Born in Bad Salzuflen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany

Studied photography under Prof. Bernd Becher

Teaching position at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Guest lecturer at the Merz Akademie, Stuttgart

Project with the DG-Bank, Frankfurt am Main

Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani, Venice (study grant)

KUNSTKÖLN award

Epson Photo Award for the best class

Professor at the Universität Duisburg Essen