Gunda Patzke : Jesus on the cover of FOCUS, SAXO BANK cyclist pros, downhill training for STERN, model Anne Sophie Monrad in QUALITY mag, DRESDNER PHILHARMONIKER... plus new blog!

Sports editor Christian Ewers completed a downhill training with mountain bike pro Manfred Stromberg. He learnt the art of mountain biking in picturesque Latsch, South Tyrol. Florian WAGNER captured the racing motifs in a spread for STERN magazine.

Florian also took photographs at the Oberammergauer Passionsspielen – a celebrated traditional German play, which presents the life and passion of Jesus – FOCUS selected one of his images for its cover.

In January, Fredrik CLEMENT shot the SAXO BANK worldwide campaign in Fuerteventura. The focus is on the SAXO BANK team’s cycling pros: Andy and Frank Schleck, Jakob Fuglsang, Matti Breschel and Chris Anker Sørensen.

Karel KUEHNE photographed model Anne Sophie Monrad at an artist atelier with stylist JANE Garber c/o BIGOUDI. The young German starlet has just completed her first shows at Paris Fashion Week, where she walked for Wolfgang Joop’s Wunderkind designer label. She is also the face of the new advertising campaign and has already been featured in Italian edition Vogue. GoSee is pleased to present the fashionable-elegant series.

Sebastian VAN DEN AKKER realised a campaign for BÖRSENVEREIN DES DEUTSCHEN BUCHHANDELS (German book trade union). The models were all real apprentices from the industry.

SCANDERBEG SAUER spent the past few months on the road for ROSEN. The company deploys innovative high tech products in over 80 countries, which rate and test the integrity of pipelines, tank farms and ships of the oil and gas industry. Photographs were realised in Germany, England, Holland, Italy and Switzerland. The duo are currently working on a production in Shanghai / Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Mathias BOTHOR photographed an orchestra with 140 faces: the DRESDNER PHILHARMONIKER. His images truly capture and visualise the sound of the orchestra.

Karin BERNDL realised new commercial motifs in London for JOHN LEWIS department stores. The products ranging from lavender pillows to mirrors were captured in dollhouse like structures, providing a cosy, domestic setting.

FYI there is now also a new Gunda Patzke blog!