November Oscar Sierra Whiskey - The Location House used the time during the lockdown to scout many new locations, finally to launch the new website and to fill up with a lot of energy and inspiration for the months ahead. Despite the difficult and restrictive conditions, the location agency is looking forward to an eventful, labour-intensive summer and autumn.

Recent projects include Atupri with director Ben Strebel and photographer Cecil Arp produced by Rosas and Co Films, Audi with photographer Kai-Uwe Gundlach in cooperation with WIDE Production Hamburg and ALL IN Production, Coop with director Tobias Fueter and Onfilm by Stories, Jelmoli with photographer Pierluigi Macor and Tina Aich Production, ON with photographers Lauretta Suter and Lukas Wassmann, Skoda directed by Marco Lutz and produced by Shining Film, Wella with photographers Roger Weber and Sandro Bäbler produced by ALL IN Production and many more.

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NOVEMBER OSCAR SIERRA WHISKEY wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season during these challenging times!

Markus Schneeberger is a food, still life, report, and architecture photographer and director.

His excellent observation skills, his artistic eye, the technical know-how, and his high affinity for light and shadow characterises him. Located in the centre of Switzerland, he’s working in his 150m2 studio with state-of-the-art technologies and a well-equipped kitchen.

Markus has a broad network to serve his clients with extraordinary service.

Alex Buschor, born in Switzerland, was trained as a photographer in Adelaide, Australia. He has been working as a photographer for more than 20 years and during this time he has become one of the leading photographers in the field of cycling and architecture.

Meanwhile Alex not only works as a photographer he also produces and realises complete film productions. This year he was able to realise many projects and made among others a commercial film for Bosch. Especially popular are projects that include both, photos and film.

Due to his great experience in different areas, Alex has been able to work with many different clients. Among them are Bosch, BBC, KV Business School Zurich, the real estate agency Engel & Völkers, Atelier P3 Facade Engineering and various tourist regions. He has also worked with various Swiss magazines such as Ride Mountain Bike Magazine, Schweizerfamilie and many others.

MP Production located in Zermatt, one of the most stunning landscape in the Swiss Alps, recent projects include:

• Freeride Ski, snowboard and speedrider TV commercial for Adelholzener Mineral Water with pro athletes Sam Anthamatten, Victor de la Rue, Marion Haerty and Remco Kayser Producer Anorak Film Berlin / MP Production local fixer.
• Migros Sport XX winter and summer film and photoshoot in Zermatt in co-operation with Alpha Production Zürich / MP Production local fixer.
• TV show for Pro 7 Germany / MP Production local producer.
• BKW and Swiss Ski TV commercial filmed in Zermatt with D.O.P. Thomas Dirnhofer / MP Production local producer / fixer.

MP Production covers the full range of production management and services, from location scouting and permits to logistics, props, casting, catering and rental.

Carlos Crespo is working for corporations like GEBERIT, AXA, MIGROS, Stadler Rail amongst others. Recently, he has realised the photographic visual identity of the Pathé Cinemas Switzerland. He has also photographed large scale buildings for IttenBrechbühl and meierpartner Architects. 

Corporate movies, branding stories and documentaries are fields that are becoming predominant in his career. 

His passion for constantly pursuing new goals has driven Carlos Crespo to found together with partners a second company based in Zurich and dedicated to film production.       

In the field of visual arts he has had a successful exhibition at Zeughaus Teufen, showing a selection of his new work ‘ARQUICOLOR’.

The scientific eye of Scanderbeg Sauer’s photography / CGI depicts seductive illusions of our world connecting the documentary with the digital. Like engineers they create breathtaking images of real yet incredible subjects in the most inaccessible places.

However cool their work seems, behind the camera you will find the most easy-going and congenial people you could ever imagine. Scanderbeg Sauer lightheartedly master challenging situations of all sorts - with empathy, understanding, skills, and imagination.

Andreana Scanderbeg (Consulting, Project Management, Production) and Alexander Sauer (Photography, CGI, Post-Production) have worked together as a team since 2005. Both live in Zurich and Munich, and work worldwide.

Selected references: Audemars Piguet, BMW, Clariant, Credit Suisse, Datwyler, Lakestar, MINI, SWISS, Universitätsspital Basel, The Telegraph, Vanity Fair London.

Stefan Kürzi is an outdoor photographer from central Switzerland. He is specialised in mountain sports and tourism photography as well as portraits. His clients include international outdoor sports brands as well as large tourist regions for which he regularly creates advertising images. He is also available for editorial work. 

Stefan designs his pictures in such a way that the advertising message of the customer is always recognisable. His authentic style is based on a perfect mixture of documentation and staging. In this way, he succeeds in forming and transporting the story in a picture.

The cooperation with Stefan Kürzi is uncomplicated, goal and customer oriented. He always welcomes the opportunity to build positive and rewarding new relationships.

Frederik van den Berg is a photographer based in Zurich with an ever-growing appreciation of the great outdoors. He’s passionate about fresh air and snow-covered mountains, but he also shoots sports, interiors, food and people for various clients.

Frederik’s images have been published in Bergwelten Magazine, SCIENCE, Das Ideale Heim, Virtuoso, The Observer, and more. 

For an upcoming tourism campaign, he spent a week documenting the beautiful landscapes of Trentino (IT). Further assignments have been photographed for destinations including GraubündenFerien, LAAX, Sedrun and Savognin.

Due to frozen budgets and reduced commercial activities during the pandemic, Frederik has pursued his own little adventures such as hiking across the Alps, advancing sailing skills, and exploring underwater photography on a remote Sicilian island.

Claudia Link‘s work includes recipe photography and new image styles for food and drink as well. She mainly focuses on travel, portrait and lifestyle photography and has a graphic, clean look to her pictures that is simultaneously enriched and transformed by applying a subtle artistic influence.

For several years Claudia has been working very closely with the Swiss cook Rebecca Clopath. She develops new visual experiences of culinary art for her.

Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Claudia is well known for her clear vision and clean style of photography.

She is based nearby Basel in a spacious studio with a fully equipped kitchen for big food productions, from where she creates unique visual work alongside internationally renowned food stylists, hair and make-up artists.

For more than 10 years, Sarida Bossoni has been Switzerland's agent representing a selection of highly talented directors of photography, each renowned for their signature work in all types of film productions.

After several years as an agency producer in different international advertising networks, she is well-acquainted with the process of filmmaking and the requirements of all parties involved.

Needless to say, her drive as an agent is her passion for high-quality creative films. A premise that will always lead to above average, if not excellent results.

Her clients include Adidas, Audi, BMW, Bulgari, Cadillac, Chanel, Chloé, Chopard, Christian Dior, Coca-Cola, D&G, Ford, Giorgio Armani, Ikea, IWC, Lamborghini, Lancia, Martini, Max Factor, Mercedes, Michelin, Red Bull, Salvatore Ferragamo, Samsung, SBB, Skoda, Sony, Swatch, Swisscom, Toyota, Under Armour and Yves Saint Laurent, among others.