As a teenager, I lived out my creativity musically in a band and made “real” music. But photography also really grabbed me and inspired me. With my first SLR camera I captured my surroundings and looked at the world and people from different perspectives. Always looking for the moment, the light, the detail – even in the darkroom.

I was young and at some point I needed the money. I realized pretty quickly that I couldn't support myself with my (in my opinion, very virtuoso...) guitar playing. In addition, my passion for photography was perfectly combined with my curiosity about people. To tell stories with pictures, to look for moments that are real in a created world. Observing people, discovering and capturing emotional moments still excites me as much today as it did 20 years ago.