Rechenmacher, German, born in Bavaria, close to the Iron Curtain; jobs in glass, earthenware and porcelain factories; language studies in Heidelberg, management positions in publishing, bookselling, library supply in Germany, Switzerland and the UK; frequent business travels across Europe and to India; running a website for business news on India; analogue photography in b/w, roll film and Polaroid; lives in Stuttgart and Zurich.