My photographic work often begins close to home: along routes I walk repeatedly, in rooms and landscapes I know well.
I was born in Karlsruhe in 1986 and now live on Amrum. Since 2015 I have developed my photographic practice independently. Early work with analogue panoramic photography and the Hasselblad XPan shaped the way I think about optical processes, limitation and deliberate selection.
An important starting point for Zen Walking was several years of slow, daily walks through the woods near my home. At the time, my son would only sleep in a carrier, so I kept walking the same short, quiet stretches. Repetition sharpened my attention to small changes in familiar places.
The title does not refer to a religious or spiritual practice. For me, it describes a secular attitude: not needing to fill quiet, emptiness or repetition immediately, and paying attention to small things.
I now work digitally and make the black-and-white pigment prints myself on Awagami Premio Kozo White. Zen Walking has been ongoing since 2025.