Born in 1968, Andreas Schmidt grew up in Westphalia, and has been actively taking pictures since he was young. After studying in Münster, he went to Vienna, Leipzig and Essen. His pictures have been published for many years in national newspapers and magazines. These include: Beat Magazin, Der Tagesspiegel aus Berlin, Märkische Allgemeine Potsdam, Freie Presse Chemnitz, Nürnberger Nachrichten, Wiener Zeitung and ZEIT ONLINE.