Born in West Germany in the late 1960s, he grew up in a society learning to confront its crimes during the Second World War. This context instilled in him a strong sense of responsibility to engage with the past and to remain attentive to patterns that might lead to similar catastrophes. Today, in a time marked by rising nationalism, polarization and division, these concerns feel disturbingly relevant.

After nearly thirty years in the corporate world, he began his artistic career and studied photography at the Fotoacademie Amsterdam from 2021 to 2025. During this period, he rediscovered a box of letters written by his grandfather to his grandmother in the final years of the war. The letters testify to the devastation of conflict while forming a profound love story. They reveal the determination of an ordinary man to remain humane, to perceive beauty in the world, and to hold on to love as a guiding force.

In his work, he combines classical photography with contemporary AI technologies, exploring how these tools can expand image-making by visualising moments as emotional and reflective spaces.

Love Letters from the War was published as a photobook by Kehrer Verlag in November 2025. The project was introduced at Paris Photo, launched at Het Documentaire Paviljoen in Amsterdam, and exhibited as part of the Fotoacademie Amsterdam graduation show. An exhibition at the Pennings Foundation in Eindhoven is scheduled from March to May 2026. The work has received attention in PF Fotomagazine, Panorama and other photography publications.