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Start Dreaming Pink

Sticking close to the zeitgeist and not losing touch with the life of the young generation drives me. Curiosity makes me wander through the world with my eyes wide open. And inspiration can even be...

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Soon to get published

Time seems to fly. It's always like that when you're busy. I am so happy to announce that the cover page of my new book is finished. The title of the book has been set for 10 months already and the...

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Who's that girl?

I discovered Katia when she was 19 years old. By that time I had just finished the proof printing of my first book. It was too late to put her into this book. But I knew, she was someone special. So, I...

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What gives cars a soul?

For me a car is just a tool to get from A to B. Nothing more. But why? Most probably because the design ideas of the 70s weren't compatible to our markets. Check out this dreamy introduction to Grand...

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A weekend with my pictures

Three years of work lay behind me. All shootings for my new book are wrapped. After 31 sessions with around 800 – 1.200 images each, I had a hard time selecting the best ones and putting them into nice...

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Forever young

Staying connected to the youth is essential for my work. Because we all want to stay young, freeze the best years of our lives. When nothing mattered more than joyful moments and you had no sorrows....

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My choice of glass

When I read discussions on photo gear, it's all about lenses. People keep asking what kind of lens they should take on their trips and which lenses perform better than others. Here's an introduction to...

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Layouting my book

I spent the last few weeks selecting images. Or kicking out images. However you want to call it. And now, I am finally done with the selection. I know what my book will feel like. But there's no book...

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Printing a coffee table book

As I invested so much time in producing the content for my new book, I wanted to attend the printing process as well. So, as with my previous book, I joined the print workers and witnessed the...

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Feeling Frisky

As my second photo book is going to be available soon and Frisky is no longer an item in my menu bar, I decided to create a page in my blog, allowing you to look at my first photo book. Still feeling...

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Pre-sale of my new book

After the success of my first book, I decided I wanted to give something back to my dear supporters. In Germany, we have an agreement of the fixing of book prices. It's actually not an agreement, it's...

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Nakid Magazine: Malibu ft. Marissa Luck

What a summer we have in Europe in 2018. Everlasting sunshine and burned gras. It feels like in California. Or to put it in pictures, a summerly mood like this.

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Hannes Windrath

Even though we only live four and a half miles apart from each other we had never met. I decided, it's about time for a change and cycled to Hannes. We sat down for a couple of hours and spoke about...

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Be yourself is the new sexy

Belgian Fine Art photographer Frank De Mulder is annoyed by the social media circus that is ruled by unrealistic standards and full of fake pictures. So he had the idea to photograph four women as...

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Celebrating Sublime

Recently I had a wonderful presentation of my new photo book in Frankfurt. It was a lovely evening with yummy food, tasty drinks, photos and stories about my work.

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Privacy

When it comes to sensual video clips, you are always walking on the edge. I like the images Silver Monkey (what a name) created in his clip.

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Cover for Playboy Germany

Photographers are vain people. They live for applause. Maybe it's not such much about vanity, but about being seen and appreciated for what you do. So, I am very grateful that my work has been put on...

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Talk with Martin Krolop

When Martin heard I was making a new book, he invited me over to Cologne to speak about it on camera. We had a very spontaneous meeting and talked for about 45 minutes about my latest book. The...

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AdobeRGB vs. sRGB

There are two common color spaces and it is a highly technical topic. One is larger than the other, one is more common, especially when displaying images on screen. So which color space should you use?

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The Fat Jewish by Tony Kelly

Ten years ago a model introduced me to Tony Kelly. I instantly liked his vivid colors and the irony in his images. One of his key pieces is photographing model figures on models.

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