Born and grown up in East-Germany, I worked as a teacher and social worker. I am a self-taught photographer but also I took photography classes with Ute Mahler (Ostkreuz Photo School Berlin). In 2008, I moved to the small town of Bemidji in northern Minnesota, USA, where I lived for 16 years. I taught photography and photojournalism at Bemidji State University (adjunct), and freelanced for Minnesota Public Radio News, the Audubon Society and other clients before moving back to Germany in summer 2023. A photographic focus in my work is on people in their environment as well as people’s impact on the natural environment.
