A love for sounds, colors, and shapes - for the sum that is greater than its parts - for the layers hidden beneath the obvious - for unconventional solutions to puzzles of everyday life.

These elements are at the core of my ever-growing list of job descriptions.
I am a photographer, percussionist, music theater maker, music educator, and radio speaker. Whatever serves the purpose best becomes the medium. Most of the times it means having to learn a new craft.

It all started with a fascination for the endless world of percussion. In the music world, I found like-minded people. I adored playing Bach on the marimba and timpani in the orchestra but soon realized that I couldn’t stop imaging music in visual terms. From the day I performed Stuart S. Smith’s ‘Songs I-IX’, I knew that Music Theater was my thing. I love the tension between seeing and hearing. I love to think conceptually and convey ideas that make my audience reflect.

Having a strong visual sense of music, I started to explore music through the lens. As an autodidact photographer, I can constantly search for my own path. I love that photography provides a different angle to experience music. I am driven by the search for the key moment - the moment that captures the true personality of a musician, might it be whilst playing or in a portrait. I love to show the energy that drives musicians in a perspective that the bare eye doesn’t see.

Growing a bit older I also started photographing weddings. Creating everlasting memories for families is a true blessing. The moments of blissful happiness and the personal colors in each wedding are what I am looking for.

On Etsy, I want to share my still life, landscape and nature photos. I hope that, because of Etsy, these photos will find a good home somewhere around the world.

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