
„I understand myself as a director. I always see a whole movie and want to tell it with just one picture. I think that is one of the greatest abilities of photography and books…it’s all about fantasy, isn’t it?! “
It’s difficult to reduce the Germany-based artist to a single medium. He began his career as an illustrator, designer, video artist, and art director. Music also played a significant role in his life as a musician, allowing him to express himself. As co-founder of the nightclub RANGAVILAS (Hamburg, 2001), he finally successfully combined all his talents. After this one year project he turned his back on the advertising industry, and traveled the world for a year. During this formative period, he understood his calling as a photographer and dedicated his life to capturing the beauty of the world throughout his lense. In 2002 he won the SEARCH FOR ART AWARD by Mandarina Duck with an art collective named MD-87 which he founded 5 years before. That very same year he published his first book „PUBLIC IMAGES“. The artist decided to give photography his full attention from now on…
Back in Germany he continues working as a photographer for national and international magazines and model agencies plus planning and implementing his own exhibitions. THE BEAUTIFUL MIND is his most recent exhibit – a selection of his analogue work created between 2002 – 2010. Images that have the beholder take a deep look into the artists soul.

„I understand myself as a director. I always see a whole movie and want to tell it with just one picture. I think that is one of the greatest abilities of photography and books…it’s all about fantasy, isn’t it?! “
Especially his photographs has always been a tribute to natural beauty. The real beauty of a face, an environment or natural beauty and a certain tender light which reminds of paintings is what first draws him into a new story. For his artistic work his „actors“ are mostly girls he encounters in streets all over the world. He has envisioned an unbeatable recipe that appeals to the yearning visual appetite of the modern world. His creations speak directly to the soul. They don’t demand anything. They allow us – the viewer – to fill in the blanks with our own stories. 2012 will be another great chapter in his career. The publishers house BLICKFANG (Hamburg) selected him as one of Germany’s outstanding photographers in their annual edition of „DIE BESTEN FOTOGRAFEN DEUTSCHLANDS“
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