I was born in the early sixties in the middle of Germany and raised up in a small town at the river Rhine, sourrounded by amercan and japaneese tourists with their cameras.

My father was a shutterbug from his youth to theese days, so when I got ten, he allowed me to use his camera, a Robot which was very handsome and rugged. He also owned a small amateur b&w lab.

The way to black and white was predetermined.

At my 13th birthday my grandma donated me a Nikon FE with 50mm lens.

At 15 I joined the photoclub of a self-governed youth and cultural centre. There we had several places in a darkroom good equipment and some older lads who knowed something about technics and aesthetics.

With this group I made my first experience with the policepower and their averson to photographers at demonstrations against nuclear power plants and the expansion of Frankfurt airport.

After such a governmental destruction of my beloved FE I bought myself a Nikon FE2, F3 flahes, lenses..... and signed in for an insurance for my slowly growing equipment.

Later a sed Zenza Bronica  SQ 6x6cm with some lenses followed.

My interests changed to make videofilms and to educate other youngsters in photo and film making, but than other themes came into my live.

Than a big black hole for photography of nearly 10 years with no pictures came up.

I  restarted with the birth of my daughter - documenting her in growing up but I did not make any thoughts about taking pictures I would call them educated snapshots.

In 2008 all came back. I really don't know why but I restarted reading these tons of photobooks I bought over the years. I found all the equipment in boxes on the garret, cleaned it and restarted.

The first results you can see on thi side - and the story goes on...