born in prague (before prague was cool) / makes dark room in mother’s pantry / gets grounded / photographs neighbor’s dog (relentlessly) / family flees czechoslovakia / becomes german / college in heidelberg / studies mathematics / realizes photography is sexier than math / assists / shoots naked girls / forgets math ever existed / shoots jumbo jets / over assisting / becomes american / starves / parties / works ass off / wins ncaa men’s soccer championship / trip on motorcycle / from nyc to tip of south america and back / opens studio in san francisco / shoots first apple macintosh / shoots porcupines / shoots fashion / shoots still life / advertising / editorial / wins tons of awards / opens 2nd studio in paris / makes clients laugh / makes great work / the phone keeps ringing / we keep picking it up / hello?