I had my first SLR at the age of 14. From then on I used it mostly on vacations. When I switched to digital, my interest for photography became more prominent and I started taking pictures without travelling first ;)

As several people had asked about my photogear:
I used a Nikon D70 DSLR for the first ~1000 shots on my photostream and then upgraded to a Nikon D200. Currently, I use the following lenses:
- Sigma 10-20mm F4-5,6 EX DC HSM
- Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G
- Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF
- Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR
- Nikkor TC-17E II Teleconverter
- Canon 500D 77mm close-up lens
- Tokina ATX Pro 2,8/100 Makro D

Some of my earlier zoo pictures were made with a Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D VR, which I sold when I bought the 70-200, as I couldn't afford two of those expensive lenses...

I live in Stuttgart, Germany