Michael was born in Berlin Germany in January 1945. He was first exposed to photography at the age of ten through his older sister, who attended Lette Haus,
a Berlin arts academy. In 1958 at the age of 13 he came to America to join his
mother. He studied ballet and drama while attending highschool in Denver Colorado and performed locally. Inspired by Antonioni's now classic film 'BLOW UP', about a London photographer, he began taking pictures of his fellow actors. His first break was an eight page assignment for MENS WEAR magazine in 1969.
In 1971 he shot twentyone pages for GQ's design showcase. In May of 1973 Michael's style was featured on the cover of ART DIRECTION Mag.
He liked shooting female erotica and contributed to three PLAYBOY PRESS books.
His career lept foreward after moving to Paris in 1976, when he shot 'erotic sequential room stories' for VOGUE HOMMES. His handtinted images, which he calls 'TINTONES' where published in German PLAYBOY and leading european trade
and avant guarde fashion magazines. In 1980, his postcards edition 'THE COMPAGNIE' were included in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, a Louvre annex.
As artistic consultant, Michael developed an erotic feature, 'Mme. Claude II', for the French film industry. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and had an exhibition at the CHINA CLUB in '83, called 'PRUSSIAN BLUE'. Tom Waits saw Michael's show and commissioned an album cover, 'SWORFISHTROMBONES'. Michael also co-directed 'In the Neighborhood', Tom's MTV video.  In 1986 he moved to Hamburg and then to Munich and focused on raising Floyd. During this time he developed his fine art 'TINTONE'(TM) photography. These images were published in various portfolios, magazine galleries and on the covers of reputable european color photo magazines. In 1994 he produced an experimental promotional TV spot
entitled 'OCEANS' for VOX TV in Europe. He moved back to L.A. in 1996 where he directed Samantha Fox's comeback video: 'THE REASON IS YOU'. Michael recently settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is focusing on producing his filmscript: 'DARK ROOM'.

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