- born 1974 in Halle (Saale), East-Germany
- studied photography from 1996 to 2002
- started to work as a freelancer in 2002, for different clients and free projects
- moved to Berlin 2005
- started teaching photography in 2003, different universities and institutions, different courses
- 2010 to 2016: teaching on the basics of photography at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Faculty of Art
- 2017 to 2018: Visiting Professor at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Faculty of Design, Master-Program Photography
- from 2016: teaching at the Berlin University of the Arts
