After leaving school, he began a four-year apprenticeship in Bern to study block-making and printing.

He began his career in photography in London via short stints in Paris and New York.

His early work was influenced by photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Avedon, André Kertész, Weston, Edward Steichen and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Whilst photography for Andreas is a never ending obsession he has always been interested in painting and took up this medium in 1999.

Clearly influenced by Modigliani and Picasso, his expressive use of color creates work that has been bought by collectors worldwide.