In my previous life as a photojournalist I hung out with heads of state. Got involved in dodgy investigations. Met people from all backgrounds and cultures. Seen the most exotic of places.

This experience gave me a love for collaboration, practice with unusual situations and an obsession with light and how it creates moods. Telling stories in pictures is second nature to me.
A drive to go beyond the limitation of journalistic truth and unleash the power of make-believe made me what I am today: A cinematographer for commercials, content, feature films and music videos.

I’m inspired by Richard Avedon. Jazz and Techno. Brutalist architecture and forests. I adore Nicolas Winding Refn and Andrea Arnold. A lighting truck excites me. I get a kick out of tailoring a gear list.

I grew up in Germany but settled in South Africa. There is lots to learn here, on the fringes of my comfort zone, and the diversity is invigorating. I am ‘Daddah’ to Otto and Maya and partner in just about everything to Anna.