Jürgen Heinemann (Osnabrück, Germany, 1934) studied photography with Otto Steinert in Saarbrücken (1957-1959) and later at the famous Folkwangschule für Gestaltung in Essen between (1959-1962). He became a freelance photographer for magazines and organisations. In 1981, he became a professor in photography and photojournalist at the Fachhochschule in Bielefeld, from which he retired in 1999. Jürgen Heineman currently lives and works in Potsdam.
