PRODUCTION POOL   Vienna Full Service Photo & Film Production

Production Pool is a full service production company specialised in film and photo production with offices in Zurich, Berlin, Vienna, Cape Town and Zermatt.

Recent productions include:

• Valiant campaign with photographer/director Per Kasch.
• IQOS campaign film and photo with director/DOP Manuel Mack and photographer Timmo Schreiber.
• COOP campaign with photographer Ailine Liefeld.
• Buffalo Zine editorial with photographer Walter Pfeiffer

Clients include brands and magazines such as Adidas, Agent Provocateur, Another Magazine, Birkenstock, Bogner, Elle, Garage Magazine, Givenchy, Globus, GQ, H+M, Joop, L'Uomo Vogue, Oysho, S.Oliver, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W Magazine and Zalando.

The company also works with photographers, DOPs and directors such as Boo George, Craig McDean, Daniel Riera, Ellen von Unwerth, Franklin Stanley, Frederike Helwig, Jonas Unger, Lukas Wassmann, Marcel Hartmann, Mariano Vivanco, Mario Testino, Markus Jans, Matt Jones, Mikael Jansson, Per Kasch, Sam Robinson, Sean Thomas, Takay, Thomas Dirnhofer, Tom Munro and Wolf & Lamm.

Tobias Sutter   Zurich

Welcome to Showcase Switzerland, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, directors, photo production and photo post production companies working out of Switzerland.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Zurich Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications including L’Occitane, Mandarin Oriental, Hyundai, Sanitas, Zara, Manor, Fantastic Man, Continental Suisse, Jaguar LandRover, BLKB, Johnson & Johnson, and Samsung, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Poster Stories, an exhibition focused on a large-scale design history: From its beginnings over 100 years ago to the present day. Until 5th January 2020 at Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich.
• Black Movie, an international festival of independent films, offering the film-lovers an opportunity to discover the films of some of the best Asian, African, Middle Eastern and South American directors. From 17th to 26th January 2020, Geneva. 

Our cover image was shot by Tobias Sutter for The Swiss Creative Make Up Contest 2019.

APIX Fotografie   Zurich Architecture and Aerial Photographers

Alex Buschor was born in Switzerland and graduated in Commercial Photography at the Douglas Mawson Institute in Adelaide, Australia in 2000. His engagement in bike and outdoor photography means he is already an established figure in the scene in Switzerland.

With many big recurring projects in the architecture photography industry, he has already created a large network. His style is well-known and his amazing aerial shots always surprise the viewer.

Recently, he has discovered the fascination for time-lapse and is constantly eager to work with it.

For further work or if you want to contact him please visit his website.

Daniel Infanger   Zurich ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS

Daniel Infanger, based in Basel and Zürich, has more than 20 years' experience in photography working across advertising, people and interiors and is also a director of corporate image films.

In 2015, Daniel founded Mount Harbor Films, and has broad experience in photography and post-production. Mount Harbour Films focuses on projects that combine photography and film, providing full service resolution from concept and pre-production to post-production.

It was a very successful year for Daniel with many exciting projects like two annual reports/magazines, as well as exciting film projects.

• IWB internet campaign
• The Coop Pronto hitch hike campaign
• Company portraits for the employees of BLKB
• Book project on the 900-year-old Engelberg monastery

Paolo Dutto   Zurich Portraiture, Corporate and Advertising Photographers

Paolo was born and raised in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. After several years as an assistant, he began his own career as a freelance photographer in editorial and advertising.

Paolo specialises in so-called "environmental portraits", he uses the surroundings of the subject to enhance the portrait. The result are images that tell a story about the person - authentic and alive. He has worked for many different clients in Switzerland and has carried out productions throughout Europe.

Paolo is a member of the association VFG (Vereinigung Fotografischer Gestalterinnen) and the photo agency, 13Photo. His photo studio is in Zurich.

Some of his clients include Bank Lombard Odier & Co, Cosa Travel, Flaschenpost Services, Migrolino, Skyguide, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich and UBS.

To see more of Paolo’s work and a recent series of portraits taken in Swiss prisons, visit his website.

Dennis Savini Photography   Zurich food & drink photographers

Dennis Savini is a professional photographer based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Specialised in food and drink photography he and his team are mostly working for international clients like Mövenpick, Thermomix and others. Dennis Savini also photographs editorials for magazines and regularly produces cookbooks.

Dennis Savini also has much experience in watch and jewellery photography, and has worked for well-known Swiss brands like Maurice de Mauriac, Meisterschmuck and IWC.

His studio is located in the center of Zurich, right beside the famous Bellevue and the Lake of Zurich. It is spacious and 5.5m high, offering all installations and state of the art equipment needed for perfect and high standard photography.  

"As a photographer, I am an experienced team player. I am used to working on concepts given by agencies or developed individually for the client. Quality is no coincidence. My goal is to go for a perfect job even under difficult conditions and, above all, I do love my job."

Marco Aste   Zurich Portrait, People and Corporate Photographers

Born in Basel, Switzerland, Marco began his career as an assistant. Marco opened his first studio and worked for 14 years as a still life photographer.

Then Marco decided to change his career path and focus on portrait and people photography. After he worked with celebrities Sepp Blatter, Günter Netzer, Hausi Leutenegger, Shawn Fielding, Udo Jürgens and many other personalities. Marco lives in Switzerland, but follows his work around the world.

His clients include UBS, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Synthes, Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Straumann, Migros, COOP, Regan Campbell Ward McCann New York, Weltwoche, BEEF, Servus RedBull and many other clients.

Some of his latest work has been:

• Interior shots for Abaca, Paris
• Operation smile campaign for Johnson & Johnson
• Campaign for Depuy Synthes, Ralph Krüger
• Portraits Portfolio for ZKB
• The 50Plus editorial

Thomas Baumann   Zurich Portraiture and Corporate Photographers

Thomas Baumann, based in Bern and Zürich, has more than 20 years' experience as a passionate photographer. His primary focus is on corporate, editorial and advertising and often integrates his passion for portraiture within these areas.

As he worked for many years in business consulting, he feels at home on the management floors of large companies, as well as in difficult terrains in the mountains where he spends a lot of his spare time doing all kind of sports.

His empathy and sincere interest in his subjects allow him to connect with them and ensure touching results. He loves to work on his own as well as in creative teams.

His reliable and easy-going personality combined with his understanding of perfection and great service ensures he always meets the client’s expectations – and his loyal client base is proof of that.

Thomas’ work has been featured in print, online, social media and international campaigns. Among his clients are global and local companies as well as agencies and magazines like BLS, DC Bank, NZZ am Sonntag, Hamilton International, Migros, Swiss Post, Raiffeisenbank Schweiz, City of Zürich and Zoll Medical.