Photo: Michael Marczok

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.

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

my services

Photography

I will put your products, events, stories, projects or employees in the best possible light. As a professional photographer for 20+ years, I work efficiently and always deliver on time. 

filming

Get it all out of one hand. Besides taking still images, I am also equipped with professional film equipment and can shoot photos as well as videos for your brand, products or events.

model database

I run my own model database with a variety of sports models you can choose from. As a client of mine, you have free access to the database.

workshops

I love to share my knowledge. A couple of times a year I give small workshops about photography and filming. I am also available for private workshops.

CONSULTING

Working in the outdoor/action/sports industry for more than two decades, I have a huge knowledge about planning photo- and filmshoots as well as scouting locations and models.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

I have had many adventures in my life. I will gladly give you a glimpse behind the scenes of my work during my keynote speech (duration selectable).

clients

commercial + TOURISM

ABICHT GRUPPE
ABENTEUERREISEN
ADIDAS
ALPINA
AMER SPORTS
ANFIBIO
AZENES
BH BIKES
BIXS
BLATTMANN BIER
BMC
BOOTSSCHULE ZÜRICH
CALANDA
CAMELBAK
CANON DE
CANON SWITZERLAND
CANON UK
CHRISSPORTS
CILANDER AG
CLIF BAR
CORNELIA HOTZ
CRANKBROTHERS
CREDO BIKES
CUORE OF SWITZERLAND
DAKINE
DARIO COLOGNA
DAVOS KLOSTERS
DEUTER
DT SWISS
ENDURA
ENGADIN SCUOL ZERNEZ
EVOC
FAZUA
FINLAND TOURISM
FLYER
GARDEKO
GARMIN
GEWERBEVERBAND ZUG
GIANT
GIRO
GOPRO
GRAUBÜNDEN
GYYM
HAIBIKE
HELVETIA VERSICHERUNGEN
HOCH-YBRIG
HORGEN LABS
HPS ZUG
IGSU
IQVIA
IRONMAN
IXS
JEANTEX
JEWEL TATTOO
KATADYN
KENDA
KOMOOT
KUONI
LEATHERMAN
LINGS
LITEVILLE
LIV RACING
LUXOFT
M-WAY
MAGURA
MALOJA
MATRIX
MUSTANG KINDERBIKES
NATO INNOVATION FUND
NEUROTH HÖRGERÄTE
NEWMAN
NORTH FACE
OAKLEY
OLIGOSCAN
OPTIMUS
OTTO MEYER
PAINTBALLFARM
PARTNERS GROUP
PET RECYCLING
PLANOFIL
POLIZEI BASEL
QLOOM
QWSTION
RAHN AG
RAIFFEISEN
RED BULL
REMAX
REVOLTAB
ROSSIGNOL
ROYAL BHUTAN AIRLINES
SALOMON
SANFO
SATTEL HOCHSTUCKLI
SAUDI ARABIA TOURISM
SCHOEFFEL
SCHWEIZ TOURISMUS
SCODIX
SCOTT
SHED ZUG
SHELL
SIEMENS
SILVEROC
SNOWLIFE
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ZUG
SPECIALIZED
SPITAL DAVOS
SPORTREHAB
SQLAB
SRF
STEVENS
SUMATRONIC
SUVA
TEAM MEERENDAL
TOGGENBURG
TOUR DE SUISSE RAD
TRAVEL WORLDWIDE
TREFECTA
TRIQ
TST-GPR
V-ZUG
VANTOURER
VAUDE
VELOPLUS
VELOSUISSE
VICTORINOX
WHEELER
WILSON
WIZ (WIRTSCHAFT ZUG)
ZEALWOOD
ZIMTSTERN
ZUG.RIDE
ZUG TOURISMUS
ZUG ZÜRICH PELETON
ZUGER KANTONALBANK
ZUGER MESSE
ZUGSPORTS
ZÜRICH TOURISMUS

