LR Studio is an award-winning Shanghai-based creative studio specialised in storytelling through video, photography, graphic design and digital media, with full creative services from concept development to delivery.

With a very strong background in animation, design and luxury art direction, LR Studio has teamed up with the best teams in the field to pioneer in the landscape of branding gaming, VR experiences and AR.

Either it starts with an idea or a full brief, they work with their clients to select the right media and produce the right content according to the project’s strategic objectives.

With a detailed workflow and best practices, they help clients navigate the world of content production to make the most out of every project and achieve the best results according to their needs.

Welcome to Showcase China, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photo & film production companies, photo agents, photographers and studios working out of China. 

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Beijing (Photo / Film), Hong Kong (Photo / Film) and Shanghai (Photo / Film) directories.

Brands including Valentino, M&M's, Adidas, Budweiser, PayPal, KFC, Lancôme, Timberland, Hewlett Packard, Absolute Vodka, Pantene, Shiseido, Vogue, and Converse among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Don't miss our recommended event: 

• Nothing That Is Not 'This' - photography exhibition by Guan Yinlin, focusing on the rights of women and minority groups, the relationship between social change and the individual, and self-exploration. Until 20th of June at Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre, Xiamen.

Our cover image was shot by Ken Ngan, production by Bloc Productions.

SHTRAK BOYZ! (Milos Gazdic and Vlatko Mitashev) are a pair of very distinctive, bearded men. One is loud, and the other levitates. With a combined experience of a still-functioning VW Golf Mark 1, they do know their shit! You wanna know anything about 120-year-old cameras and play with one, or maybe 60? Well, visit their studio and Milos will educate you till you beg Vlatko to mix you an old fashioned while you are secretly planning to move in with your belongings in one of the most friendly and cosy studios in Shanghai. 

Commissioning these guys for your shoot not only will get you two brains but four eyes, double the heart volume and twice as many balls in comparison to an average photographer, they perform much swifter and meticulous in the pre-and post-production and especially during the shoots. Both coming from a creative design background, they fully understand briefs and work closely with creative directors to turn that brief into a visual orgasm, boldly pushing the limits to achieve the best possible work for the clients and ultimately for their own visual addiction.

Connected through a mutual passion for photography and light shaping, combined with their creative sensibility, the body of work of these commercial whores ranges from advertising, food and beverage to beauty and fashion photography. Edgy in approach, refined in treatment and recognisable for their style, they produce exclusive and hyper-realistic commercial images that will draw your attention.

"D'ELE is a creative agency dedicated to artist management and full service production. We are based in Shanghai with partners in Milan and London. For over 10 years we have provided seamless and dynamic visual solutions to a wide range of international clients and advertising agencies.

In partnership with Livello6 and 1806, we are proud to represent international visual artists within photography, illustration, CGI, film, and animation. Our artists are recognised globally with awards such as Cannes Lions and Promax BDAs. 

Additionally, D'ELE provides full-service production, all customised to the specific needs of our clients."

"Amanacliq is a full service creative visual solution company dedicated to the dynamic Asia advertising market. With our partners, amana inc from Tokyo and Bernstein Andriulli from New York, we are able to provide multiple disciplined visual solutions across photography, film, illustration, CG, tactile installation, digital art and so on.

With the experience of working with most multinational clients and advertising agencies, we’ve been keeping sparking fresh ideas for the advertising industry and clients including Apple, Adidas, Coca-Cola, Disneyland, Nike, P&G, Bose, Chrysler, Lincoln, Pepsi, Unilever, McDonald's, and many more."

Central Studios is the one stop for creating vivid and impactful content for local and global clients. CS provides full creative production with a focus on excellent client services, and a vast network of artists to match any brief, whether working for Fortune 500 companies or boutique brands.

Central Studios offer a fully bilingual production team, well-appointed studios, in-house equipment rental; and a high end bespoke retouching team. Managing all services under one roof ensures the team delivers the quality you expect, moving quickly and efficiently to execute photo, film and other digital media productions from our production facility in Shanghai. CS has a deep well of resources extending across China and the region to ensure high production standards are not limited to Shanghai. 

Meeting the challenges that 2021 threw upon us, CS produced numerous virtual shoots - hosting clients and creatives remotely across a range of platforms for China based productions.

