Born in 1968, I live in Leipzig (Germany) since 2002.

Out of a family tradition, I came in contact with the study of nature and gained initial experience in nature photography already from an early age. Due to my grandfather who was ornithologist and nature photographer, the interest in nature and photography was actively supported.

I studied environmental engineering and earned my doctorate in soil physics in 2001. Since then, I have been working as a researcher in different scientific institutes.