started to work as a photo assistant at the C.D.Geissler studio, (a famous still life photographer), then worked for several others in different branches, such as fashion photography and architecture. Since then free lancer for advertising agencies and magazines as well as working on different art projects (See exhibition list below). He has lived in Japan from 11/1997 to 5/1998 and in San Diego, California from 1/2015 to 12/2018. He lives and works in Berlin and Cologne now.
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12/1992-12/1992 ................................. Exhibition: ARTIST against AIDS, Cologne
01/1994-01/1996 .............................. Exhibition at gallery EDENFEUER, Cologne
01/2007-01/2007 ............................. Exhibition: "Heroes" at Select, Cologne
05/2013-06/2013 .............................. Art project in Kyoto, Japan
10/2013-11/2013 ................................. Exhibition: flowing urbanity at ART68 - Raum für Kunst und Kultur, Cologne
05/2019-06/2019 .............................. Art project in Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea