1994-1996 photography apprenticeship, hamburg, germany
1997-2000 bachelor of science in social anthropology at london school of economics and political science & part time picture researcher for camera press in london, united kingdom
2000-2006 picture editor GEOlino, GEOlino EXTRA and GEO magazine in hamburg, germany and new york, united states
2006-9/2007 head of photography with migros magazine zurich, switzerland
since 9/2007 freelance picture editor for GEO in hamburg & annabelle in zurich