Hauke is originally from the little city of Heide in Schleswig-Holstein in the very north of Germany.

From 1991 he studied Geography, Zoology ad Landscape Ecology at Kiel University.

In 1996 Hauke moved to Ireland to study at Trinity College Dublin, and he has been living and working in Ireland since then.

His main photographic interest lies in landscape and nature photography which can be explained by his background in Geography and Zoology, and his love for the outdoors and the Irish landscape.

During his recent travels in South America and Alaska he has also developed his gift for travel and wildlife photography.

While Hauke often plans his photography trips and spends time waiting for the right conditions, much of his work is also a reaction to an interesting view, the right light or shadow or an exciting photographic situation.

(Hauke is pronounced as in 'HOW CA(n) you not pronounce that?')

Hauke's Photographs have been published with:

The Directorate for the Environment of the European Commission, Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft (German Meteorological Society), Irish Department of Agriculture, Geological Survey Ireland, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Santa Clara Valley Water District,Smithsonian Journeys, High Country Passage Travel, Princeton Journeys, ArMen Magazin, Kookaburra Music, Yoga for You, Irish Music Magazine,Science Spin - Ireland's Science Wildlife and Discovery Magazine