The wish to become a photographer came early. I was given my first own camera at the age of 6 and started to document my environment. It took some years of saving/ With my first salary in hands I went straight to our camera dealer and purchased a professional camera and continned to pursue my passion, although not without any detours. Meanwhile I have been working for 20 years as an independent photo journalist/photographer, mainly for publishers, photo libraries and marketing agencies. Besides the professional distribution of images my passions is it to capture the unusual and artistic scenes in our daily lives. ulrich niehoff