editorial

20 MINUTEN (CH)
4ACTIONSPORTS (IT)
4BICYCLE (IT)
4OUTDOOR (IT)
53X11 (ES)
ABENTEUER UND REISEN (DE)
ACTION ASIA (SG)
ACTIVE TRAVELER (GB)
AMB (AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BIKE) (AU)
ANNABELLE (CH)
AUFREISEN (CH)
AUSTRALIAN MOTO (AU)
AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE NEWS (AU)
BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE (US)
BEOBACHTER (CH)
BERGWELTEN (DE)
BICICLETA (BR)
BICICLUB (AR)
BICIKEL (SI)
BICYCLE QUARTERLY (US)
BICYCLING (BR)
BICYCLING (FI)
BICYCLING (SE)
BICYCLING (US)
BILANZ (CH)
BILD (DE)
BIKE (DE)
BIKE (ES)
BIKE (FI)
BIKE (GB)
BIKE (PL)
BIKE + TRAVEL (DE)
BIKE ACTION (BR)
BIKE COOL (CN)
BIKE PERFECT (GB)
BIKE TV (DE)
BIKEBOARD (PL)
BIKEMAG (HU)
BIKEMANIA (DK)
BIKER (HU)
BIKERS (BE)
BIKESPORT (AT)
BLICK (CH)
BORN (CH)
CANADIAN BIKE MAGAZINE (CA)
CANADIAN CYCLING MAGAZINE (CA)
CANADIAN RUNNING MAGAZINE (CA)
CANADIAN TRAILRUNNING (CA)
CNN.COM (US)
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER (GB)
CYCLING (CN)
CYCLIST (AU)
CYCLIST (GB)
CYKEL-MOTION (DK)
DAVOSER ZEITUNG (CH)
DEMOTOS (CO)
DIRT BIKE (US)
DIRTACTION (BR)
DIRTRAG (US)
EASY BIKEN (CH)
E-BIKE TOUREN (DE)
EBLUE RIDE (FR)
E-MOUNTAINBIKE (DE)
ELEKTRIC INK (GRAVEL) (ZA)
ELEKTRORAD (DE)
EMBACTION (CZ)
EMBN SHOW (GB)
EMTB-NEWS.DE (DE)
FILLARI (FI)
FIT FOR LIFE (CH)
FOCUS (DE)
FREEMAN’S WORLD (DE)
FREERIDE (DE)
FULL SUS MTB (ZA)
GEO (DE)
GIPFEL ZYITIG (CH)
GLOBAL MOUNTAINBIKE NETWORK (GB)
GO OUTSIDE (BR)
GORIDE (ES)
GORIDE (PT)
GR HEUTE (CH)
GRAVEL MAG (FR)
GRAVEL TOUREN (DE)
GRAVELBIKE (DE)
GRUPPETTO (NO)
HD SPORTS (CL)
HERBERT BIKE (CH)
IBEROBIKE (ES)
IVELO (CZ)
KAJAK (DE)
MAGAZYN BIKE (PL)
MANAGER MAGAZIN (DE)
MBIKE (GR)
MBR (GB)
MCTC (DK)
MOTO.CH (CH)
MOTO80 (BE)
MOTORON (TR)
MOTORRAD + REISEN (DE)
MOTORRAD NORDIC (SE)
MOTORREVU (HU)
MOTORRIJDER (BE)
MOTOROUTE (CZ)
MOTOTALLER (ES)
MOTIONSFELTET (DK)
MOUNTAIN BIKE (DE)
MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION (IT)
MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION (US)
MOUNTAIN BIKE MAG (ZA)
MOUNTAIN BIKING (AU)
MOUNTAINBIKE RIDER (DE)
MOUNTAINBIKE SPORT (DE)
MOUNTAINBIKE SPORT (DK)
MOUNTAINBIKER (ES)
MTB (SE)