Recent brand collaborations include Farfetch, Harrods, Mizone, Valentina X Luxottica, Converse, Corona, Loro Piana, Lane Crawford, and Ports International. 

''Drop us a line if you have any China questions or follow us on Instagram.''

CL. LO is an award winning still life photographer based in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Australia. With his distinguished photography talent, he was awarded and ranked as “World’s Top 5 Still Life Photographer” in 2020, “China’s Top 1 Still Life Photographers” in 2020 and 2019 and "Photographer of the Year in China" in 2018 at One Eyeland international photography award. 

CL. LO Photography is a well established photographic studio proudly working with China’s and world's leading luxury brands, magazines and advertising agencies. Under the art direction of CL. LO series of mesmerizing shots of fashion related products used for numerous advertising key visuals, magazine features and art exhibitions. 

Key clients includes: Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Tiffany, Omega, Swarovski Fine Jewellery, L’Oréal Paris, Lancôme, Clarins, SK-II, Shiseido, Clé De Peau Beauté, Clinique, Fresh, Mini Cooper, Coca Cola, Johnnie Walker, GQ China, InStyle China, Numero China and more.

Bloc Productions is a China-based artist representation agency that represents a roster of internationally acclaimed photographers, directors, stylists and illustrators for Asian advertising and editorial clients.

''Our talent is supported by a multilingual production team capable of executing photo shoots and productions across China, Asia and the rest of the world.

Our clients include BMW, Land Rover, Dior, Prada, Mont Blanc, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Puma, Kappa, Li Ning, Biotherm, Braun, Dulux, Garnia, Ice Dew, Goretex, Gillette, Head and Shoulders, P&G, L’Oreal, Lux, Olay, Sephora, Old Navy, Motorola, Acer, Sony Ericsson, Sprite, Standard Charter, World Gold Council.

Our editorial clients include Cosmopolitan, Grazia China, Grazia France, GQ China, Harper's Bazaar China, Modern Weekly, Numero, Surface China, Vogue China, Vogue US.''

With its modern design, Studio Dare screams character. Minimalist and Scandinavian inspired interior, it is not a simple, lifeless white-walled space, but a very unique, one-of-a-kind studio with brickwork, concrete walls, a modern but easy-going lounge and bar area, and two spacious studios with various shooting dimensions. 

Studio Dare | 大胆 ‬offers two studios which can be rented separately or together for larger productions, private or corporate events and creative workshops. Studio B has a fully equipped, specifically made studio-purpose kitchen for your sophisticated and juicy shoots.

Next to its 525m2 studio space, Studio Dare | 大胆‭ ‬provides state of the art equipment and technology available to rent, including leading industry brands like Broncolor, Profoto, Phase One, Fujifilm, Manfrotto and more, alongside a team of high-level advertising and fashion photographers, project managers, assistants, technical and support staff. The studio is located on a fourth floor and is equipped with an industrial freight elevator of large volume and weight capability.‬

"With an array of experience, we provide a comprehensive service for industry leading clients in advertising and fashion, regardless of the scale and complexity of production. In association with Shtrak! production team, we are capable of making your shoots smoother and easier, whether it is a full-scale production or simpler production support."

Yuyang first picked up a camera at 15 documenting his teenage life and the pace of change in his home province of Sichuan. First self-taught, he won the Magnum Fellowship in 2014 and went on to study photography in NYC.

His patience, sincerity and unique eye have brought his attention to various themes around the world including daily life in North Korea, a fisherman in Senegal, LGBT weddings in the sea of Japan, Uygur teen football and the massive urbanisation of China.

He has been awarded the Eugene Smith Grant in 2020, named by Time magazine as one of the 'Nine Chinese Photographers You Need to Follow' and won emerging photographer of PDN 30 in 2017. His work has been published in Time magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal along with many more and exhibited in galleries in Paris, New York, London and China. 

His commercial work includes campaigns for the likes of Apple, Nike, Airbnb, Harbin Beer and has shot celebrities including Zhong Chu Xi, Li Wen Han, Li Meng, Zhao Rui, Zhou Yu Tong.

He is represented by Bloc Productions.