1959 1981 - 1986 1987 - 1989 since 1989 1990 1992 - 1999 2002 2004 - 2005 2007 2004 - 2011 Publications in:

born in Leipzig Student of photography at Hochschule für Grafik & Buchkunst Leipzig (Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig) Postgraduate Studies (video and photography) at Academy of Design in Budapest Freelance work as photographer Co-founder of OSTKREUZ Agentur der Fotografen Teaching assignment at College of Design in Bielefeld 3rd Prize by World Press Photo Award in category „Sport Stories“ Professor at Muthesius-Kunsthochschule (Academy of Fine Arts), Kiel visiting professor at Radio and TV school (RATV) Riga / Latvia on nine expeditions through Mongolia, financially supported by ADMON printing Company, the ministry of education & culture of Mongolia and the society BILD-KUNST Germany  he recorded one of the world wide most extensive photo documentations of the world's last nomadic state Stern, Der Spiegel, GEO, Merian, TIME, Newsweek, MAX, Playboy, New York TIMES Magazine, Independent Magazine, National Geographic, Aperture et al. Many solo and collective exhibitions, book and catalogue publications between 1989 and 2007. Represented in many collections