About - Jo Geier

February 4, 2021 Jo Geier

About - Jo Geier

Jo Geier has been working with cameras since he was eight years old. His father Karl Geier regularly took him to photo fairs, where he could earn a little money back then. Lens filters and caps were among his specialties. His father gave him his first camera, a Yashica FX-D Quartz with an ML 2 / 50mm lens.

He tested it extensively in his spare time and during several vacations until he shot 45 pictures on a single 35mm film in Greece. Unfortunately there was no film in the camera, so the decision was made to deal with the "hardware" rather than the "software".

When he was 15 he started working in retail. It didn't take long until his Grandfather borrowed him his Leica M6 and he enjoyed handling it. After breaking off his training after 2.5 years and starting in the most up-and-coming specialist shop in Vienna, completing his training there and working there for a total of 10 years, he opened his dream in October 2014. Mint & Rare.

"We want people to enjoy their free time with photography and to be able to pick up something they love."

Jo Geier