Born 1951 in Essen, Germany
Lives and works in Düsseldorf

Study

1973 to 1981 He studied photography in Düsseldorf Art Academy from , attending Bernd Becher’s class
1982 Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service to study in London
1985 -1986 Scholarship to study at the German Study Center in the Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza in Venice
1986 to 1988 He was the recipient of a Karl Schmidt-Rottluff scholarship