Born in Vienna, Mato Johannik is a graduate of the well-renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. Assisting legends such as Greg Gorman, Steven Klein and David Lachapelle, he got the ropes of high end celebrity portraiture.

Early in his career Mato explored narratives of street fashion and documentary photography, creating a body of work which foreshadowed the fast paced aesthetics of social media advertising. An unparalleled 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, he does not lack the experience and hands on mentality to tackle challenges way beyond other’s comfort zone.  A reputation as a powerhouse in people and advertising photography precedes his unconditional professionalism and charismatic appearance, thus making him the go-to-guy for iconic creations.
His multifaceted talent preys on uncharted territories of visual expression.

While working on productions in Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles, his home base is a penthouse atelier in downtown Vienna.

By peers often depicted as a genre jumper, his clients include Adidas, Bipa, DM, Givenchy, GNTM, L’Officiel, Magenta, ÖMV, Peek&Cloppenburg, Pro7, Puma, Red Bull, RTL, Radio Ö3, Radio, Rondo, Superfly, Steffl Vienna, Samsung, Sony Music, Swarovski, Universal Records, Zalando, Volkswagen, Volvo, Vivienne Westwood, Zeitmagazin.