I was born in 1943 in Vienna . Finished Grammar School ? graduated from Conservatoire ? worked as a musician as well as an artist painter. 1988 - cerebral hemorrhage ? after a partial recovery in 1993 ? first various creative attempts in fotography.Gaining an insight that there's more behind photography, I started learning the ?trade? thoroughly, pointing out that my knowledge in painting was hugely useful! 1955 ? Admission in Vienna 's well-known ?Lichtbildner Klub?. National and international successes confirmed me in my creative pursuits. Since 1999 lecturing art photography seminars, emphasis on portraits and nude photography. 2000 ? first steps on the computer. 2004 ? started with my first experiments in ?Light-Painting? and extreme ?Long Time Exposure?. Most important for me
is taking pleasure in succeeded photos and sometimes I am smitten with amazement when I look at good photos, I don't care if they were taken by me or anybody else. Photography is for me: * a kind of game * a lot of fun * sense of delight * and a convenient subject to express myself