The artist start with photography at the Nürburgring a big german racing grandprix with a Zeiss Contaflex. After first works in his laboratory he prefer more and more b/w photography. A book with portraitphotography from Halsman, Avedon, Eisenstaedt and Penn wake up intereting in Fine Art Nude and peoplephotography. 

Bäumker explain his works alone and only with analog technic.
He live and works since a few years with his wife and son in Lichtenstein.

www.baeumker.li