since 2007
member of AGENTUR FOCUS, photo- and press agency
since 2004
freelance photographer
2004 - 2005
study of photojournalism at the swiss school for Journalism, MAZ, in Lucerne
2001 - 2004
freelance journalist
1995 - 2000
studies and graduated at the Universities of Hamburg and Göttingen in geography, economics and education science
in between
Au-Pair in Spain; travel guide; flight attendant; NLP-Practitioner; travelling extensively in Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico and Guatemala; Coach in a children´s circus; photojournalist for LA PRENSA, Nicaragua´s national newspaper based in Managua
language skills
german, english, spanish, portuguese
2007
grant of VG BILDKUNST, Germany
2006
grant of foundation Medientandem, Poland
2005
1st prize with the photoessay „Umbruch in der Lausitz” at the students contest of the German Ministry of the Interior
2009
„Rosenstühle”, Kunstnah, Frappant Altona, Hamburg
2008
„Rosenstühle”, Triennale der Photographie, Hamburg
2008
„Zwischen der Spur”, Swiss School of Journalism, MAZ, Lucerne
2007
„Abschied von der Bienenwabe”, photofestival Leipzig
2006
„Umbruch in der Lausitz”, German Ministry of Interior, Berlin
2005
„Abschied von der Bienenwabe”, Swiss School of Journalism, MAZ, Lucerne
