1961 first sight of a Camera (detected from my cradle) # 1984-89 study of Photography & Film at FH Dortmund (sleepless but creative times) # 1990-94 photo assistant with base-camp in Hamburg (discovering the world) # 1994-97 picture editor (paying tribute to family planing) # 1997-2000 Creative Director at VCG/Getty Images (creating global imagery) # 2000-2001 Managing Director at Mauritius Images (for the last time in collar and tie) # 2001-Today founder/holder ProductionPlan (full service-production for the the photo-/film-industry) # until today Photographer