Cyrill Matter (ADC Switzerland member) was born and raised in Zurich, studied commerce and got a position in an ad agency. On a whim, and out of boredom, he bought a cheap camera. He started taking pictures – and was bitten. Within a year he had left his job; he spent the next 12 months intensively learning the skills of a photographer, working as a photography assistant while reading and watching everything he could get his hands on relating to the topic. After that relatively short time, he decided to strike out on his own and try to make it as a professional photographer. Matter moved to New York and had been signed by photography agent Marek Milewicz within four months. That led to his four year stay in “The City”. Since then he has established himself as a respected photographer. 

He has worked for publications like Die Zeit, GQ, Man of the World, Esquire, Vanity Fair USA or L'Uomo Vogue, brands such as Montblanc, Sony, Audi, Chaumet, Bulgari or Calida to name a few and with celebrities like Jeremy Irons, Louis Hamilton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Roger Federer, Karli Kloss, Shailene Woodley and many many more.

Matter lives between Zurich and wherever his assignments take him.