C.V. (CurriculumVitae)

29080011_sw Born in the former Yugoslavia and living in Germany since 1969.
1983–1987 - Photojournalist for the Darmstädter Tagblatt (Darmstadt’s daily newspaper).
1987–1994 - Editorial staff photographer for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt’s daily newspaper).
Since 1994 free-lance photojournalist with studios in Darmstadt and in Ste. Marie-en-Chanois, France.

Photojournalist - Since 1986 reports from over 40 countries, among them Afghanistan, Russia and Chechnya, the Balkan countries, Romania, Israel, Lebanon, Cuba, West Africa and Rwanda.

Publications - Photographs published in books, daily and weekly newspapers and magazines, such as Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin, taz, Die Zeit, Cicero, Deutschland Magazin, as well as corporate pamphlets and flyers from such companies as ALTANA, Herbert Quandt-Foundation, Aventis, Bertelsmann Foundation, IKK, Interlübke, Thonet.

Photo-editing - Edited and designed books, calendars and posters.

Exibitions:

  • Kunsthalle Darmstadt (1993)
  • Presseamt Frankfurt/M. (1995)
  • Kulturforum Alte Post, Neuss (1996)
  • Galerie Bergner, Wiesbaden (1999)
  • Elisabethenstift, Darmstadt (2000)
  • Clifford Chance Pünder, Frankfurt/M. (2000)
  • Congress-Center Messe Frankfurt/M. (2001 and 2005)
  • Galerie Netuschil, Darmstadt (1992)
  • Kunst-Archiv, Darmstadt (2003)
  • Touring exhibition of Hessisches Wirtschaftsministerium “together-in-hessen” (since 2003)
  • Galerie Artis, Darmstadt, (2004)
  • American Academy, Berlin (2004)
  • Max Liebermann Haus, Berlin (2005)
  • BCC Business Communications Consulting, Frankfurt/M. (2006)
  • CNC Communications & Network Consulting, Frankfurt/M. (2007)
  • Artothèque ASCAP Peugeot, Montbéliard/France (2010)
  • Museé du Sel, Salins les Bains, Frankreich (2014)

Selected group shows:

  • Kulturforum Alte Post, Neuss (1997)
  • University of Rosario, Argentina (2000)
  • Celler Schloß, Celle (2001)
  • Galerie Netuschil, Darmstadt (2002)
  • Presseamt Frankfurt/M. (2003)
  • Airport-Galerie, Frankfurt/M. (2004)
  • Luxeuil-les-Bains, France (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
  • Château fort Oricourt, France (2012)
  • Deutsche Börse Art Collection “New works”, Eschborn (2012)
  • Pont du Roide, France (2013)
  • Atelierhaus, Darmstadt (2014)
  • Abbaye de Bithaine, Frankreich (2014)

Art in public buildings – permanent photo installations

  • New Subway Station Bockenheim, Frankfurt/M. (2001)
  • New Justice Building, Mall of Constitutional Rights, Darmstadt (2006)
  • Ernst-Elias-Niebergall-Schule (public school), Darmstadt (2007/2011)
  • Galerie Pas de Deux, Ste Marie-en-Chanois, France (2011)

Books, Calendars, Awards

  • “Frankfurter Kontraste”, Pictorial; City of Frankfurt 2003
  • “Darmstäter Kalenderblätter”, Calendar by the Merck Corp. 2006
  • Kodak Photography Book Award 1999; Group Award for
    “Bilder in der Zeitung. Journalistische Fotografie 1949–1999”, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  • Photography Award; City of Luxeuil-les-Bains, France 2008
  • “Zu Hause im Leben”; City of Heusenstamm’s book of photographs; in cooperation with photographer Gerd Kittel 2011

Postage Stamp

  • Postage stamp, issued by the Federal German Postal Services
    on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of unification (1994)