germany Jul 2010

Latest news from Agentur Neubauer:

• The agency is pleased to announce the addition of Hamburg-based fashion, lingerie and portrait photographer, Keith Schofield. Keith is a visual storyteller who gives his photography an authentic real-life look. He is well known to many publications, including Brigitte and other magazines. Visit his website to see his marvellous portrait series from India.
• Bad weather isn't a problem for Bernd Opitz, who seems to take the sun with him wherever he goes. He had two glorious days in south Tirol shooting new visuals for a VKB campaign and was in Barcelona to shoot for Persil. He also pulled-off a logistical masterstroke for Lufthansa at Frankfurt airport, with four teams shooting for 24 hours inside the new Airbus A380.
• After weeks of rain with indoor shoots for Wrigley's and Pampers, the summer arrived in time for Sandra Seckinger and her family shoot in Bavaria for RÖMER kids transport system.
• Myrzik&Jarisch shot for Das Handwerk, Solon and Siemens.
• Matthias Ziegler shot for Deutsche Bank, Bayr.Staatsforsten and Men's Health.
• Michael Munique completed an editorial entitled 'Bird of Paradise', and shot for Elegance, 1982 and Charles Vogele.
• Gabor Ekecs shot in LA for KWAS.
• Barbara Bonisolli shot for McDonald's.

Latest work from Artists & Co:

• Adrian Bela Raba shot an international winter fashion campaign for Toni Sailer Sports in various futuristic locations and on the glacier in Sölden, Austria.
• Beyond his creative photography Sacha Höchstetter has completed a range of commercial work, including studio shots for Glamour and GQ promoted by Yalook. He created a desert in a studio in Munich for Madeleine and also shot a new summer promotion for Orsay that is featured in shops throughout Europe.
• Kalle Singer took portraits of hundreds of women in Munich as part of a collaboration across Germany and Austria for Orsay and Joy Magazine to find interesting and pretty new faces.
• Caroline Martin shot for the new Käfer online shop.

Latest work from the Team House Agency photographers:

• Specialist lingerie photographer Donia Pitsch shot a romantic series in Paris for C&A. Paris was also the location for her colourful series 'Studio in Paris' for Marie Claire with famous model Aurélie Claudel.
• Rasmus Kaessmann was on the road in Hamburg for Reebok and shot a range of campaign images for Intersolar. For his latest personal work he shot in Fontainebleau.
• Robert Brembeck shot Christian Tramitz for Lufthansa Magazine as well as Sport Scheck managing director, Stefan Herzog, for Wirtschaftwoche. He also shot portraits of designer Axel Thallemer for Calcalist Weekly Magazine in Israel.
• Michela Morosini shot editorial images for SZ Magazine and completed a series entitled 'Childhood and Rituals' for Ubuntu Magazine.
• Andi Frank shot swimming champion Paul Biedermann on location in Berlin for the new Arena campaign. Continuing in the sporty theme, he shot the surf and skate lookbook for Sport Scheck.
• Director Claus Bertling is delighted with his Silver Prix Victoria in the International Economy Film Festival, as well as the Gold and Silver World medals he received at the New York Festival for his Adidas Global Football launch project, shot in preparation for the World Cup in South Africa.

Periscope Creative is thrilled with the launch of its unique new website. The company also recently moved into a gorgeous new office and studio space in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. The studio is available for rent with images, prices and specifics all available on the website.

Favorite Picture GmbH, a joint venture with former Vanity Fair picture editor Max Miller, has also been successfully launched. Periscope's complete archive is now being handled by Favorite Picture, along with those of leading photographers Maks Richter, Olaf Unverzart, Hadley Hudson, Werner Amann, and many more.

