2024 | Exhibition at Kuckei+Kuckei gallery Berlin |
2023 | Continuation of the Aftermath project |
2020 | Final exhibtion and book release TALMID |
2017 | works in Egypt, Israel and South Africa on a new project |
2016 | book release of HERZWORT with Herta Müller. Published at Thomas Reche Verlag |
2015 | book release of LOOP. 3 solo exhibitions at Alfred Ehrhardt Siftung Berlin, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim and Ludwig Museum Saarlouis |
2013 | book release of HEIMATFRONT with Charles Simic. Published at Thomas Reche Verlag |
2011 | book release of AFTERMATH. Published at Hatje Cantz Ostfildern |
2008 | worked in South Africa on a book about the South African coast, marebuch verlag Hamburg, published September 2008. |
2005 | start of a photographic project called AFTERMATH |
2001 | founding 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 |
2000 | founder of the Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm - fas-, an open exhibition space and cultural platform for photography in Berlin |
| 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. |
1998 | stopped 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 |
1995 | became 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. |
1994 | worked as a freelance photographer, specialized in urban landscape photography |
1993 | graduated as ‘Meisterschüler’ (post graduate master student) at HGB Leipzig |
1991 | Master of Arts degree in photography at HGB Leipzig |
1989 | studies in photography at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, HGB (Academy of Visual Arts) |
1986 | studies in photography at the Folkwangschule Essen |
1983 | 3 year training as a photographer for the Thyssen Steel Company in Duisburg |
1981 | Civil service in Coimbra/Portugal |
1981 | Abitur (final secondary school examinations) |