hamburg-munich Oct 2006

Fashion photographer Thomas Schmidt, based in Paris and Hamburg, took the “purple rain” pictures for the summer 06 edition of French magazine Icon – with a 12-page swimwear feature using rain produced in the studio.

Thomas also took photos for Kultmag, published in August 06 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Hamburg male model agency Kult: The new faces posed for photographs on location in Mallorca – the number “5” being the central theme of the shoot, based on the roman digit V for “victory”.

Visit Thomas Schmidt’s new website for further pictures of both shoots.

In October, Thomas is travelling for Peek und Cloppenburg, and in the autumn he will be dedicating some time to private projects in Paris and London.

Based in Hamburg, Tom Menz specialises in people, beauty, wellness and nude photography. He is represented by Claudia Bitzer.

His stated aim is "to create pictures of lifestyle meeting beauty".

Among his latest works are pictures of Isabelle B. Isabel C [agency Place] and Bryan [Modelwerk] "choosing between mango and strawberry in a world of ice".

Fashion and advertising photographer Anja Boxhammer lives and works in Paris and Hamburg.

She recently did a hair fashion shoot for Image Source.

The photos shown were produced for a book, with model Tobias [NEXT] and Donovan [Studio KLRP].

One of Anja's next projects will be a lingerie shoot for Gala.

Eugen Haller's studio is located in Schwabingen in the centre of Munich.

He works primarily for editorial and agencies, preferring to work indoors, using artificial light and digital.

Following a recent re-launch of his website, he is now looking for an agent to represent him.

Recent bigshrimp production projects include the following:

• The full production service for NIKE Pro. Rick Guest from London shot star footballer Miroslav Klose in Bremen.
• Going on tour for jeweller Christ, organising two shoots: in Somerset for the main catalogue. Photographer: Manfred Esser. In Majorca for ads. Photographer Joachim Baldauf with model Claudia Schiffer. Agency: Agentur+Leven+Hermann.
• Photographers’ agent Daniela Wagner booked bigshrimp for an 8-day production for BMW X5 with 19 shots in Berlin. Photographer Igor Panitz. (behind the scenes pics shown here)

Other projects using bigshrimp talents or locations include: Lufthansa, Vodafone, Suzuki, IGLO, Renault, IKK, OMV, Neckermann, Otto...

Berlin-based Delight Rental Services (DRS) offers a full equipment service for professional photographers and producers worldwide.

They rent out cameras and light equipment, specialising in Profoto, Briese Flash and HMI, Chimera Lightbanks, Phase One Digibacks P25/P45, Mac Book Pro or G5 workstation, Linhof M 679 with Optics 24 to 120mm, Hasselblad, Mamiya and Canon amongst others.

They also offer other equipment such as pop-up tents, walkie-talkies, steamer and navigation systems with the aim of ensuring a hassle-free production.

Recent productions supported by DRS include:

• Nowadays Creative Production for Hugo Boss Accessories with photographer Markus Jans and Jens Boesenberg.
• Collection summer 07 campaign for Marc Cain with photographers Seregel,
  both productions digital supported by JC Blaum

Service supplier CINEGATE rents out camera, lighting and grip equipment to the media industry. It has offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Lensahn, Leipzig, Ludwigsburg, Munich and Salzgitter, as well as rental studios in Hamburg and Berlin.

The four studios in Hamburg range from 200 m2 to 950 m2. Studio1 - with 950 m2, 12.5 m height - has a rectangular voute and a sail. The new 490 m2 Studio Berlin also provides a rectangular voute. Each Cinegate studio comes with additional rooms for production, and equipment rental is conveniently located on site.

Tchibo and Saturn recently shot their new commercials at Cinegate studios.

Side is Hamburg's first and only five star design hotel in the centre of the city. The hotel was built by architect Jan Stoermer, designed by Matteo Thun and illuminated by Robert Wilson. Space and light are well related to each other, shaping the heart of the hotel, and making it a sensual location.

The 168 rooms are varied in category and they all share a minimalist style that is welcoming and comfortable, and has a personal touch. The ten “flying” suites on the 10th and 11th floors are decked out in white.

The lounge and rooftop terrace offer impressive views over Hamburg’s port and the Alster lake, providing good venues for summer parties, events or photo shoots. The Fusion bar and restaurant serve as meeting places for hotel guests and visitors. Colour blocking is used in the luxuriously furnished and colourful Side Spa.

The hotel offers breakfast at weekends until 2pm and late-checkout on Sundays until 6pm.