1972 born in Herdecke, Germany Education: 1993 Abitur (German school leaving examination and university entrance qualification) 1993-94 Zivildienst (social work instead of military service) 1994-97 Study of psychology in Munich and Wuppertal 1997-2003 Study of visual communication and photography at University of Applied Sciences (FH) Dortmund, Germany. 2003 Graduation as Dipl.-Designer with distinction Since 2005 Thesis studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen Practise: Feb. - May 1997 Internship at Fotoagentur Transparent, Cologne Jan. - Mar. 1998 Photographic work at the film production for "Der Elefant", Berlin May 1998 - Apr. 2000 Freelance photo editor for WAZ, Essen Apr. - Dec. 2000 Photographic work for the theater "Ballett Schindowski", Gelsenkirchen May 2000 - Nov. 2005 Freelance photo editor for WAZ, Dortmund Nov. - Dec. 2004 Assisting Chien-Chi Chang for Magnumphoto London, Berlin Jan. - May. 2006 Adviser for the photo project "emscher:zukunft", Essen Dec. 2006 - Feb. 2007 Internship/work experience as photo editor at STERN-Magazine, Hamburg Foreign experiences: Oct. - Nov. 1999 Studies in Boston, USA Jul. - Oct. 2001 Practise in Boston, USA Sep. - Nov. 2002 Graduate in Madrid, Spain