With 15 years of living and working experience in Shanghai, Anne-Sophie has been commissioned for various editorial and commercial projects across a wide range of subjects and is comfortable working either alone or in a team on bigger sets.

Fluent in German, English, French and proficient in spoken and written Chinese, she is at ease balancing different cultural elements while always maintaining a sense of integrity and trust and a curiosity to explore new ideas and concepts.

Her love for colour, light and collaboration combine in portraiture and fashion but often transpire into interiors, food and travel vignettes. They can range from simple candid moments to the more elaborate whimsical set-ups that like to inquire (and often inspire) the every day life.

Edwin Datoc is a photographer and filmmaker who is renowned for his striking cinematic style. His appreciation and familiarity with diverse cultures reflects a unique international perspective to his work. His inspiration comes varied from varied sources: travel, design, architecture, music and cinema.

Edwin has shot editorial assignments for Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and Tatler. He has photographed campaigns for Marie France Van Damme, Costume National, Esprit, L’Oreal, LANDMARK HK, G2000, Kim Robinson Cosmetics, Agent Provocateur and Fiorucci.

Edwin’s corporate portfolio includes Merrill Lynch, Hong Kong Land, Xerox Corporation, Asia Pacific Land, and Reuters. 

Edwin currently lives between Hong Kong, New York and Sydney.

"Bloc Productions is a print and video production company based in Shanghai and Beijing. Our specialty lies in China where our team of multilingual producers have produced hundreds of print, editorial and video campaigns for a wide range of commercial and editorial clients over the last decade.

In the last few months we have been fortunate to service campaigns for Burberry, vivo, Nike, and Adidas. 

We’d love to chat about your next project, so drop us a line and get in touch! For more information, visit Bloc’s website or join us on Instagram to keep up to date with all of our latest work."

Chiara Ye was born in China and at the age of she five she moved to Parma in Italy, a country well known for its rich artistic and cultural heritage.  

In Parma she began studying art at high school, where she developed a passion for the visual arts, theatre and film. During her studies, Chiara attained a comprehensive knowledge of the arts as a whole, coupled with an innate creative and fresh “eye”, that was seen as totally unique in her field. 

Once reunified with her origins in China, she had the opportunity to experience a broad range of challenges, and opened herself up to embracing new food, style and culture. Chiara’s works display evident influences of art throughout different periods of history, from Renaissance to Neoclassicism all the way to Modern Art and Contemporary.

Yuyang Liu was born in Sichuan in 1991 and he is now based between Chengdu and Shanghai. With his unique vision and perspective, as well as the sincerity, patience, and adaptability required for documentary photography, he covers issues that range from the daily life in North Korea, to the transformation of the energy industry in Shanxi; from fishermen’s work in Senegal to young Uyghur teens dreams about football; from the massive urbanisation process in China to a Cambodian music school aiming for everyone; and from an LGTB wedding in the sea of Japan to ordinary people’s stories in Chunyun, the CNY Transportation in Guangzhou. Yuyang Liu tells stories with pictures.

He became a jury of ADC 98th Annual Awards in the photography section, has been selected as one of the 'Nine Chinese Photographers You Need to Follow' by TIME magazine and emerging photographer of PDN 30 in 2017. He has won Magnum Foundation Human Rights and Photography Fellowship, Ian Parry Scholarship, and Abigail Cohen Fellowship in Documentary Photography.

His work has been published on TIME, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and exhibited in New York, London, Shanghai, Paris, and Beijing. He collaborates with NGOs such as UNICEF, Greenpeace, WWF, and Save the Children. He insists unique and meaningful moments can convey the brand spirit and campaign storytelling, and real moments can touch the audiences. His commercial clients include Apple, Nike, Airbnb, Harbin Beer, Xiaomi, and JD.

Yuyang Liu is represented by Bloc Productions.

Sharpen Studio is a full service photo and film production house based and operating in Milan, Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.

Over the last years, Sharpen Studio has worked with some of the fashion world’s top brands and most talented photographers and directors. Italy and Asia is their backyard - with combined experience living and working in both sides of the world, they can help your company with every aspect of your production.

They welcome both small and large-scale productions. From simple shoots to large-scale productions, they are happy to put their creativity at the clients' disposal throughout the entire process.

Sharpen Studio has also a wide choice of spectacular locations in Italy, Japan, and are able to offer production services, locations database and scouting throughout Europe, Asia and beyond.

Recent clients include Vogue, Terranova Pop Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel, Adidas, Intel, Apple, Samsung, Cluse, Range Rover, Pantene, Kappa, Chopard, Tissot, Dior, Element Fresh, Lapargay, Dentsu, Cacharel, Shu Uemara, YouTube, Uber, Pop Magazine, Opera Bombana, and many more.

Victor Fraile is a commercial and editorial photographer specialising in sports, lifestyle and fashion who works closely with brands and advertising agencies on campaigns and rebranding efforts to develop attention-grabbing ideas, execute them into photography and turn them into commercial-grade content.

Victorʼs work is disciplined and driven by his passion to push boundaries with regards to what is possible with photography. His shoot concepts are usually innovative with incredible attention to detail, all the while staying authentic to his ultimate vision. Victorʼs images are technical, powerful and evocative; They encourage the viewer to look beyond what is right in front of them to the scale and breadth of what surrounds us.

Originally from Spain but based in Mexico City after a decade in Hong Kong, Victor began his career shooting assignments around the globe for high-profile surfing magazines, while completing his Marketing Communications degree.

He is well known for his ability to work with world-leading athletes and he has spent the last 20 years working in over 40 countries for brands such as Red Bull, Nike, Neil Pryde, Li-Ning, Prada, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Triangl, Infiniti Motors, HSBC, UBS, and magazines such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Quo and Men's Health magazine, among others.

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 and publications including Converse, Singtel, Aston Martin, Lancome, Levi's, Huawei, Puma, Clinique, Nike, Singapore Airlines, Honda, and Coca-Cola, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Shoji Ueda retrospective photography exhibition. Until 10th October at Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre, Xiamen. 
• Duet: A Tan Ping Retrospective. Until 15th September at Yuz Museum, Shanghai.

Our cover image was shot by Florian Sommet, represented by Red+Plus. 

Amanacliq is a full service production and communications house dedicated to the dynamic Asia market. With partners AmanaInc fromTokyo and Bernstein Andriulli from New York, the company is able to provide complete visual and social content solutions with a wide range of services from photography, film, illustration and creative services to facilities and equipment rental, as well as post-production.

With the experiences of working with a roster of multinational clients worldwide, Amanacliq offers fresh and exciting ideas for the advertising industry and clients including some of the world’s largest brands: Adidas, Coca-Cola, Nike, P&G, Chrysler, Pepsi, Bose, Apple, Beats and Unilever.

Central Studios is a leading Shanghai content production company providing creative executions and content production for world-leading brands as well Chinese-based market leaders. The company has extensive expertise producing all kinds of commercial production for fashion and advertising clients.

With deep local knowledge and an international network of talent, Central Studios is equipped to meet challenges head-on and find the best solutions for customers in the studio, on location or throughout Asia.

"Celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2019, we have recently refurbished our large spaces to offer clients more flexibility and options for their shoot productions, as well as launching our fully operational post-production department offering retouching services and an edit suite for video."

Central Studios is the one-stop-shop for photo and video production in Shanghai.