Welcome to Showcase California, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities from the Golden State.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Los Angeles Photo and Film directories and San Francisco Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications including Cadillac, Elle Magazine, Mazda, Clinique, Tom Ford, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

  • The 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is scheduled to be held physically from 4th to 15th January. The annual star-studded Film Awards, honoring the best and brightest performances of the year, is scheduled for 4th January.
  • Bay Area artist Charles Lee’s first solo exhibition, sweat + dirt, can be visited at SF Camerawork until 3rd February. The exhibition is a document and investigation of contemporary Black rodeo culture and cowfolk in the US.
  • The Fahey/Klein Gallery presents Bailey: Photographs, which includes some of Bailey’s signature images of luminaries of fashion, music, and fine art, including Jane Birkin, Michael Caine, Helmut Newton, and Mick Jagger.

Our cover image was shot by Cully Wright for Numero NL, and features actor Graham Parkhurst.