For each image I meticulously choose the material in a complex, often multi-step process. For the work group "Gegenbilder" I mostly use high-quality fine-art cotton papers made by Harman or Hahnemühle. Their extremely matte surfaces emphasise the painting-like look and feel and partly add an almost three-dimensional depth which can not be achieved when using classical photographic paper. But neither a website nor a catalogue can depict this. Therefore – and in order to appreciate the many fine details of the images – I recommend you to see the originals! Besides, I am artist and that of course means that I'm always proud to showcase my work ...

Buying art - not only photographic art – is a bit like falling in love: a gut decision! Potential price increases should not be given priority. Nevertheless let me point out two aspects that are essential for the prospective value:
• Take into consideration the number of copies made. An edition of five is very limited and thus optimal in terms of possible value appreciation; with 50 or more copies value apprecitation is rather unlikely. (Caution: Several vendors are working with pseudo-technical terms such as „open edition“ which is nothing but a clever wording for „unlimited“. The expensive works of Peter Lik, for instance, come in „limited“ editions of 950 – most of his buyers only realise when trying to resell a piece that due to the enormous circulation there is no secondary market.)
• The most important criterion for collectors is and remains the artist: How unique is his work? How passionate and inspired is he about it? How has his work developed over the years? Where will he go? Ideally, you should get to know the artist in person before buying; hence you can best determine his potential.

I recommend the following article on evaluation and increase of value, published by F.A.Z. (in German).

No. I use a Canon digital SLR; many of my works are also created with a Panasonic mirrorless compact system camera with prime lenses (fixed focal lengths).

On the contrary, most of my images are smaller in size than the object photographed. For some works this seems hard to believe, e.g. „February 4, 1950“: it looks as if it has been significantly enlarged, but in fact it is less than a quarter of the original size. Or take „18 Eintel“: the print looks like a 1:1 mapping, but the motive was as wide as a building.

The small formats with only a slightly higher – but still very low – edition (10 copies instead of 5) start from as little as € 180 („February 4, 1950“), € 250 („Quartier Süd“) or € 350 („Hasdrubal ante Portas“). With these specially discounted prices, I want to enable anyone to start collecting. Moreover, the test prints that I sell in some cases also make very special gifts.

By purchasing one of my works, you instantly obtain an increase in value of 10%! The reason being that my sales prices reflect that the less copies of an edition there are available, the more valuable they become. Therefore, the price of each copy is slightly higher than that of the previous one. (And, why not?, a bit of an incentive to buy earlier copies :)

[smiles] If you would like me to, I'd be happy to reveal that to you over a cappuccino ...