Growing up, Bernd Wichmann 'lived and breathed the art and craft of photography' as he watched his photographer father in their native Germany. Finding it the medium where he could best express himself, Wichmann completed a degree in communication design before starting his career as an assistant on advertising and fashion productions.

A freelance photographer since 1998, he now works with advertising agencies such as Publicis, Grey, Ogilvy and BBDO. 

Clients include Zurich Financial, Alldata, BB Promotion, BPG Consulting, Buecher.de, Carlos Murphy's, Consors, e.on Venture Partners, Oki, Telekom and Wellpharma.

He is represented by Corbis Artist Representation.