1951
Born in Essen, Germany
1973 - 1981
Studied at Düsseldorf State Academy. First in class for films and then in the photography class of Bernd Brecher.
1982
DAAD-Stipendium for London
1985
Scholarship for the „Deutsches Studienzentrum“ in the Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza in Venice, Italy
1986 - 1988
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship
1993
Hermann-Claasen Award for creative photography
since 1993
Work as freelance photographer