect track in just a few seconds.

SONOfind provides inspiring theme-based playlists, together with many filter options to quickly narrow down the found tracks.

TMT is a technical service company for film and TV productions, shows and events. TMT provides high-tech equipment including the most recent specialised light and grip equipment. Its highly motivated team has many years of experience and can handle the overall management of the planning through to delivery of a production.

With two studios in its centrally-located Munich production building, the professional, highly specialised and qualified team meets any customer needs by providing:

• Studio 1: 200 m², 5x9x5m cove and 5m height, with head room of 6.5m.
• Studio 2: 500 m², 10x13, 4x10m cove, 6m height, with head room of 10m and extra door for car shoots.
• Suspension elements and rigging in-studio.
• Current curtain system for black duvatine fabric.
• Time-saving light and grip rental just next door.
• Partnerships with camera and photo rental companies for complete packages.
• Modern and representative lounge.
• Well-equipped make-up and wardrobe room, a fitted kitchen and fast WLAN.

Ben Leonhardt is an experienced Munich-based photographer specialised in still life, liquids and drinks.

Ben is a second generation photographer with over 15 years of experience shooting liquids. He has a strong problem solving ability and moves between traditional techniques learned from his father to experimentation, always trying to push boundaries while keeping in mind the budget.

His fully equipped studio and in-house post-production guarantee a smooth and on-time workflow.

Recent clients include Kulmacher, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Löwenbräu, Adelholzener, Esso, McDonald’s, iWest, BMW, Novatis and many more.

Stefan Hobmaier is a portrait and corporate photophrapher based in Munich, Germany. He works for clients in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and all over the world such as BMW, Linde, ProSiebenSat1, Haymarket, Redwood, C3, Conde Nast, SZ Publishing, G+J and various corporate and ad agencies.

Very recently he added various portraits of professional athletes to his portfolio including Jerome Boateng and Angelique Kerber.

SKYLOFTSTUDIO is the daylight studio for photo, film and events. The all-white studio is flooded with light and features a large rooftop terrace and 360° panoramic view of Munich.

Latest events and productions include press and blogging for Burt's Bees (Photo: Förster und Martin. Catering: Funk. Furniture: Fusion. Technical: Magic); the finale of television show 'Curvey Supermodel' by RTLII (Photo: Lutz Duerichen. Production: Tresor TV Productions GmbH); a themed birthday bash 'Oriental Dream'; a private event with catering and furniture by Käfer Feinkost; and a 'making of' for music video 'Du bist die Musik in Mir' from German pop singer Patrick Lindner.

Luminosa Production is a Munich and Zürich-based full service production company working throughout Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the south of France for advertising, fashion and corporate clients.

The company also produces moving images, essentially online brand content, following clients needs and budget.

Featured here is what was a challenging and extensive production in and around Munich for BOGNER Magazin Summer 2017. It was shot with photographers Misha Taylor and Thomas Nutzl. It also features Review Kids and Review Teens summer 2017 in and around Munich with photos by Rocco Bizzarri.

Lastly, a video production is shown here for Mr. Porter with Xabi Alonso for IWC watches in an architectural surrounding nearby Munich. It was directed by Jacopo Maria Cinti.