place of birth Hamburg, Germany education Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) Hamburg work photographic painting 1984 - present commercial photography for fashion magazines, catalogues and department stores, 1980 - 2002 portraits, architecture and interior for various magazines, 1967 - present styling and costume design for commercials, advertising and movies, 1972 - 1980 teaching University of Applied Sciences "Pentiment" Hamburg, summer 2003 + 2000 Bauhaus University Weimar workshop, winter term 2002 - 2003 International Center of Photography, New York, 2002 Berlin Universiy of the Arts, October 2001 Santa Fe Workshopsm New Mexico, 2001 Miami Ad School Miami winter terms, 1999 - 2000