For Max Draeger, the Alps are more than just a location. Based in Innsbruck, Austria, he has spent countless days exploring the mountains—skiing, biking, climbing, or running—and is well acquainted with the most beautiful and exhilarating spots.

His deep connection with the mountain community is clearly evident in his photographs. While he seeks clean and minimalistic visuals on one hand, he is always ready to capture those in-between moments of action.

Whether it’s fast-moving, athlete-driven projects or complex production setups, Max is connected with guides, producers, fixers, athletes, and models across the Alps to bring projects of any scale to life.

Recently, he has been on assignment for brands such as Ortovox, The Mountain Studio, evil eye, Head, Van Deer, Primus, Millet, Simplon, Rossignol, Carv, and many more.

Max is an outdoor sports and lifestyle photographer based in Innsbruck, at the heart of the Austrian Alps.

During winter he mainly focusses on one of his biggest passions, ski photography:

“Watching someone ski a beautiful line is like watching an artist drawing, and as a photographer, it is my desire to perfectly frame that moment. Over the years, I’ve worked with amazing athletes that I am truly happy to call my friends. I love how they see and interpret the mountain, a face or a feature, and the process of merging our visions into a beautiful photograph. A great ski image is always the result of teamwork at its finest!”

His clean, minimalistic yet emotional and honest visual approach is widely acknowledged in the industry. Recently he has been working for Ortovox, The Mountain Studio, One Way, Carv, Rossignol, Van Deer, Scarpa, evil eye and many more.

Professional lifestyle and outdoor sports photographer Max Draeger is based in Tyrol, Austria, and is an expert when it comes down to difficult shoots in the mountains.

Being a skier, mountaineer, climber and mountain biker himself, he is able to keep up with the athletes and create authentic, unique and inspiring images. Clients like ORTOVOX, evil eye, Scarpa, YETI, Alpina or Primus value his hands-on approach and the great knowledge concerning terrain, conditions and locations.

Last winter, Max was on assignment for drink wear and cooler expert YETI to shoot a ski touring and freeride series showcasing their products for winter purposes. Apart from shooting action in deep powder and a van life scenario, his crew also spent a night at a remote mountain hut to capture even more diverse lifestyle imagery.

Check out Max’s website and socials to see more images and to get in touch.

Max Draeger is a professional mountain sports and outdoor lifestyle photographer based in Innsbruck, Austria, available for commercial and editorial work.

Integrated in a great network of mountain guides, location scouts, producers, filmmakers, and athletes, he is the perfect partner for on location photo shoots in the mountains.

Recently Max shot a road biking campaign for the German cycling brand Triple2, worked on an alpine assignment featuring mountaineering and climbing for Ortovox and captured a cold bivouac for Primus.

Furthermore, he collaborated with Jeep Austria and Thule for a passion project in the French Alps featuring freeride mountain biking and overlanding.

Check out Max’s website to discover more series and connect with him on his socials, LinkedIn and Behance.

“Winter definitely is my favourite season of the year. With the sun low on the horizon, great contrasts between sunlight and deep blue shadows and a landscape shaped by the snow, that’s when I get most excited to shoot.”

Max Draeger is a professional mountain sports and outdoor lifestyle photographer based in the middle of the Tyrolean mountains close to Innsbruck, Austria, working on international commercial and editorial assignments.

Whether it’s stormy tree skiing, ice climbing in glacier caves or high alpine ski mountaineering, Max is up for the task. His experience in winter sports and mountaineering paired with a great network of reliable partners, both in front and behind the camera set him in the perfect spot to shoot unique campaigns and stories for his clients.

On recent assignments, Max shot for brands like evil eye, SCARPA, Ortovox, Primus and Zillertal Tourism and got his work published in magazines like Backline or Bergwelten.

Max Draeger is a professional mountain sports and outdoor lifestyle photographer based close to the Zillertal, in the heart of the Tyrolean mountains.

Inspired by the shapes, forms and atmospheres created by nature, his work focuses on extraordinary locations and intense weather and light scenarios spiced with strong athletes performance.

While working for a broad variety of international brands and magazines across the globe, he appreciates shooting in the mountain ranges close by and pleases his clients with great local knowledge on terrain, conditions and locations. Always seeking for unique perspectives and unseen imagery, he always puts in the extra effort and does not hold back to overcome physical and mental challenges during the shoot.

Over the past winter season Max has been working for ORTOVOX, evil eye, Scarpa, Backline Magazine, Bergwelten and many more and is looking forward to create your mountain visuals in the upcoming snow sports season.

Max Draeger is a professional mountain sports and outdoor lifestyle photographer based in Tyrol, Austria working on international commercial and editorial assignments.

Inspired by the shapes, forms and atmospheres created by nature, his work focusses on extraordinary locations and intense weather and light scenarios spiced with strong athletes performance. Striving for a raw and natural look he hardly makes use of artificial lightning.

As a skier, mountaineer and mountain biker himself, he is able to back up his work with a great understanding for the athletes, the action and the environment. Mainly working in a streamlined team of handpicked members, he is able to keep up with the talents, reach remote locations and serves his clients with authentic images that large productions are hardly able to capture.

Recently Max has been working for industry leading brands like ORTOVOX, evil eye and SCARPA as well as magazines like bike, Outdoor, Bergwelten and Backline.