Born at the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein, one of the most important nature areas in Germany, the interest in nature photography raised beside birding since the seventies. During the following decades all seven continents were visited on numerous photo trips. Since the eighties several photos in field guides and journals were published. In 2005 the conversion to digital photography took place.

Equipment Nikon D4 DSLR Nikon D300 DSLR Nikkor 500 mm f/4.0 ED VR AF-S Nikkor 300 mm f/4.0 ED AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED AF-S Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II 1.4x GITZO G 340 tripod ARCA SWISS Monoball