Professor Manfred Schmalriede1937 born in Oldenburg

Study of painting and photographyat Hochschule fur bildende Kunste Hamburg (University of Visual Arts), history history of art and philosophy at the universities in Hamburg Stuttgart and Tubingen

1971-2002 professor for theory of art and design at Fachhochschule Pforzheim (university of design, technics and economics)

1979-1991 lecturer of history and theory of photogrpahy at University Essen

Appointed member of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Photographie (DGPh), (German Photographic Association), and Deutsche Fotografische Akademie (DFA) (German Photogrpahic Academy), currently president of DFA

Consultative member of Bund Freischaffender Fotodesigner (BFF)

Permanent jury member of BFF Foerderpreis (BFF promotion award), and Reinhard Wolf Prize

Since 2002 lecturer at Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin

Founded Internationale Akademie fuer Photographie (International Academy of photography), currently 1st chairman

Since 2007 lecturer at Neue Schule fur Fotografie Berlin (New School of Photography Berlin)