CAREER
Martin Bissig combined his passions for mountain biking, traveling, and photography into a professional photography career. Starting as a banker and business economist, he transitioned to self-employment in 2003, building a network in the sports industry and with international magazines.

SPECIAL AREAS
In the last 20 years, Martin has become known internationally, primarily as an action and outdoor photographer. He collaborates with athletes like F1 driver Esteban Ocon and Mountainbiker Nino Schurter and Danny MacAskill and brands like RedBul, Adidas, Oakley and Specialized. His work takes him across Switzerland, neighboring countries, and to remote locales like the Himalayas, China, Iran or Greenland.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Martin began leading photography workshops over ten years ago. As a Canon photographer for the past years, he teaches courses on indirect flash, action photography, hybrid shootings and post-processing. He’s also been a keynote speaker at major photography events like PiXS or photopia.

PUBLICATIONS
Regarded as one of Europe’s most published outdoor and action photographers, Martin’s work appears in National Geographic, CNN.com, GEO.com and more. His travel reports have featured in over 50 publications globally. He’s also worked on outdoor projects for Swiss National Television.

CANON AMBASSADOR
Since January 2019, Martin has been a Canon Europe Ambassador and Canon Academy Coach, one of two Swiss photographers in the program.

REDBULL ILLUME PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
In 2023, Martin’s talent shone in the RedBull Illume Photography contest, reaching the semifinals with two photos and the finals with one.