1938	born in Rostock, grew up in Ahrenshoop/Fischland
1951	Escape from the GDR, move to Heidelberg
1952	1st prize drawing competition "Puss in Boots" Städt. Stage Heidelberg
1952	1st prize in Heidelberg and 1st prize in the Baden-Württemberg painting competition of the American Houses Germany
1955	Termination Gymnasium Heidelberg
1958	Completion of photography apprenticeship in Heidelberg (with O. Scharowski) Assistant to the fashion photographer Herbert Tobias, Berlin
1958-1968	Jazz photography, film still photography, portrait photography with Peter Lilienthal, Michael Ballhaus, Ulrich Schamoni, among others
1962-1974	Theater photographer at the Nationaltheater Mannheim
1965	Birth of son Moritz Eggert
1968-1985	Theater photographer at the Städt. Bühnen Heidelberg (Artistic Director Dr. Peter Stoltzenberg)
1972-2003	Theater photographer at Schauspiel Frankfurt (Director Peter Palitzsch) Focus on directing Hans Neuenfels
1974-2003	Theater photographer at the Frankfurt am Main Opera (under Christoph von Dohnányi, Michael Gielen, Klaus Zehelein)
1983-1987	Lectureship at the University of Giessen, Applied Theater Studies with Prof. Andrzej Wirth
1987-1988	Lectureship at the University of Art and Design, Offenbach am Main
from 1993	Theater photographer at the Staatstheater Hannover (directed by Ulrich Khuon and Hans-Peter Lehmann) Collaboration at the Stuttgart Opera (directed by Klaus Zehelein) Collaboration at Schauspiel Frankfurt am Main, directed by Peter Eschberg, as a guest, e.g. Salzburg Festival and Ruhrtriennale Bochum (Directed by Gérard Mortier and Jürgen Flimm)
2004	"Maria Sibylla Merian" Prize, State of Hesse
2004-2011	Free projects and publications Exhibitions