about

Mathias Kniepeiss

mathias@kniepeiss.com
+43 664 8405253
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www.mateomoem.com
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Mathias Kniepeiss alias Mateo Moém is a photographer and art director from Austria. He has been an expert designer and professional photographer since 2003 and has been working in the fields of sports, industry, portraits, reportage, commercial & historical scenarios in over 50 countries of the world.

He was team photographer of Red Bull Racing in F1, official photographer of the Life Ball in Vienna and the Hahnenkamm Ski Race in Kitzbühel, personal photographer of Sebastian Vettel & Bill Clinton and had shootings with Quentin Tarantino, Bono & Prince Albert of Monaco. His pictures have been published online, in books and in serveral magazines like Playboy, People Magazin, Vanity Fair, View and many more.

Known under the pseudonym “Mateo Moém“, he creates artworks within scenarios of different time periods, a mix fusion of staged photography and digital painting.

to achieve this, he and his team use the body language of his models, overall composition of the group, colour psychology, made to measure costumes, lavish set designs, real locations, accessories accurate in every detail, modern postproduction and finally, make use of a special printing-processes.

the depicted interpretation of history is based on extensive research of various time periods, with the intension of mirroring our present into the past and the past into our present.

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1980
born and raised in Austria
1985-1995
passionated painter and illustrator
1995 – 1998
education in design
1998 – 2003
professional designer
2003 – 2019
professional sports & travel photographer
2006 – 2019
industry & reportage photographer
2009 – 2019
fashion & people photographer
2012 – 2019
commercial & products photographer
2014 – 2019
historical stagings, art director & photographer
2014
founder of Mateo Moém
2018 – 2019
Sony Global Imaging Ambassador

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partners, clients & brands i´ve worked with

WWP, Getty Images, Red Bull, Korsa Media, Fritz van Eldik, Kaspersky,
Eckstein Public Relations, Orbit, Mars, Tesla Motors, NEO, Mercedes,
Bavaria, Shell, DHL, Puls 4, Schullin, Federation of Austrian Industries,
Pankl Racing, Magna Steyr, XAL, Borealis, X-Tec,…

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major events and carreer highlights

event photographer at Air & Style
UEFA Cup event photographer
several Winter World Championships
team photographer of Red Bull Racing & Scuderia Toro Rosso in F1
Red Bull show run photographer in Budapest, London, Pamplona, Moscow & Paris
Bavaria show run photographer in Moscow, Rotterdam and Dublin
part of the Ferrari showrun organisation team in Doha
2 times official photographer at the „Erzberg Rodeo“
4 times official photographer of Moscow City Racing
5 times official photographer at the Hahnenkamm Ski Race
official photographer of the DCL – Drone Champions League
personal photographer of Sebastian Vettel & Bill Clinton
2 times official photographer at the Life Ball
photographer for the austrian federation of industry
Sony Global Imaging Ambassador

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exhibitions

2013 – „Rococo“ – Graz – San Pietro
2016 – „Rococo, Mafia & Birth of Beauty“ – Vienna – Hotel Hyatt
2016 – „Lust und Laster“ – Graz – Kaiserfeld
2019 – „Faces of Venice“ – Venice – Ca´Sagredo Hotel
2019 – „Faces of Venice“ – Venice – Biennale, Anima Mundi Festival

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lectures & workshops

2018 – „Fit for Future“ – Graz – WK Steiermark
2018 – „Image Composition“ – Graz – Steiermarkhof
2018 – „Stunt & Photography Masterclass“ – Graz – AV Media Studio
2018 – „Inszenierungen & Geschwindigkeit“ – Vienna – Photo Adventure
2018 – „Inszenierungen & Geschwindigkeit“ – Baden – Digital Event
„2019 – „Expert Media Talk“ – Vienna – SAE Institute
2019 – „Stunt & Photography Workshow“ – Zurich – Light & Byte
2019 – „Stunt & Photography Workshow“ – Vienna – Digital Store
2019 – „Inszenierungen & Geschwindigkeit“ – Zurich – Kraftwerk
2019 – „Stunt & Photography Workshow“ – Salzburg – Kücher Digitale Welt

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clippings

Playboy, People Magazin, Glamour Magazine, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, View Magazin, Metro, Herald Tribune, Sinflash, Bild, Auto Touring, Autobild, News, Sportmagazin, Red Bulletin, TV Media, Kurier, Kronen Zeitung, Kleine Zeitung, Österreich, Salzburger Nachrichten, Tiroler Tageszeitung, Fotoobjektiv, Megaphon, ESPN.com, AOL, Discovery Website, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Swisscom, 999 Magazine, Neue Luzerner Zeitung, TMZ, Yahoo, BBC, Rollingstone, MGN, CNN, MTV Networks,…

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awards
2010 – International Aperture Award – category People & Portrait
2011 – Federal European Photographers Award – category Portrait
2011 – Photography Master Cup – category Üeople
2011 – Al Thany Book Award
2011 – World Bodypainting Photo Award
2012 – FEP – 2 awards – category Industry & Advertising
2012 – Black and White Spider award – category Sports
2013 – Art Basel Miami – young artist of the year award
2014 – PX3 Paris – 4 awards – category Automotive & Portrait
2015 – CIDPAE China Inernational photography art gold award
2016 – FEP – 6 awards, 1 gold – 2 silver – 3 bronze
2017 – PX3 Paris – silver award – category Advertising & Beauty
2018 – FEP – silver camera sports
2019 – Biennale Venice – ITSLIQUID International Art Contest award
2019 – FEP – 3 awards – category Digital & Fine Art
2019 – UMBRA International – Gold & Bronze award – category Sports Racing
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