Born at the end of WW2 in Germany, Dieter grew up in rural Lower Saxony in northern Germany. Following completion of High School, he left his home town to live and work in Cologne, Zurich and Lugano, until emigrating to Canada at age 21.
Thanks to his command of German, English, French and Italian, and a completion of his Commerce Degree at the Universite de Montreal, and more studies at Columbia University in International Business, he enjoyed a productive career with Air Canada, where he developed, as Director of Customer Environment in Marketing, the first true Business Class in Airline History. Subsequent appointments took him to Winston Salem NC. In 1994 he founded an international marketing company for Aircraft Interior components servicing the newly opened market of Russia and all the states of the former SU, which he is still running today.
Through his engagement with the Jaguar Club of NC, Dieter and his wife Heidi’s hobby, they were introduced to Seabrook Island in 1998 and decided to settle here. They moved into their newly build home in July 2000!
Dieter says –
“While I have not studied photography formally, I attempt to express my creativity and passion for those personal and environmental elements I feel strongly about.
In my display you see Nastia, the granddaughter of a friend in Moscow and my grandson Aaron during a visit to Seabrook Island…both at different stages of their development.
Nature is reflected in the majestic display of pine woods in Vermont, Lake Konstanz in Bavaria with the commanding Alps in the background, and the tranquil Swiss mountain farms in winter.
The focus then shifts to the new Russia, as evidenced by the modern Moscow City
in contrast with the Russian Czar, Peter the Great, the Novodevichy Monastery and the pompousness of Catherina the Great’s palace near St. Petersburg, the longest Imperial palace in the world.
Finally, returning to Seabrook, I find the beauty of nature as it surrounds us.
Perhaps, my photos may stimulate thoughts about the utility of our actions and our need to preserve that what needs preserving.
Thank you for spending your time to come and view my work!”
A reception will be held Monday, October 3rd from 5-7 pm at the Lake House.
Submitted by Marty Cline