Lois Hechenblaikner was born in 1958 in Tyrol where he lives and works today. After nearly two decades working in Asia as a travel photographer, Hechenblaikner returned to Tyrol and began exploring the impact of tourism on its landscape. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, most recently in Venice at the Arte Laguna Prize 2016. Steidl has published Hechenblaikner’s Winter Wonderland (2012) and Hinter den Bergen (2015).