Wolfgang Bellwinkel started to work as a photographer after completing his studies in communication design at the University of Essen. He has worked on projects in the former Yugoslavia and, more recently, in Asia. His 2005 documentary film “weg” premiered at the Bangkok Film Festival. He has lectured at universities in Germany, Singapore and Thailand, and holds workshops for the Goethe Institute, mainly in Asia. His work has been shown in various solo and group exhibitions worldwide. He recently curated the exhibition Foreign Familiar for the Goethe Institute Bangkok, which includes works of nine western photographers who live in Asia. His latest book No Land called Home was published in December 2012 by Kehrer/Heidelberg.