(b. 1959, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany)
1979-86
Studied art and geography at the University of Düsseldorf, training as a schoolteacher in these subjects, State Examination
1987-89
Studied photography at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne with Arno Jansen
1989-95
Studied photography at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art with Bernd and Hilla Becher and Nan Hoover, master student of Nan Hoover
1993-96
Teaching posts at the University of Siegen
2000
Visiting artist at the University of Canada in Ottawa
2009
Artist in Residence at Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Kettering, UK
2019
Co-Curator Main International Exhibition Donggang International Photography Festival, Korea (KR)
Member of Deutsche Fotografische Akademie (DFA)
Member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh)
Lives in Werne
