I WAS BORN IN DRESDEN GERMANY. MY FATHER WAS A GARDENER AND I GREW UP ALWAYS SURROUNDED WITH PLANTS AND FLOWERS. I AM AN OPTHAMOLOGIST AND I HAVE WORKED AND LIVED IN CAMEROON, KENYA, NEPAL AND GERMANY OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT WORK THERE TRAINING LOCAL PHYSICIANS. I GO TO MYANMAR EVERY YEAR AND FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS TO VOLUNTEER MY SERVICES-. I HAVE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SINCE THE BERLIN WALL HAS COME DOWN AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.