1968 Born in Essen, Germany
1985-86 Exchange year in Auckland, New Zealand
1986 Passes New Zealand University Entrance Certificate and Allgemeine Deutsche Hochschulreife
1986-87 Several internships with photographers and advertising agencies
1987-89 Lette Verein Berlin, Photography-School
1989-91 Asssitant to different advertising photographers, Hamburg, Germany
1992 Opens up first own studio for still life photography,
1992 To current day member of BFF, Germany photographers association.
1996-2004 Member of BFF advisory board
2006-09 Lives in Marblehead, MA, USA (30 km north of Boston)
2009- Today lives in Hamburg, Germany