Stefan Kürzi is a Swiss adventure sports photographer who lives in Central Switzerland. He has extensive experience in outdoor adventure and the lifestyle that surrounds it.

Thanks to numerous former occupations he has also excellent skills working with individuals or groups. Stefan creates natural and authentic moments in his photographs. His passion for moments when all comes together is appreciated by his clients.

Recently he was shifting towards tourism and lifestyle photography. His clients include companies such as Adidas, Ortlieb Sportartikel, Tourismusverband Paznaun – Ischgl and more.

Luminosa Production GmbH is a full service production company operating in Switzerland since 1999. Based in Zürich, formerly in Lugano, and with an office in Munich, Luminosa is also well known for excellent service in Italy and Germany, but also in the south of France.

The company produces for advertising, fashion and corporate clients.

Featured in this Showcase, recent work including the latest GLOBUS Magazine with different teams for fashion, food, stills and decoration, a challenging production for Bogner Magazine summer 2017, and a fashion book for Betty Barclay.

Luminosa is currently producing over 100 images for Migros, including casting and art buying with photographer Raphael Zubler and Hotz Brands Consultants AG.

STAND OUT Photographic Forum originated in the US in 2014, with the community-focused concept since expanding across the globe featuring in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and The United Arab Emirates, with many more destinations on the horizon.

The events aim to educate and inspire attendees through varying seminars and insights from the photographic industry’s leading brands and influencers. Providing an insight into concepts and trends which will foster business development, improve image quality and assist in standing out in a highly competitive market.

"Join us in Zurich July 3rd at Volkhaus." Visit the website for more information.

Alex Buschor is a storyteller – not one with pen and paper, but one with a camera. His art is taking photos using camera and drones. To put it simple: He is a man of pictures. In his photos, he likes to put it simple as well, using clear forms and outlines. He pursues those in landscapes, in architecture, in faces. In the center, there is the essential: the nature of the object, the punch line of the story.


Alex has completed his studies in photography at the Douglas Mawson Institute in Adelaide, Australia, with in diploma in commercial photography.

APiX:

"Stories without words: not for the ear, but for the eye. Our photos tell stories of architecture, of personalities, of landscapes. They can give you wings, in the truest sense of the word.

Using drones, we produce photo and film shots from a bird′s-eye view. If your product is the main protagonist, we′re equipped for that as well and take product shots or pack shots in our own photo studio."

Daniel Infanger, based in Basel and Zürich, has been working in photography for over 20 years. Christian Brandes, based in Hamburg, has about ten years' experience in photography and post-production.

When they both started seperately working on their first film projects in 2014, they accidentally met at RED Studios in Berlin. A few weeks later they decided to team up for their first joint project. Stoked about each other's drive and energy, Mount Harbor Films was founded in 2015. Mainly focused on projects that combine photography and film, Mount Harbor is able to provide full service resolutions from concept and pre-production to post-production.

In 2016, Daniel and Christian managed projects for clients including Avec, Coop Pronto, Economie Suisse, Generali, Grand Hotel Titlis Palace Engelberg, Rado, SIG, Suva, Verband Schweizerischer Kantonalbanken and ZZ Wancor.

Visit Mount Harbor Films on Vimeo.

Super Production is a commercial art buying and worldwide production service based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its two owners have worked in the photography field for more than 10 years in New York, Paris, Madrid, Casablanca and now Geneva and Zürich.

Super Production produces mainly in Switzerland and Morocco with the aim of providing Swiss precision and quality productions in North Africa.

Super Production’s main goal is to bridge the gap between Switzerland and Morocco and the rest of the world, both creatively and in terms of professional production standards.

View Super Production's Moroccan and Swiss dedicated location websites for inspiration.

Clara Tuma's art is light-hearted yet sophisticated. For many years, she specialised in photographing a wide range of food projects for advertising, editorials and book publishers. She then found that clients who appreciated her sense of beauty and eye for detail also started asking her to shoot travel, lifestyle, portraits and interiors.

Today, Clara’s projects are varied and her recent clients include The New York Times, Coastal Living Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Condé Nast Traveller Russia, Wincasa, MIGROS, INK Global, Coop and Le Monde Magazine.

Welcome to Showcase Switzerland, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top photographers, directors, photo and film production and service companies and rental studios working out of Switzerland. 

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Zurich Photo and Film directories.

Companies such as Electrolux, Timberland, Victorinox, Schweiz Tourismus, Globus, Basler Kantonal Bank, Holcim, COOP, and Spettacolo, among others, trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to check out our recommended art events and exhibitions:

• Wojciech Zamecznik: Photography in all its forms - exhibition featuring over 150 pieces of photographic medium, including negatives, preliminary tests, prints and contact sheets. Until 31st December at Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne.
• photo17 - the largest exhibition of Swiss photography counting with the participation of over 150 photographers from the fields of advertising, press and art. From 6th to 10th January 2017 in Maag Halle, Zurich.
• Echo: Jungjin Lee - photography exhibition featuring landscapes captured in early 1990s North America. Until 29th January 2017 at Winterthur Fotomuseum, Zurich.

Our cover image was shot by Sabine Liewald.

Since 2003, Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer have specialised in elaborate projects focusing on people from all backgrounds and cultures. They have created critically acclaimed projects like 'Faces of Football', 'China' or 'The Human Face of Climate Change'. At the same time, the pair have worked regularly for corporate clients such as Swiss Re and Nike and have partnered up with the United Nations for awareness campaigns.

Braschler & Fischer have won numerous awards for their diverse works, including a World Press Photo Award. The company's photography projects have appeared in countless international magazines and have been published as photo books. Their work is also exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Today Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer divide their time between Zurich and New York and enjoy working for clients worldwide.

Seb Michel is a Swiss photographer with over 18 years of experience. Working in fashion and beauty as well as jewellery and watches, he shoots for leading international brands such as Adler Jewelry, Chopard, Vacheron Constantin, Bomberg and l’Officiel.

Seb works from his own 250m² loft-studio and manages his post-production in-house to be able to control the entire process.

His passion for beauty and his love for light enable him to realise high-end creative pictures.

Visit his website for more information.