Alex Trautwig is a New York-based Director of Photography at Topps/Fanatics Collectibles, managing visual content for trading cards and collectibles at scale. He also serves as the founding President of the Professional Baseball Photographers' Association, established in 2023.

Before joining Fanatics Collectibles, Alex was a Manager of Sports Operations at Getty Images, overseeing photography coverage across more than 3,000 MLB, NCAA, and UFC events annually. Prior to Getty, he spent six years as a Staff Photographer for Major League Baseball.

His work has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and in The New York Times, GQ, ESPN, and Departures — spanning photography, editing, events management, and DAM consulting.

Alex studied at Boston College, where he served as Photo Editor of the student newspaper The Heights for three years. During college, he worked as an assistant to the New York Mets' team photographer under mentor Marc Levine.

Please contact me via e-mail: alex@alextrautwig.com

Portrait by Adam Glanzman