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Nationality: German
Date of Birth: 19 January 1972
Gender: Male
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| EDUCATION |
| 1989-1990 | Law School in Berlin |
| 1990-1998 | «Humboldt University» and «Freie Universität» in Berlin
East European Studies, Politology and History |
| 1991-1993 | Lomonossow University Moscow
Study of Russian Language |
| 1994-1995 | School of Slavonic and East European Studies London
East European Studies
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| 1996 | Karls-University Prag
Study of Czech Language |
| Feb 1998 | MA East European Studies/ Politology and History (Berlin) |
| 1998-2001 | Photostudent of Andreas Rost (former pupil of Arno Fischer) |
| 2002 | Photostudent of Ute Maler (Founder of the Photo-Agency Ostkreuz) |
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| WORK |
| 1991 | First Price for the reportage "Childs Of Berlin"
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| 1994 | Deutsche Fernsehnachrichtenagentur (DFA)
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| 1995 | ORB (TV-Station)
Features for TV
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| 1996 | ORT Moscow
Featrues for TV in Russian
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| 1996 until today | writer, journalist and photographer
(for german and international publications)
represented by Grazia Neri (It) and Camera Press (UK) - Photos
represented by Mohrbooks (Zurich, Berlin) - Literature |
| 11/2002 | European Publisher Award for "Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung" |
| 2002 | co-founder of "Monday Stories"
together with the writers Jana Simon and Sven Lager
monthly club who presents writers – based in Berlin – FC Magnet |
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| BOOKS, CD |
| Februar 2000 | "Das Buch der Unterschiede", Aufbau Verlag, Berlin
(Text and Photos) |
| Oktober 2001 | "Draußen nur Kännchen", Droemer Knaur, München
(Text and Photos) |
| March 2002 | "Denn wir sind anders" (Jana Simon), Rowohlt Berlin Verlag, Berlin
(Cover Photo) |
| June 2002 | "Mondbad", Droemer Knaur Verlag, München
(first novel and Cover Photo) |
| July 2003 | "Treffpunkt Deutsch", Prentice Hall, New Jersey
(Text) |
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October 2003 | "Spuren-Sledy", Klartext Verlag, Bonn
(Photos) |
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March 2004 | "Alltägliche Abgründe"(Jana Simon), Links Verlag, Berlin
(Cover Photo and Photos inside) |
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March 2004 | "Kunststück Ahrenshoop", Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock
(Photos and text) |
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March 2004 | "Christa Wolf – Eine Biographie in Bildern und Texten", Luchterhand
(Photos) |
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March 2004 | "Im Schrank", Droemer Knaur Verlag, München
(Text and Photos) |
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March 2004 | "Zwölf Gramm Glück – Liebe in Deutschland", Feridun Zaimoglu
(Cover Picture) |
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| PHOTO-EXHIBITIONS |
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April 1999 | "Crisis on the Balkan" at Alexanderhaus, Berlin
(solo) |
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July/October 2002 | "Going Out" at Musen @Dermot O´ Dyna, Berlin
(group) |
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December 2002-2003 | "Going Out" at Picture Point, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
(solo) |
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January 2003 | "ImagesAgainstWar" (imagesagainstwar.com)
online Gallery of Gallery Lichtblick, Cologne
(also exhibited in many countries all over Europe)
(group with more than 500 artists) |
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October 2003 | "Memories Of A Friend", Galerie Lichtung, Leipzig
(solo) |
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June 2004 | "Minibusses Of A South Africa", Galerie Syltquelle, Sylt |
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November 2004 | "Minibusses Of A South Africa", Goethe Institute, South Africa |
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May 2005 | "Alte Meister - Junge Talente", Gallery Camera Work, Berlin (group) |
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| PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS |
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April 1999 | Crisis on the Balkan
publications in Der Tagesspiegel and Berliner Morgenpost
(daily newspapers), Germany |
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Jan 2003 | Portfolio-Show of "Going Out" in the journal Fit For Fun
(monthly journal), Germany |
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April 2003 | Portfolio-Show of "Going Out" in the journal La Fotografia
(photographic journal), Spain |
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2003 | Porfolio-Show of "Going Out" in BIZ
(supplement of Berliner Morgenpost), Germany |
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June 2003 | Portfolio-Show of "Memories Of A Friend" in the journal Kreuzer
(monthly culture journal), Germany |
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October 2003 | Portfolio-Show of "Memories Of A Friend" in the journal Kreuzer
(monthly culture journal), Germany
also in Leipziger Volkszeitung and Die Welt and others
(daily newspapers), Germany
also at stern.de
(online platform of Der Stern), Germany |
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Jan 2004 | Portfolio-Show of "Going Out" in the journal Amica
(monthly journal), Italy |
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April 2004 | publications of my work "Minibusses" in Der Tagesspiegel
(daily newspaper), Germany |
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May 2004 | Portfolio-Show of "First Day In Life" in Das Magazin
(monthly journal), Germany |
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May 2004 | Portfolio-Show of "First Day In Life" in BIZ
(supplement of Berliner Morgenpost), Germany |
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| COLLECTORS, MUSEUMS, BYERS, RENTING |
| October 2003 | "roofs in the rain" and "Marktplatz"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Andre Streng (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"airplane over the bridge" and "Portrait of Dirk S."
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Christa Sommer (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"Landscape"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Ekkehardt Rothe (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"car in the early morning"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") second edition
sold to Michael Grotenhoff (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"girl in red"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Martin Pretzlaw (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"Bird"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Rayko Huss (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"Girl at night I"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Robert Gust (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"Girl at night II"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Goff (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"Car in the rain"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Annette Simon (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"under the shower"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to Heinrich Lübbert (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres
"over the bridge"
(from the exhibition "Memories Of A Friend") first edition
sold to A. Gröschner (privat) - C Prints 70 by 100 centimetres |
| April 2004 | "Memories Of A Friend" (8 pictures as a part of the exhibition - first edition)
Renting for "Schumann" (lawyer association), Berlin |
| April 2004 | complied Halina-Series (from the project Going Out)
sold to Joaquim Paiva - (Brazilian Collector)
16 C Prints in a size of 30 by 40 centimetres and 20 by 30 centimetres |
| December 2004 | complete "Going Out" Series sold to George Eastman House of Photography, New York - (US collection)
92 C Prints |
| SKILLS |
| Languages | German (mother tongue), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Czech (advanced) |