• Tom Stoddart completed another job in his ongoing series for Swiss private bank Clariden Leu.
• Daniel Sommer finished his second shoot for hardware giants Hornbach.
• Returning from Taiwan where he shot the global Taiwan Tourism Bureau campaign, Guido Castagnoli has been kept very busy with regular Monocle Magazine assignments.
• Lorenzo Aguis shot the 'Three Lions, One Tailor' campaign for long-term client Marks & Spencer.
• Julian Dufort recently photographed US football star Michael Bradley for ESPN Magazine.

Young Berlin-based photographer Tim Müller is already an established talent. His style crosses all genres although he particularly enjoys lifestyle, people and reportage photography.

Tim's shoots "come alive” thanks to a unique ability to inspire and energise his environment and capture the resulting emotion in his pictures. He recently shot a European McDonald's campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with TBWA.

Visit Tim's recently updated website for more information.

Berlin-based photographer Tino Pohlmann focuses on portraiture, lifestyle, sport and landscape work. Over recent months he shot the current Mercedes-Benz Transporter campaign through Scholz & Friends Berlin, as well as German football legends Horst Eckel, Sepp Maier, Mario Basler, Andreas Brehme, Karl Heinz Riedle and Hansi Müller. Other recent work included:

• Alice Cooper for the latest Saturn campaign in Los Angeles and Hamburg with Scholz & Friends Berlin.
• World champion mountain-biker Irina Kalentieva for an Ergon Bike Ergonomics worldwide print campaign.
• German cyclist Gerald Ciolek for Solestar.
• Tino received a silver award at the "Where Champions Meet" talent awards in Zurich.

Tino continues to work on his long-term project, the Tour de France. For six years he has been exhibiting work form the world's most gruelling cycle race for clients including Canyon Bicycles, The Belgian National Lottery and Skoda Auto.

Darius Ramazani recently took photos on the coast of Turkey for a new image campaign for travel company Öger Tours. The shoot focused on the company's image change from that of a travel business for all-inclusive holidays to one specialising in individual trips.

Creative directors Thorsten Müller (art) and Marc-Oliver Drescher (text) planned the campaign. The concept has people on holiday, with a couple at the beach and a man hiking in the mountains, while Turkish people show the tourists the best of their country.

Visit the website for more information.

Kai Schwabe appreciates good food and drink. A passion for painting and drawing fits perfectly alongside his current photography work, and he has spent a number of years successfully shooting for leading food manufacturers and advertising agencies. His clients include Maggi, Kraft, Philadelphia, Jacobs, Tassimo, Alberto, Dr. Oetker, Subway, Aldi Nord/Süd, Edeka, Penny and Rewe, who all appreciate his professional approach to layout and briefs along with his technical expertise.

Kai’s freelance work is also in regular demand when it comes to new picture concepts. Working alongside a team of talented stylists, food stylists and assistants he develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite every time.

Kai’s 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen, but he has also completed numerous jobs in Hamburg. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client.

Kai is currently looking for representation. Visit his website for more information.

Featured in this Showcase are excerpts from OliverStefan's recent work for Seat with Atletico International, Barcelona, Lexus with Teamone, Los Angeles, and Lukas Podolski for Milk Design, Cologne. 

Also included in this edition is a selection of auto-directed and non-commissioned imagery from the team's latest personal work.

OliverStefan photographers are located in Hamburg and Düsseldorf and maintain an additional office in Frankfurt.

Visit the website for more information.

Featured in this Showcase is Annape's brand new fashion series that she shot using real people. As always, she photographs her 'models' looking fantastic.

Psychologies France illustrated its recent men's special edition with Annape's art project 'Whitebox'. The series had previously been exhibited in a solo show in Munich.

Annape has just finished shooting covers for the re-launch of the Gruner + Jahr magazines Eltern, Eltern Spezial and Eltern Family.

Visit her website for more information.

Stefan Schuetz is based in Munich and specialises in people, sports and landscape photography.

His latest work includes the new Commerz Finanz/Commerzbank Group campaign as well as a viral campaign for Microsoft IE8.

