Born in Vienna, Austria, Matthias “Mato” Johannik is a graduate of the well-renowned Brooks Institute for Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Assisting legends such as Greg Gorman, Steven Klein and David Lachapelle, he got the ropes of high end celebrity portraiture.
As a former international fashion model and commercial actor, Mato has an empathic understanding of what it means to be in front of a camera lens.
An ability to capture his subjects with intimate nonchalance and candid immediacy imparts Mato’s images a true-to-life character, bearing his signature style.

As a visual artist, curator, panel speaker, creative director and magazine publisher, Mato is well experieced to manage large, big budget productions as well as work in small teams on creative assignments.
 
A reputation as a powerhouse in people and advertising photography precedes his calm professionalism and charismatic appearance, thus making him the go-to-guy for iconic creations.

His clients include Swarovski, Philip Morris, Red Bull, T-Mobile, Magenta Mobile, Puma, Adidas, Zalando, Samsung, Sony Music, Universal Music, Volswagen , Volvo, Givenchy, Vivienna Westwood, Peek & Cloppenburg, German Vogue, Id-Magazine, Mens Health, RTL, Pro7, Austria’s, Germany’s, Switzerland’s Next Top Model and many more...

While working on productions around the globe, he lives with his family in Oslo, Norway.