- 1979 born in Herne
- 2000 Studies Media Technics, FH Offenburg
- 2001-2004 Studies Media Design, University of the Arts Bremen
- 2003 Exchange Studies Diseno Grafico, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- 2004-2008 Studies Integrated Design, University of the Arts Bremen
- 2006-2008 Freelance Photo Editor, Agentur OSTKREUZ
- since 2008 Freelance Photographer
- 2009 Freelance Photo Editor, DUMMY and FLUTER Magazin
- 2009 Member Ostkreuz – Photographers’ agency
Publications in
D-Magazine, Der Freitag, Geo Special, La Nacion Sunday Magazine, Le Monde, Le Monde 2, NEON, NZZ Campus, OjodePez, Der Spiegel, TAZ, Visions Magazin China, Vrij Nederland, Die Welt, Die ZEIT, ZEIT Magazin, Dummy
Awards and Scholarships
- 2009 BFF - Promotion Prize 2009
- Price of the University of the Arts, Bremen - Honorable Mention
- CENTER - Project Competition - Top 25 Finalists
- HEY, HOT SHOT First Edition 2009 - Honorable Mention
- Asia-Europe Emerging Photographers Forum 2009 Kuala Lumpur - Participant
- Magnum Expression Award - Finalist
Single exhibitions
- 2008 "Same Same But Different" Galerie in der Dechanatstrasse, Bremen, Germany
Group Exhibitions
- 2010
2009 "The City. Becoming and Decaying", collective exhibition at C/O Berlin, Germany
"OjodePez: I want to be happy" Uno Art Space, Stuttgart, Germany - "Creative Economies", Asia-Europe Emerging Photographers Forum 2009, Kuala Lumpur Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- FotoGrafia International Festival of Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy
- "BFF - Promotion 2009", Haus der Wirtschaft, Stuttgart, Germany
- "F/Stop Festival", Alten Handelshof, Leipzig, Germany
- "Mapamundista", Sala de Armas de la Ciudadela, Pamplona, Spain
- "Gebräu 1", Ganter Brauerei, Freiburg, Germany
Book Publications
- 2010
2008 "The City. Becoming and Decaying", Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany
"Same Same But Differen", Self Published - 2007 "Calcutta. Chitpur Road Neighborhoods", Kolkata Heritage Photo Project, Hatje Cantz, Germany