His book 'Views of Africa' received recognition from the jury at the Deutscher Fotobuchpreis. For the project he travelled over 60,000 km in his Landcruiser, spending nine months visiting 21 different African countries.

Visit his website for more information.

Maiwolf is made up of photographers Eva and Uli, who began their careers in 2007 and are already shooting for high profile clients Adobe, Sixt and Campari, to name just a few.

With Eva's background as a photographer and Uli's 'first' career as an Art Director, they offer clients a broad understanding of their needs and are able to create visual worlds that are not only appealing but also work for both campaigns and editorial spreads.

Their relaxed but concentrated, stress-free yet professional way of working is highly respected by their clients.

Visit the website for more information.

Latest work from Sabine Duerichen:

• Luna magazine 'Lisette pour filles' summer 2011.
• Baby cover shoot for The Copyright Group.
• Black and white personal work.

Be sure to visit her newly designed website.

Deniz Saylan began his career as a photojournalist in some of the world's most renowned news hotspots. These experiences influenced him greatly and led him to develop his own unique style. He continues to work all over the world, but now as an international portrait and advertising photographer.

Deniz shoots using an 8x10" Deardorff plate camera as well as digitally with Hasselblad, PhaseOne and Leica equipment. Celebrities such as Kofi Annan, Dieter Zetsche, Michael Schumacher and Bob Geldof hold Deniz in high esteem, and he is also highly valued by commercial clients including Daimler, Infiniti, Porsche, Lamborghini, Jaguar and CFO Magazine.

Deniz maintains his own studios in London and Stuttgart. He recently returned from a three-week trip through Japan where he shot different motifs for Infinitis Premium Customer magazine Adeyaka. He also travelled through Europe to capture all 49 musicians of the MCO - Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Back home in Stuttgart, he was responsible for the key visuals for the upcoming 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Iver Hansen has been established in Düsseldorf for many years. He creates and produces work from photographs, CGI images and post production techniques. His solid team and wealth of experience consistently delivers the perfect results.

Visit his website for more information.

Virtual Stages Photography is a new format invented by Ben Isselstein. Ben started his career as a still life, industry and advertising photographer and his technique is based on the idea that a motif or scene can be formed from several staged elements consisting of separate image data.

Ben takes single shots when and where it is efficient or convenient, seamlessly moulding the results through his advanced compositing, retouching and digital airbrushing skills. His large archive of back-plates and elements removes the need for a physical third dimension and provides creative freedom, flexibility and control throughout the creative process.

Virtual Stages Photography speaks a unique language of imaging and art. The complex technique is built on a very slim and efficient production line. Visit Ben's online portfolio for a more behind-the-scenes perspective

Based in the heart of Berlin, Lichtkind was founded in 2010 by photo designer Christina Oette. As a casting agency for children between 0 and 17, the company is a brand new face on the city's media landscape and has set its focus on kids with striking heads, personality and distinctive charm.

Lichtkind runs studio and street castings with sed cards provided on request. The agency recently worked with photographers Thomas Kierok, Nina Altmann, Kerstin Nussbächer and Hannes Caspar, as well as Friedrich Schneider for WestEndMagazin in Munich.

Miscellaneous castings for VW, Payback and Amway will shortly be on the agency's website. In some last minute news, Elvis shot for Paschen Bibliotheken in Berlin with producer Tina Zaman and photographer Tom Fischer, while Valentino has made it to TV through Phoenix Film for a ZDF crime thriller.

PX Group is based in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, and works on high-end retouching and image development as well as CGI concepts for cars, products and character visuals.

More than 30 years of experience has allowed PX to combine its techniques, develop close relationships with clients and work with skilled and creative operators to provide a strong partnership across all creative photo productions.

PX recently worked on a huge banner that covers the construction work on the statue of victory in Berlin. The banner shows a simulated view of the inside of the statue and combines photography, CGI and post production techniques. A combination of CGI and photographic work was also used for the new Solon solar energy campaign, with buildings and backgrounds entirely created using 3D-applications. PX also worked on fashion visuals for Markus Pritzi, people images and artificial effected visuals for Kai Wiechmann, and Alcina hair product campaign shots.

