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Saskia Bender

I always do what I say. -Jean Jacques Burnel

About Me

Depending on my work I have lived in several places, such as Mainz, Munich, Fulda, Portsmouth UK(please forgive me my English)and Leipzig. For many years I have worked as a professional photographer for portrait in Frankfurt/Main. I visited the university of arts "Staedelschule" in FFM in addition for a while. I decided to attend school again and to study social sciences /media pedagogy(Diploma) for psychology, media and society. I have worked for the regulatory authority for commercial broadcast and met the radio, while actually I still focussed on visual work. Because many people liked my voice, recently I have started a radio training. I did my first interview with Hugh Cornwell, 06.11.06. I am mostly an autodidact, also with my drawings, which I still like to do from time to time. Currently I work at the mdr..see what happens- all the future is wait and see. I would love to live close to the sea while I love water and waves. Water is a very strong element to me, it changes all the time and gives life but also death. It doesn´t like borders.

My Interests

Music:

Beatles, George Harrison, the stranglers, Talking Heads, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Yes, Bach, Beethoven, russian classics

Movies:

Billy Wilder (favourite 1,2,3), Werner Herzog, Jim Jarmusch, Lawrence of Arabia. I especially enjoy films with Johnny Depp, also Russel Crowe

Television:

arte, 3sat, Phoenix, I miss the BBC (to watch East Enders?!) Tatort, Soko Leipzig(yes!)

Books:

Die Vermessung der Welt (Daniel Kehlmann), Silberschweine (Lindsey Davis), John le Carre, the Bronte sisters

Heroes:

Mickeymouse