Martin Fuchs was born and raised in Vienna, Austria and now lives and works in New York City. Fuchs has been working as an editor, producer and designer for the renowned photo agency Magnum Photos since 2005. Since 2007 he is also responsible for the editorial content of the Magnum Blog.

Martin’s career in photography began in 2005 when he started to work for a local newspaper. Since then Fuchs has been photographing for a variety of national and international magazines, newspapers and clients. In 2008 he was a finalist at the Austrian Press Photographers prize Objektiv 08 in the portrait category. In 2008 he was also commissioned as the project photographer for the Vienna part of the OPENCities project by the British Council.

Martin’s clients include, amongst others, 1st, American Photo Magazine, APA-Picturedesk, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Binghamton University Magazine, British Council, Canon Europe, .copy, Datum, Discover Magazine, Esquire Russia, Eurochamp, Facts, Falter, Format, Freedom, Hangar-7, i5invest, Mercedes-Benz Transport, Museumsquartier Wien, Österreichische Bundesforste AG (ÖBF), Die Presse/Schaufenster, PRH Hamburg, Profil, Red Bull, Red Bulletin, Seitenblicke Magazin, Spiegel Online, Der Standard, Der Standard/Rondo, Trend, Update Consulting, Wien live, Wohnen and Die Zeit.

Because of Martin’s long lasting passion for photojournalism and his wish to share his experiences with other photographers and photo enthusiasts, he found “Journal Of A Photographer”, a blog about photography and passion. Its aim is to become a resource for young photographers worldwide, to raise awareness and to educate.

Martin’s blog has received international recognition and over the course of the project he received equipment sponsoring from Canon Europe, Lexar and Color Vision and partnered with Digital Railroad.

Martin Fuchs is available for assignments anywhere.