Marion Trutter lived in Mexico for a year before studying Spanish Literature, American Studies, and Communications in Munich. For many years she was an editor with responsibility for Spanish and Latin American topics for a well-known travel magazine. She was in charge of text for a sports magazine for two years before launching a freelance career in 1992. She is now a freelance journalist specializing in travel and Spanish-speaking countries for magazines, newspapers, books, and radio. Gunter Beer discovered his passion for the subject of food while working on the European Specialties volume of the Culinaria series. Further publications with Konemann followed, but the photographer is particularly excited about Spanish cuisine and culture because he has lived, worked, and enjoyed life in Barcelona, Spain for several years.