About me as a photographer
I was born in Wuppertal, Germany
1984 First photographic experiments with camera and in the photo lab
1987 Very intensive occupation with photography, also in the laboratory
1991 Work as photographer for local newspapers, Solingen
1992 Training as a portrait photographer with Burghard Schmachtenberg, Solingen
1992 First Solo exhibition, Solingen
1993 Report on the arson attack, Solingen
1993 Two weeks internship at Garvald, home for young disabled people, Scotland
1994 Work as a photographer for city magazines, Cologne
1995 Member of and participant in group exhibitions of the group"Arbeiterfotografie", Cologne
1996 Decision from now on to only photograph free of commercial constraints
2003 Exhibition of the pictures of the arson attack in the Solingen municipal theatre
2011 Exhibition. Portraits of the members of the brotherhood, Fisheries Museum at Troisdorf