Bio

2026book release of SOLO and exhibition at Kuckei+Kuckei
2025Travel to Iceland, Patagonia and the Alps for the Aftermath II project
2024Hiking Watzmann in Winter, photographic work on refugee project in Calais
2022Continuation of the Aftermath II project
2019Artist's book TALMID Publication about a journey undertaken by Islamic scholar I. Goldziher in 1876
2018 - 2021three-year break from photography. Caring for my mother
2017works in Egypt, Israel and South Africa on a new project
2016book release of HERZWORT with Herta Müller. Published at Thomas Reche Verlag
2015book release of LOOP. 3 solo exhibitions at Alfred Ehrhardt Siftung Berlin, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim and Ludwig Museum Saarlouis
2013book release of HEIMATFRONT with Charles Simic. Published at Thomas Reche Verlag
2011book release of AFTERMATH. Published at Hatje Cantz Ostfildern
2008worked in South Africa on a book about the South African coast, marebuch verlag Hamburg, published September 2008.
2005start of a photographic project called AFTERMATH
2001founding director of the fas.akademie private school of photography in Berlin, together with Professor Manfred Schmalriede and Professor Arno Fischer. Director and lecturer at the school until 2007
2000founder of the Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm - fas-, an open exhibition space and cultural platform for photography in Berlin, Postfuhramt
researched the life and photography of YVA, a Berlin jewish female photographer and the teacher of Helmut Newton. Curated the „fas - Postfuhramt Berlin“ exhibition space with 9 exhibitions.
2000stopped working as a photo-journalist under commission and therefore left the ‘Ostkreuz’ Agency. Co-edited the photo book „Östlich von Eden. Von der DDR nach Deutschland“ ( East of Eden. From the GDR to Germany) Gold Medal for the best photo book in Germany in 1989
1994became a member of ‘Ostkreuz Agency’, Berlin. Worked as a photographer for international magazines and publications like stern, Geo, New York Times Magazine, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, DU etc.
1994worked as a freelance photographer, specialized in urban landscape photography
1993graduated as ‘Meisterschüler’ (post graduate master student) at HGB Leipzig
1991Master of Arts degree in photography at HGB Leipzig
1989studies in photography at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, HGB (Academy of Visual Arts)
1986studies in photography at the Folkwangschule Essen
19833 year training as a photographer for the Thyssen Steel Company in Duisburg
1981Civil service in Coimbra/Portugal
1981Abitur (final secondary school examinations)