Jens started paddling at the local canoe club in Brandenburg, North Germany, and became addicted to travel. After a few years of flatwater kayaking his interest in whitewater grew, and so he moved – after finishing school – to a little village in South Bavaria, one of the best areas for whitewater kayaking in Germany. Following this many trips were taken throughout the Alps, to Norway, Turkey, Great Britain and New Zealand.

To answer this question can be confusing: a paddler who takes pictures isn’t necessarily a "photographer" - professional photographers who paddle are rare to find. So how can you define a "photographer"? When people like your pictures, or only when you have a photography qualification? For Jens this seems irrelevant, he loves both - paddling and taking pictures. Since he began whitewater kayaking he wanted to give people an impression of what kayaking means to him. So he started photographing - to bring images of waterfalls, rapids, boats and kayakers lifestyles into the homes of other. What are a thousand words, if you can show it all in one picture? The professional SLR camera replaced the point-and-shoot camera, prints were replaced by slides.

The fascinating reality of motion picture: Jens and friends edited their first movie „LSK Stizza“ in their teenage years. The goal was to combine the fun of skateboarding, BMX, snowboarding and kayaking alike. Today his partner is Olaf Obsommer. Their first colaboration was „Painkiller“ in 2001, followed by „Young Fresh n New“ a year later. With „Painkiller 2“ they won a first prize at the National Paddling Film Festival in the USA. Their latest works are the movie „Sick Line 3“ and a whitewater guide book for Norway.