Basics

Channels:
Photography, Art, and Film
Genres:
Alternative Photography, Black & White, Portrait - Environmental, Portrait - Studio
Roles:
Photographer, Artist, Art Director
Hometown:
Stutensee

Biography

I was born and raised in Germany to an old family of artists.
The last 20 years I have been focused to capture what I see
an communicate it to others. This desire has grown into a
lifelong journey, starting with drawing and playing around
with my Grandfathers old Rolleiflex cameras as I grew up.
After leaving school, I completed training in photo engraving
and worked as a draughtsman for a cloth printing company.
Years later, after my duty in the military, I undertook studies at
the Education Centre for Digital Media in Karlsruhe. The city
pleased me so much that I had remained there to this day.

Today I balance my creativity between design and photography,
with each has its own role in helping me to capture the world
around me. Currently I work for consolidated companies as
a Cross Media Producer, which digital photography has its
important role. In teamwork I collaborate with other designer
to develop full product and environmental image solutions.
I’m very passionate with my own personal work. I produce
photography for myself and for other artists like musicians
or actors, helping them with my ideas to create images for
promotion and albums. I alternate between two mediums,
film and digital. I use mainly black and white film and some
digitals when it is required for the look of the final image.

The extremely sharpness and contrast of Zeiss lenses ,
combined with the credibleness of Twin Reflex cameras,
makes the Rolleiflex my personal favourite.
The image quality at high ISO and the portable nature,
gave Canon the preference for my digital equipment.
In time, many of my images have been honoured in printed
books of world class publishers and at last I became an
awarded photographer.

Styles

Photographing People how they are, their lifestyle and personality.

Creative Tools Used

Film:

Rolleiflex TLR 2,8f Zeiss
Rolleiflex TLR 3,5f Zeiss
Holga

Kodak TMAX, Tri-X & Portra
Ilford Delta & XP

Digital:

Canon EOS 1Ds MII (will be replaced with Nikon D3)

Canon 24-70 f/2,8L
Canon 16-35 f/2,8L
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L
Canon 50 f/1,2L
Canon 180 f/3,5L

Achievements

Movies:

"Maries Goodbye" ARTE Filmproject
"Caught" Filmproject

Book Publications:

Erotic Photography Now -Taschen
Best of Black & White Delius Berlin
Best of Fetish Photography Feierabend Verlag Berlin
The Worlds Greated Erotic Art of Today

Other Credits:

Sonic Seducer, Calendar 2007
SKIN TWO. London 2005
ES-Photography Awards
Cover and Bandshots EverEve
Skin Two Magazine, UK
Paul Carrack (Mike & The Mechanics)
Promo Bandshots Ape Einstein
Werthsache Promo & Album
Sonic Seducer, Alternative Music Magazine
A-Magazine, Italy
Ulan clothes
Ferroli Group, Italy
Glamour - Magazine
Madame - Magazine
Mindfvck - Magazine
Bizarre-F - Magazine
MAX- Magazine
AMICA - Magazine
JustBeMan-Magazine
Woman- Magazine
Domantik-Magazine
G5- Magazine
Fotoart- Magazine
D-E-S- Gallery
LS-Magazine
Eros-Ezine USA
Deltadivenere Italia - Magazine
Strange-Magazine
Gothic-Magazine
Elber- Gothic Lingerie
ACID - Cyber Wear
ASM - Lingerie
Gopher - Fetish footwear
Canon
KA-Nighlife
SPA-Club
NERVE
Thema-Media
SAT 1 Television,
B-TV Channel 4
Nissan
Sunrise
Via Connect & Aventis- Paris,
Ketchum- New York & Munich
Welzevents
Darkside Productions
Mercedes-Benz Oldtimer,
Eastman Kodak USA

Inspirations

Irvin Penn, Jeanloup Sieff