Clients include Markus Pritzi, Kai Wiechmann, Scholz & Friends, DDB, heimat, VCCP, kempertrautmann, Kolle Rebbe, SelectNY, Joop, Audi, Sony and Telekom.

alphadog presents the Amarok, the leading vehicle in the VW utility range. The typical VW design DNA can be seen right across the pick-up truck, and it was alphadog's challenge to make these elements stand out for its worldwide launch through agency Grabarz & Partner.

The backplates were shot in South Africa by Emir Haveric and Tom Mennemann. In close cooperation with both photographers the alphadog specialists rendered the cars and integrated as much passion as possible into the end results.

Check the website for more information.

[zerone] cgi is renowned for its amazing work in print advertising, but the company recently helped build content for the new Porsche website.

Photographer Erik Chmil shot the backgrounds and HDRIs for the Panamera web-special and 'Colorator'. Based on this material, [zerone] cgi rendered the Panamera and agency BB&K used the material as content for two issues of the web-special. The 'fly-around-animation' can be downloaded as a screensaver and the Panamera 'Colorator' can be used online.

Photographer Willie von Recklinghausen shot the images for the new Porsche GT2 RS brochure. The Space Shuttle was modelled and rendered at [zerone] cgi, while the company also completed post production. Based on this material, BB&K built the 'Colorator' for the new GT2 RS web-special.

The Mini Beachcomber show-car featured in this Showcase was produced by the Vinx team at the end of 2009.

An in-studio line image and a selection of renderings was completed in a very short period of time. The HDR light field and backplates were produced in advance by VINX in Corsica.

Visit the website for more information.

Over the last 20 years RECOM has become one of the leading creative retouching and CGI studios in Europe through its three studios based in Berlin, London and Stuttgart.

Over 30 artists work in close collaboration between the three sites and regularly produce award-winning work for high profile beauty, fashion, transportation, advertising and fine art clients from around the world.

recomART also produces exhibitions and editorial prints for many well-known fine art photographers and galleries, offering a personalised service along with fine-art prints that can be ordered online at recomART's new print portal.

prolightrent is pleased to offer Soft Egg Crates for Briese Focus umbrellas ranging in size from 44cm to 180cm.

The company's digital equipment supplies are also constantly growing. Besides Apple Mac Pro and MacBook Pro, a wide range of lenses for Canon, Nikon and Hasselblad are now available. The Leica S2 is now supplied with the new 35mm lens.

prolightrent has just received the new Profoto Lithium-Akkus. Visit the website to check out the full equipment range.

The Eisbach Studios are used primarily for professional film and TV productions, as well as complex photo shoots. If the schedule allows, the extraordinary location can also be booked for exclusive corporate events such as gala evenings, roadshows, workshops or product presentations.

Located to the west of Munich, the studio complex contains two large halls connected by a 15 tonne crane track. Six studios ranging from 200 m² to 1400 m² can be fully adjusted and combined according to requirements. Additional on site services include catering and technical support.

The company works hard to ensure its clients' projects stay on budget and do not encounter unexpected costs. Visit the website for more information.

For over 10 years, Globotour Travel Service has been planning, organising and coordinating domestic production and international travel for photo and film clients. The company offers cost-conscious travel arrangements based on the individual requirements of each client.

Globotour also offers a wide range of photo production-compatible hotels, chalets and villas in the Seychelles, Gran Canaria, Tenerife Ibiza, Mallorca and the Alps.

Clients include:

• Success Models Paris for Dolce Gabbana, Biotherm, Zara and Mango.
• Romer Photography for Porsche.
• Hamilton Pereira Production for fashion photo productions in Lisbon and Cascais.
• Red Point Production shoot with Wayne Carpendale in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
• Harry Vorsteher in the Swiss Alps.

Visit the website for more information.