| Work History | 2006–2008 | Relocation to Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada. Continuous photographic freelance work for European and North American Publishers |
| 2003–2006 | Move from Germany to the USA, photographic freelance work for German, French and American publishers, editorial portraits, production photography for the Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD; assignments for the Maryland-Life Magazine and the Frederick Magazine; focusing on digital workflows; participating in art shows (Frederick and Baltimore, MD) | |
| 2000–2003 | Work as a freelance photographer for German theatres and opera houses (Opera of Frankfurt/Main, Theatres of Heidelberg, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Karlsruhe, Mannheim), literary publishers (author’s portraits), TV stations (portraits, concerts), and magazines (travel, photojournalism) | |
| 1999–2000 | Six month stay in New Zealand; travel photography | |
| 1991–1999 | Full time employment as a photographer at the theatres of Mainz and Karlsruhe, Germany. Responsible for the entire stage and backstage photography of all productions (drama, opera, ballet) as well as for people and advertising photography including film processing, color and b/w printing and presentation | |
| 1991 | Freelance photographer at the Theatre of Ulm (drama and opera) | |
| 1986–1988 | Assistant producer and PR assistant at the Theatres of Ulm, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland | |
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| Education | 1988–1990 | Education with graduation at the School of
Photography "Fachakademie für Fotodesign“ in Munich, Germany
(former "Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie") |
| 1985–1986 | Practical theatre experience (stage set, production, PR) at the Theatre of Ulm, Germany | |
| 1983–1986 | Studies of English Literature and Theatre at the University of Munich, Germany | |
| 1983 | German Abitur (Equivalent to High School Exam) | |
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| Publications | "Theatergespenster", an illustrated book of theatre photos out of the ordinary by Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz, Germany, 1995 | |
| Photographic documentation of the construction site "Staatstheater Mainz – Neubau Kleines Haus 1992 bis 1997“ published as a commemorative publication at the opening of the new playhouse in 1997 | ||
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| Exhibition | "Moments...!“ Photographic works on and off stage, Frankfurter Hof, Mainz, Germany, 1998 | |