curriculum vitae
Education
2000-2004 Ph.D. in Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
1993-1999 M.Sc. in Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
1995-1999 Artistic-educational and academic program B.Ed., piano, saxophone, Mainz School of Music, Germany.
Work
2019-today: Affiliate Scholar, Jacobs Center of Youth Productivity, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2013-today: Director of the Research Excellence Program “URPP Social Networks”, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2009-today: Full Professor of Marketing and Market Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Artistic Path
Exhibitions
PHOTOPLACE GALLERY, group exhibition: Dreamscape and Vision 2020
| Juried exhibition gallery, juror: Susan Burnstine
Press
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
| Featured Artist – “Gold”, January 2021
LENSWORK MAGAZINE
| Featured Artist – “Together”, December 2020, #150, pp. 24
CAPTURE LANDSCAPES
| Top Inspirational Landscape Photographers of 2020, by: Christian Hoiberg, 30/12/2020
BEHANCE CATEGORY PHOTOGRAPHY
| Feature – “The Falling Beauty”, 24/11/2020
121Clicks.com
| Feature – “Falling Beauty”, 15/12/2020
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
| Feature – “Glacier Ice”, 2020
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
| Feature – “Ice”, 2020
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
| Feature – “The Traveller”, ed. 92, p. 162
MACPHUN SOFTWARE
| Featured Image – “Prime Tower”, Photo Contest Architecture
CAMERAPIXO
| Published – “Dandelion”, in: Hot Shots 19 – We Inspire Magazine, 5/4/2017, p. 132-133
| Published – “Helm’s Deep”, in: Hot Shots 17 – We Inspire Magazine, 12/2/2017, p. 138-139
| Published – “Circle in a Spiral”, in: Hot Shots 16 – We Inspire Magazine, 11/1/2017, p. 116-117
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| Editor’s Choice – “Downside Up”, Selected in the Editor’s Choice Section by Carmine Chiriaco, 6/2/2017
| Editor’s Choice – “The Traveller”, Selected in the Editor’s Choice Section by Brandon Bannister, 4/9/2017
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
| Selection – “Dandelion”, Selected as splash web screen of the Landscape Photography Magazine, 1/8/2017
Awards
THE EPSON INTERNATIONAL PANO AWARDS, 2020
| Bronce Metal – “Falling Beauty”
Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, 2020
| Silver Award – “Together White”, a portfolio of 8 photographs
Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, 2020
| Bronce Award – “Together Black”, a portfolio of 8 photographs
WORLD LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2020
| TOP 50 Commended Images – “Dunes”
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARD, 2020
| Honorable Mention – “Spiral”
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, 2020
| Honorable Mention – “Together”
Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, 2019
| Silver Award – “Transition”, a portfolio of 8 photographs
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARD, 2019
| Nominee – “Duned”
MONOCHROME AWARD, 2019
| Honorable Mention – “Finding Direction”
THE INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD, 2018
| TOP 101 – “Gold”
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARD, 2018
| Nominee – “Gold”
MONOCHROME AWARD, 2018
| Honorable Mention – “Duned”
THE EPSON INTERNATIONAL PANO AWARDS, 2018
| Gold Metal & Top 50 Award – “Gold”
| Bronce Metal – “Harvesting the Pattern Puzzle”
| Bronce Metal – “Swinging Dunes”
| Bronce Metal – “Made to Stick”
Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, 2018
| Honorable Mention – “Thin Line”
THE INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR TOP 101 AWARD, 2017
| Top 101 Award – “Thin Line”
THE EPSON INTERNATIONAL PANO AWARDS, 2017
| Silver Metal – “Circle in a Spiral”
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS, MIFA 2017
| Bronce Metal – “Helm’s Deep”
MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, 2017
| Honorable Mention – “Thin Line”, Nature
| Honorable Mention – “Mindon Laithra”, Landscapes
TOKYO FOTO AWARDS, 2017
| Honorable Mention – “Thin Line”
THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, 2017
| Honorable Mention – “Thin Line”
| Honorable Mention – “Mindon Laithra”, Landscapes
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, 2017
| Honorable Mention – “Thin Line”, Landscape & Nature
| Honorable Mention – “How the Light Gets in”, Landscape & Nature
MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2017
| Exhibition – “Thin Line”, Lensculture Magnum Photography Awards Wettbewerbsgalerie
TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT, 2017
| Exhibition – “Into the Light”, Landscape
| Exhibition – “Downside Up”, Phototravel
| Exhibition – “Helm’s Deep”, Panorama
| Exhibition – “Circle in a Spiral”, Night Images & Artificial Light
| Exhibition – “A Crack in Everything”, Nature
TOKYO FOTO AWARDS, TIFA 2016
| Gold Metal: 1st Place Winner – “Circle in a Spiral”, Nature: Panoramic
PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2016
| Honorable Mention – “Downside Up”, Landscape
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, 2016
| Honorable Mention – “Downside Up”, Architecture: Cityscape
| Honorable Mention – “Facets of One Spot”, Nature: Sunset
| Honorable Mention – “Facets of One Spot”, Fine Art: Landscape
| Honorable Mention – “Le Refuge”, Fine Art: Landscape
WUNDERWELTEN, 2016
| Auszeichnung – “Downside Up”, Orte mit Fernwehfaktor
TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT, 2016
| Exhibition – “Le Refuge”, Landscape
| Exhibition – “Downside Up”, Water
| Exhibition – “Bridging”, Architecture
| Exhibition – “Prime Tower”, Landscape