MTB ACTION (IT)
MTB MAGAZINE (IT)
MTB-MAG.COM (IT)
MTB-NEWS.DE (DE)
MTBS (CZ)
MTBCULT (IT)
MBUK (GB)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (DE)
NZZ AM SONNTAG (CH)
O2 BIKERS (BE)
OUTDOOR (DE)
OUTDOOR (FR)
OUTDOOR GUIDE (CH)
OUTDOORGO! (FI)
OUTDOORS (CL)
OUTSIDE (BR)
OUTSIDE (US)
OTTAWA OUTDOORS (CA)
PEDALIERO (IT)
PINKBIKE (CA)
PLANÈTE GRAVEL (FR)
PRIME SKIING (DE)
RADFAHREN (DE)
RAUS! (DE)
READER’S DIGEST (DE)
RED BULLETIN (DACH)
REVISTA BIKE (BR)
REVISTA BIKE ACTION (BR)
REVISTA OUTDOORS (CL)
RIDE (CH)
RIDE (ZA)
RIDE FAST (ZA)
RIDE IT (FR)
ROAD BIKE (DE)
ROAD BIKE (ZA)
ROAD BIKE ACTION (US)
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE (ZA)
RUN MAGAZINE (US)
RUNNING MAG (GB)
SCHWEIZER ILLUSTRIERTE (CH)
SINGLETRACK (GB)
SKI MAGAZYN (PL)
SNOW (CZ)
SNOW ACTION (AU)
SPOKE (NZ)
SPORT AKTIV (AT)
SPRECHSTUNDE GESUNDHEIT (CH)
SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (DE)
SÜDOSTSCHWEIZ (CH)
SYKKEL (NO)
SZOSA (PL)
TAGESANZEIGER (CH)
TAMBIENTE (DE)
TERRA (DE)
TERRENGSYKKEL (NO)
THE HIKE (NL)
THE SENDIT DAILY (GB)
THE SKI JOURNAL (US)
THE5 (CH)
TRAILDEVILS (CH)
TRAVEL LIFE (GB)
TRAVELIFE (CA)
TREAD (ZA)
TREKKING (DE)
UKSPORT NEWS (GB)
UP / DOWN (NL)
UPTREND (DE)
VELO (CZ)
VÉLO TOUT TERRAIN (FR)
VÉLO VERT (FR)
VELOMANIA (RU)
VELOMORE (DK)
VELOMOTION.DE (DE)
VELOJOURNAL (CH)
VIEW (DE)
VT SKI + RIDE (CA)
VTT MAG (FR)
WALLRIDE (PL)
WIDEOPEN (GB)
WIELRENBLAD (NL)
WILD (AU)
WIRTSCHAFT ZUG (CH)
YAHOO SPORTS (US)
YOUTH RUNNER (US)
ZEITPUNKT (CH)

events

AUDI
ALLIANZ
AT KEARNEY
BANQUE PICTET
BASLER-HOFMANN AG
BUCHERER
BREITLING
BVLGARI
CREDIT SUISSE
ELIPSLIFE
FIFA
FOREIGN POLICY
GAAP FER
GLENCORE
GOOGLE
HP
HUBLOT
ISEY SKYR
KPMG
KRAFT
MERCK
MICROSOFT
PFIZER
POLKADOT
RAIFFEISEN
SANITAS
SAP
SCHWYZER KANTONALBANK
STOBAG
SUISA
SUVA
WOLRD ECONOMIC FORUM

film

ALP-CON CINEMA TOUR (AT/DE)

BOFF INTERNATIONAL (DE)

DEUTER (DE)

DYNAFIT ALPINE ATHLETE FILM TOUR (AT/CH/DE/ES/IT)

EXPEDICNI KAMERA (CZ)

FILMFEST ST. ANTON (AT)

LADEK MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL (PL)

NORWAY ACTION FILM FESTIVAL (NO)

SWISS NATIONAL TV (CH)

THE ATHLETIC COUP FILM FEST (GR)

VAUDE (DE)

ZUGER KANTONALBANK (CH)