Biography

born:               1955 in Wr.Neustadt, Austria
profession:       teacher, photographer, author, journalist
equipment:       used in the past: Canon A1, Canon EOS 5, Canon EOS 1, Canon EOS D60, 10D
                        in recent use: 
                                                          Canon EOS-1D Mark II N, LUMIX FZ8, CASIO Exilim EX-Z120
                                                          Canon   20 - 35 / 3.5 Ultrasonic
                                                 Canon   70 - 200 / 2.8L  IS  USM
                                                 Canon   24 - 70 / 2.8L USM
                                                 Canon Speedlight 550 EX
films used:                FUJI 400, 800, 1600
                                     KODAK GOLD 800
                                     AGFA VISTA 800
 for BW:                   KODAK TMAX 800 / 1600
experiences:        (.) 30+  years of concert photography
                               (.) cover photography for several CDs ,LPs, books
                               (.) photos in mags: JAZZWISE, JAZZZEIT, GUITAR, DROME, Concerto ...
                          (.) music journalism for more than 20 years
                          (.) web-journalism, web-design
hobbies:             having my photographs signed by the artists, collecting CDs...it's
                              still a high four digit number..., spending time in London as often as 
                               possible (...I'd better move there one day...), Italian cuisine...I'm
                               a disciple of Antonio Carluccio, writing cookery books for school
                               use... there are two on the market by now... and I wish the day had
                               forty hours...!
fav musician:       there are far too many to mention here; but just to name a few:
                               Frank Zappa, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Madonna (yes, I do!),
                               George Clinton and all the funky dudes, but I also like Steve Vai,
                                Billy Jenkins and all the jazz family and blues & soulmen ...
                                so, it's really hard to decide... anyway, you got an impression of 
                                my taste...
best concert:        another hard decision! I've seen about 5000+ concerts so far. I
                                suppose, the best were the ones where I didn't work... I really 
                                enjoyed Frank Zappa (16x), Bruce Springsteen, U2, Billy
                                 Jenkins (he is truely "fantastic") and Madonna (of course!) - 
                                 I wish I could focus my lenses at one of her shows... hey,
                                 gimme a chance!

...sometimes even I get in front of a camera....