Manfred Baumann (born 1968) is an Austrian photographer. Manfred is best known for his portraits of celebrities, Landscape, wildlife and Street Photography.

Life and work

Born in 1968 in Vienna, Baumann grew up in Vienna's 13th district of Hietzing. 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. His grandfather gave him his first camera. From 2002, Baumann has photographed celebrities. Since 2011 he has photographed for DAC, which collects donations for. Since 2012 he has also been an official photographer for PETA, for which he has photographed more celebrities. In autumn 2017, his series Mustangs was exhibited in the Natural History Museum Vienna. In 2018/2019 the Grand Hotel Wien exhibited his series Vienna - Grand Hotel Vienna. In May 2019, Baumann exhibits Hoch leben die Wälder in the Black Forest, where he photographed 15 Black Forest originals. Baumann's work has been published in different photo specialist magazines like People Magazine Chicago Tribune and Daily Californian. His photographs can also be seen in the magazines Playboy, GQ FHM, and Stern.

Personal life

Baumann is married and he has a son. He lives in Austria. He is Honorary Ambassador of Jane Goodall with his wife Nelly Baumann.

Publications