​​I am a cultural anthropologist and particularly interested in Tibet and Asian cultures. I live in Switzerland and am married to a Tibetan. From 2005 to 2023 I was the managing director of the Tibet Institute Rikon in Switzerland.

In 1987, as a 26-year-old backpacker, I traveled extensively in Tibet for the first time. Since then, I have been able to visit Tibet, India and Nepal often and for longer periods of time. For shorter stays I have also traveled to other countries in Asia and around the world.

My photography offers a variety of insights into the countries I have stayed in and the lives and cultures of their people, but never claims to be complete. My older photographs in particular can make a small contribution to documenting the immense cultural and natural heritage of these people. Many of them, especially the Tibetans and Uyghurs, have been exposed to major political and social changes in recent decades.

I am happy to share my photographic work with interested people.