Manfred Baumann

Born in 1968 in Vienna, Baumann grew up in Vienna's 13th district of Hietzing, where he also attended school. At 16, after graduating from general secondary school, he started an apprenticeship at Julius Meinl, a manufacturer and retailer of coffee, gourmet foods and other grocery products, where he also worked as manager for a year.

In 1995, he moved to Canada to work as a photographer. After two years he returned to Vienna where he continued to work as a freelance photographer. Baumann cites his grandfather, who was also a photographer, as one of his greatest sources of inspiration. His grandfather also encouraged his talents as a photographer by giving him his first camera, a Praktica.[3]

From 2002, Baumann has photographed celebrities.[2][4] Since 2011 he has photographed for DAC, which collects donations for Austrian Cancer Aid. Since 2012 he has also been an official photographer for PETA, for which he has photographed more celebrities.[5]

In 2013 he began a partnership with the National Geographic Society,[6] and in 2016 with Leica Camera.

In autumn 2017, his series Mustangs was exhibited in the Natural History Museum Vienna.[7] In 2018/2019 the Grand Hotel Wien exhibited his series Vienna - Grand Hotel Vienna.[8] In May 2019, Baumann exhibits Hoch leben die Wälder in the Black Forest, where he photographed 15 Black Forest originals.[9]

Jane Goodall with Baumann

In 2022 he was the guest star and speaker at the largest Adobe MAX Conference in Los Angeles [13] 2023 speaker at LSI/Leica Conference in New York in [14]

Baumann's work has been published in different photo specialist magazines like People Magazine[10] Chicago Tribune[11] and Daily Californian.[12] His photographs can also be seen in glossy magazines like Playboy,[13] GQ[14] FHM, and Stern[15]

Baumann is married and he has a son. He lives in Austria. He is a vegetarian and supports different animal welfare organizations. He is Honorary Ambassador of Jane Goodall with his wife Nelly Baumann.[16]

• Live. Bucher. ISBN 978-399018186-7.
• Manfred Baumann Calendar 2013. ISBN 978-3990181409.
• Sexy Camera Work. Skylight. ISBN 978-3-03766-633-3.
• Manfred Baumann Calendar 2012. ISBN 978-3-200-02329-1.
• Manfred Baumann Calendar 2011. ISBN 978-3-200-01958-4.
• Manfred Baumann - Photographie. ISBN 978-3-200-01840-2.
• Erotic Vision. Skylight. ISBN 3-03766-596-3.
• Celebrities. Novum. ISBN 3-85022-580-1.
• Fine nude art. Media Service Stuttgart. ISBN 3-902211-30-X.
• Just Naked!. Heel. ISBN 3-89365-970-6.
• Top 20 Girls 2008. Mohn Kalender. ISBN 3-8318-1288-8.
• L.A.Stories. echomedia. ISBN 978-3902-900654.
• Alte Welt, neue Welt. National Geographic. ISBN 978-3866903654.
• my world of photography 1991-2016. Novum. ISBN 3-99048-638-1.
• Mustangs - ISBN 978-3-99064-073-9.
• Vienna Edition Roesner, Krems an der Donau 2018. ISBN 978-3-903059-75-7.
• Face to Face. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-5085-1.

2012: Exhibition and star guest of Photokina, Cologne[26] 2013: Alive, Vienna[27] 2015: L.A.Stories, Schladming[28] 2017 Models, Saatchi Gallery Barcelona[29] 2017 Mustangs, Natural History Museum Vienna[10] 2017 The Collection Leica Galery Vienna [30] 2018 The Collection, Photobastei Zürich[31] 2018/2019 Vienna, Grand Hotel Wien[32] 2019: Hoch leben die Wälder, Black Forest[12] 2019: The Collection Sydney Leica Gallery [33] 2019: The Collection Melbourne Leica Gallery [33] 2019: Live up the woods, Hinterzarten 2020: Lipizzaner, the Spanish Riding School 2021: Face to Face, ViENNABallhaus 2022: my world of photography Leica Gallery Frankfurt [34] 2022: LIFE Leica Praha [35] 2023: REBIRTH Publicarts Gallery Vienna [36]

• Official website
• Lomography Interview
• Ephotozine Interview
• Stern Interview
• Sir Roger was impressed by Baumann
• Interview with Baumann (Video)
• Manfred Baumann at IMDb