1969 – 1971 training as a photo lab technician and Repro photographer at Dewag Berlin
1971 – 1989 Photojournalist at the Neue Berliner Illustrierte
1982 – 1987 External studies and diploma as photo designer at the HGB Leipzig
1990 Foundation of the agency OSTKREUZ
Freelance Photographer
Works for international magazines and journals in reportage, photo essay
since 1997 Internet Service Provider for photographers and photo agencies
2003 Lecturer in photojournalism at the FAS
2005 Foundation of OSTKREUZSCHULE
School management and teacher
Getting a hold of things is the basic instinct of every photographer. The rest can be learnt. My camera is the tool of criminal and accomplice. The viewfinder helps me to make decisions. The lens shows me, even what I did not see. The film fixes my thoughts. But most important, is the shutter, it triggers the time and resolves my feelings. Just as one cannot step twice into the same river, a photograph is not repeatable.
From the series “Bronze by Gold”, pictures to James Joyce