Jury

Born in Augsburg, Germany. Graduated in design from the Fachhochschule in Augsburg and the Faculty of Art and Design at Kassel University. Also studied design in the USA. In 1995 he was professor of photography at FAMU in Prague, in 2000 professor of photography at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, in 2001 professor of photography and the new media at University of Ilmenau in Germany and at Erfurt University, 2003 professor of photography at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland, 2008-2010 professor of photography at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea, 2011 professor of photography at various German universities. He lectures at universities around the world, organises exhibitions, creates performances, videos, films and articles for art magazines. He has participated in many art exhibitions worldwide.