Albrecht Rissler began his career as an instructor for artistic- technical classes, but quit the teaching profession in 1980 to found an illustration studio. He has published several books for children and on drawing and composition techniques for photographers. He taught at Merz Academy in Stuttgart as an associate professor in 1987, and then earned a professorship at FH Mainz University of Applied Sciences, where he taught illustration from 1988-2007. Since 2005, Rissler has been an associate professor at the Art Academy in Bad Reichenhall.