Dennis Savini is an experienced Zurich-based food and drink photographer. He works in advertising as well as for editorial assignments, and his photographs are regularly printed in food magazine Le Menu as well as in books and ads for international clients.

Dennis is well known for his natural approach to food photography along with his fine lighting technique which gives a luminosity to his editorial work. Agencies like his talent for special effects with liquids as well as his retouching skills. Despite his fully equipped central Zurich studio, Dennis likes to shoot on location with natural light and minimal equipment. He also shoots on-location people photography with food themes.

His client list includes international brands such as Vorwerk-Thermomix, Shell, McDonald's, Migros, Swissmilk, Swiss Tourism, Jacobs Coffee, Lindt Chocolate, DiSaronno, Heineken and others.

Visit his website for more information.

Switzerland-based photographer Stefan Schlumpf is best known for the energy and creative approach he brings to every shoot, as well as for his very graphic, exceptionally aesthetic and reduced visual language.

Whether he is taking on last minute editorial shoots or working with a team of creatives to produce a highly conceptualised image, every project is a new and welcomed challenge.

Stefan’s work has appeared on magazine covers, billboards and publications across the world. Since the start of the year he has already shot various campaigns for clients ranging from the biggest outdoor brands to world class athletes as well as luxus interior company.

Clients include Mammut, Adidas, PhaseOne, Red Bull, Kjus, Skins, Schlossberg Switzerland, Post, Universal Music, VP Bank, National Geographic, Switzerland Tourism, GEO and Stern VIEW.

Welcome to Showcase Switzerland, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, production companies, photo agents, artists' and stylists' agents, equipment rental companies and more, currently working out of Switzerland.

You can find more creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production in our Zurich Photo and Film directories.

Companies including Adidas, GQ, Roche, HUF Magazine, Ernst & Young, Bugatti, Schweiz Tourismus, Bogner Magazine, Betty Barclay, Globus and Wendelspiess Partners, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure not to miss our recommended events:

• The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography, featuring 25 Swiss and international photographers at 10 exhibition venues in Biel, from 5th to 28th May. 
• Pierre Gilliard. The last days of the Romanovs - series of over seventy insider photographs of Romanov family life, taken by the children tutor - Swiss writer and academic. Until 11th June at Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne.
• (Im)mobility - exhibition, part of the series Photography and Migration, featuring migrating people from late 19th century to current days. At Fotomuseum Winterthur. 

Our cover image was shot by Maurice Sinclair, represented by Avocado Artists. 

Dominik Golob is equally at home in noisy industrial halls, the executive boardroom or in wild nature. He travels throughout Switzerland for jobs across corporate, industrial and portrait photography. A good network of make-up artists, stylists, assistants, model agencies and location scouts creates a perfect team to make every challenge possible.

Recent projects include:

• Wendelspiess Partners - corporate imagery.
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche  - annual report, corporate imagery and portraits.
• Hapa Switzerland - corporate imagery and portraits.
• ABB Poland - portraits.

Other recent clients include ABB Switzerland, Avadis Vorsorge, Bad Schinznach, Bank Linth and others.

Dominik is a member of the Swiss Professional Photographers Association (SBF). Visit his website for more information.

Gabriella Imperatori-Penn's passion for still life has been growing since she was a child. She is fascinated with form and texture and is influenced by Helumt Newton, Sarah Moon and Irving Penn.

Today, Gabriella is represented by Frank Parvis at i2i Photography and her work marries the descriptive with the mysterious as she shoots commercial and editorial projects for clients in the USA and Europe.

Her clients describe her work as being both feminine and bold. They include Calvin Klein​, InStyle​, ​Macy’s​, ​Martha Stewart Living​, Neutrogena​, Nordstrom​, ​O, The Oprah Magazine​, ​Ralph Lauren​, Target​, ​Victoria’s Secret​, W Magazine​ and Women’s Health.

Her main focus is on fragrance, cosmetics, jewellery, fashion and home accessories.

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.

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.