Vita

01/2002 until today:
VHS, Department of Art and Culture, Bonn Lecturer in Photography.
Direction and conception of a variety of courses in photography, including

• Photography for beginners: a.o.: History, digital photography, theory and practice.
• Photography for advanced students: composition, photography as art, image analysis, digital image processing, post production, the portfolio, archiving and presentation.
• Portfolio courses: preparation of application portfolios.
• Black and white photography and darkroom: working according to the zone system, negative and positive techniques. Archiving and presentation

01/2017 to date:
Zeitwohnen Rhein Ruhr GmbH, Cologne Customer consultant, property photographer - interior design.

• Creating professional photos of rental properties as well as their digital post-processing and publication.
• Consulting, furnishing and decorating for housing providers (homestaging)
• Procurement of furnished flats

2011 to 2017:

• Activities as account manager and project manager on behalf of Intel Corporation.

2005 to 2011:
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter by Bonn, Lecturer in Photography, Study contents a.o.:

• History of photography
• Analogue and digital photography
• Classical black and white photography and the darkroom
• Photography as art
• Advertising and architectural photography
• Photo reportage
• Image analysis and composition
• Presentation and archiving
  
  In addition:
• Study preparation (for art academies), portfolio counselling.
• Vocational counselling and career service
• Adult education, workshops, photo trips

2003 to 2010:
Freelance lecturer in photography

• Private lessons / one-to-one photography tuition
• Guest teaching at grammar schools

1996 to 2010:
Freelance photographer

• until 2000: Photo reportages for various embassies, foundations and members of the Federal Parliament
• Work as a freelance photojournalist
• Election campaign photos for federal politicians and members of parliament in Germany, France, Bonn and Strasbourg
• Collaboration with photographers in advertising, people and architecture

2000 to 2002:
Moersch Photochemie und Fineartprinting, Hürth, assistant and specialized lab technician.

• Production of prints for museums and professional photographers
• Trade fair preparation and support at Photokina
• Presentation and archiving
• Photochemistry incl. special developers, fixing baths
• Workshops
• Marketing and sales of photographic products such as photochemicals, photographic papers, films.

2010:
Solo exhibition at Hôtel Marcel Dassault, Paris & Art Curial, Paris

2009:
Group exhibitions: 

• Aix en Provence, Marseille
• Ajaccio, Bastia (Corsica)

2008: 
Group exhibition initiated by the Foundation "I Culori D'Umani`, Corsica, with 60 international artists and exhibitions in Bastia, Ajaccio, Marseille, Lille and Paris.

2007:
Group exhibition with 40 international painters and 4 photographers:

• 01/2007 Paris, Mairie du 8e arrondissement,
• Art Fair Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Urgüp (Turkey).

11/2006: 
Solo exhibition "Mois de la Photo", La Petite Galerie, Paris

05/2005:
Solo exhibition as part of the 14th National Photography Exhibition in Strasbourg, France

05/2004: 
Exhibition and lecture at the exhibition "Bilderreise-Reisebilder, Fotografien des 19. Jahrunderts" at the Landesmusuem Koblenz, Fortress Ehrenbreitstein

11/2003:
Solo exhibition during the "Paris Photo"-Days, La Petite Galerie, Paris

9/2003-10/2003: 
Solo exhibition "Crossing Portals, Overcoming Distances", BMW Group Office, Berlin

06/2003: 
Solo exhibition "Face to Face, Portraits from Anatolia", Elele (largest French-Turkish cultural association), Paris

12/2002 – 2/2003:
Solo exhibition "Anatolia II" at the Josef Haubrich Hof, Cologne

11/2002:
Solo exhibition "Classical Turkish Architecture" at the invitation of the Int. cultural festival "Arte Mare", Bastia (Corsica)

12/2001: 
Solo exhibition "Anatolia", La Petite Galerie, Paris

05/2001: 
Group exhibition in Wasselonne, France

02/1998:
Group exhibition "Historical Turkey", State Gallery of the Ministry of Culture, Ankara (Turkey).

09/1997 to 09/1999:
ILS, Institute for Learning Systems, Hamburg
Diploma with distinction  

Distance learning course in professional photography

• Main subjects: photographic techniques, positive and negative techniques, exposure and light metering, lighting, image composition.

09/1992 to 12/1995:
Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn
Studies in English Language and Literature

1993 to 2002: 
Gazi Anadolu Lisesi (secondary school), Ankara  
General higher education entrance qualification

05/2004:
Juror at the 14th National Photography Exhibition in Strasbourg

since 2004:
Member of Fondation Herzog, Laboratory for Photography, Switzerland
Member of IFSAK Istanbul, AFSAD Ankara and UMANI (photography associations)

since 1999:
Member of the German Association for Photography, DVF e.V.

1993 to 1995:
Active member of the Bonn Shakespeare Company and involvement in PR.

• Stage photography
• Creation of posters (shooting and preparation for printing) and programme booklets

since 2005: 
Holder of a press card

Further memberships: 
WWF, Foodwatch, Greenpeace