I was born in Germany and moved to New York City in 1990 where I initially started working as a psychiatrist. In 2001, one of my photographs won first prize (500 rolls of film) in the Fuji Love Contest. I used up the rolls of film photographing people while commuting to work on the subway. I also began portraying psychoanalysts in their consultation rooms. I started studying at the International Center of Photography and privately with Arlene Collins, a mentee of Lisette Model. In 2014, I published Fifty Shrinks which was featured in the New York Times, translated and published in Germany (2019), France (2012) and Turkey (2024).
Photography Books:
-Halloween Underground (2023)
-Fifty Shrinks (2014)
Exhibits/Prizes (2024)
-BarTur Photo Award, Founders Choice
-Tokyo International Photo Award, special mention
-Urban Photo Festival Trieste, Italy
Media Appearances
-WABC Eyewitness News, New York (October 2023)
Editorial/Online (2014-2025)
-The New York Times
-The New York Post
-CNN Style
-The Times of London
-The Guardian
-Dazed
-Creative Boom
-L’Oeil de la Photographie
-Stern Magazine
-Spiegel Online
Reviews/Interviews (2024)
-Hot Mirror Edition 3
-The Human Code (Podcast with Abigail Posner)
-The Phoblographer (Chris Gampat)
-The PhotoBook Review (Paul Anderson)
Exhibitions (2024)
-Trieste Photo Days
-Glasgow Gallery of Photography
-Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam
-All About Photo (ongoing)
Education
ICP New York, Photographer
Free University of Berlin, Psychiatrist
