| 1956 | born in Bonn, Germany |
| | childhood in Washington D.C., USA, and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| 1975 | Abitur in Hamburg, Germany |
| 1975-1976 | Law Studies |
| 1976-1977 | Photographer for Sven Simon Agency in Bonn, Germany |
| 1977-1986 | Photographer for stern. In the first years he photographed classic reportage above all, later staged shoots in fashion, architecture, and lifestyle. Credited with 28 covers for stern |
| 1983 | Member of the German Art Directors Club |
| since 1986 | Freelance photographer for fashion, advertising, and portraiture. Campaigns for Adidas, Lord-Extra, TUI, and Lufthansa, as well as international magazines such as Amica, New York Times Magazine, Vogue Bellezza, and the New Yorker |
| 1996-1997 | Resident of Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 1998-2000 | Project "Wo Gott wohnt" (Where God Lives), book published fall 2000 |
| The exhibition "Wo Gott wohnt" was shown at: |
| Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (December 2000) |
| Heidelberger Schloss, Germany (July 2002) |
| Bertelsmann-Repräsentanz, Berlin, Germany (April 2004) |
| Presso Spaziostrato, Milan, Italy (May 2004) |
| Telekom Headquarters, Bonn, Germany (June 2004) |
| Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands (October 2005) |
| Studio 202, Brussel, Belgium (October 2005) |
| MS Europa, Far East (April 2008) |
| 2000-2005 | Art Director stern, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2005-2008 | Art Director stern; and Editor in Chief VIEW, Hamburg, Germany |
