I was born and raised in Germany, studied science in Germany and Switzerland and in 1997 moved to Seattle to work as a postdoc at the University of Washington. A few years later I left the world of scientific research and followed a new creative calling, photography. I studied Photography at the UCLA, the Learning Tree University and with CA nature photographer Tom Gamache. My images are the reflection of me “Smelling the Roses”! They are my attempts to capture the inherent beauty of a moment in time. My photographic objects of interest represent mostly the two northwest landscapes, which have influenced my life the most, the plains of Northwest Germany, Ostfriesland, and the Pacific Northwest, my newfound love and home. These days I find myself more often using photos only as my canvases, my starting point for something new. They are my inspiration for my creativity. I present most of my photo graphics on metal (aluminum), which has an exceptional archival value, beautiful reflective light properties and in combination with the translucent dyes used for the metal printing, enhance my images and their subtleties. All my photo art images are printed as very small limited editions (2–10). At the present time my work can be found at the MIVAL Gallery on Mercer Island, Studio 103 at Pioneer Square in Seattle,MI Physical Therapy, JuJubeet in Bellevue, and online at my webpage www.fisheye-art-of-light.com. “Let’s smell the roses every day!”
