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You just made it to one of my sites. This one here is mostly dedicated to some of the highlights from the events I shot and is supposed to give you a little insight to my world of photography. If you like what you see, or can't find that shot of Carmichael, Reed, James Stewart, the rider with the number....., relax, sit back and hit the Search Engine Button on the home page to make it to my other site. This one is actually more a online catalogue. Actually Online Catalogue. With more than 84.000 HIRES !images from MX/SX/Freestyle and other motor sports, there is no other web resource on earth, which has more images online. Make sure to use the search engine (by rider name) or your day will be toast. If you still couldn't find it, and have some breath left, drop me a mail . I do have more than 100.000 slides on file and more than 8 Terra bite in digital data' s.. Copyright I shot action sports and fashion for editorial and advertising usage on a full time base. As a member of the APALA (Advertising Photographer of America, LA) I am aware of the importance of my copyright and urge you not to borrow (some say also steal) any image without contacting me. All my work is copyrighted with the library of Congress in Washington and infringements will be prosecuted. So much for the scary part. However, some say the even more scarier part is actually, that I am a freelance and license my images for the unspoken. This service as well as hiring me for special events as a pool shooter for media introduction or catalogue/brochure work has not scared yet the bravest of our industry. Click here to find who those finest of the tasteful are. (some call this references.. ) About my background Spending the first 35 years of my live in Germany, I raced Moto Cross from 1979 to 1987 and earned my name as 'Kamikaze-Hoppen'. All the nurses in the 3 hospitals, surrounding my hometown, knew my by my first name. So much for my defensive and smooth style. After that I raced as the first Yamaha Germany Factory rider Jet Ski's (Stand up's) and was little more lucky. 6 German and 2 Belgian Championships later I decided to sell the Toyota Car Dealership Auto Hoppen, which I founded as a One-Man-Band in 1985, and moved to southern California in spring of 1997. Here I found time to combine my two loves. Action sports and Photography. As a newbie, the New York Institute of Photography and many, many books of photography related themes made me understand the technical aspects and what it takes to burn the images in my head onto film. Starting with a point and shot camera I made my way and got after 6 month the

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