Max Haynes is an artist, photographer, art director, designer, sculptor, and web designer. He is the author and illustrator of thirteen children's books. He has thirty years of experience as a professional photographer, specializing in air-to-air. Haynes lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota, with his wife and children.

Haynes Publishing is the worldwide leader in automotive and motorcycle repair, maintenance and customizing manuals. Every manual is written from hand-on experience based on a complete teardown of the machine, which is the step-by-step procedure of dismantling a particular vehicle part-by-part. This is followed by the detailed rebuilding of the model. Hundreds of photos accompany each manual's step-by-step instructions.