How did you end up living in New York?

I came on a tennis scholarship to NYC. I had seen a show about NYC on TV while I was living in Germany and I decided I wanted to come to NYC ....

At university you got a BA in Psychology and then an MBA in marketing, What did you do after you graduated?

After graduating from college I started my own business. I started on a independent film as a co-director with Ronnie Cutrone called "shooting milk" which comes from the sixties when people used to overdose on amphetamines and almost OD they used to shoot milk in their veins to be revived.

How did your career in photography start off?

I always loved photography. While doing the movie I was inspired to take photographs. I like the idea of taking pictures of people who are willing to be photographed. Putting a shoot together is a very exciting thing, you can create anything you want .....

What are the common elements of your photography style?

I start to capture the essence of my subject with their emotions which might be hidden in the surreal aspect of the photograph itself. I look at my work as having many aspects : provocative, humorous, emotional, beautiful.

How did you go from a photographer to publishing the book "The Class of Click"?

I had an idea for a book and I knew a publisher who was very interested in the idea. Hence, we did the book.

What have you been working on more recently since the book was finished?

After finishing up the Click book I started working for Interview Magazine, Ocean Drive Magazine and Maxim US. I recently finished a campaign for the Art Directors Club which features some of the leading advertising tycoons.

Maxim Fashion Magazine

Who has inspired and influenced you the most?

Henri Lartigue

What are your aims for the future?

to continue being an artist and to develop my skills. To believe in what I think is right because ultimately being an artist in any shape or form means trusting your own instincts.