Sven Tiedemann was born in 1962 in Wittstock, Germany. He became interested in photography at the age of 15, when he began to teach himself photographic and darkroom technique. Between 1980 and 1993 Tiedemann lived and worked in Berlin. After receiving his degree in education at Humboldt University and working as a teacher he directed the photographic department at a large center for children and youth for seven years. In 1993 he moved to Wiefelstede, a small town near Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, where he managed an art gallery for four years. Since 1997 Tiedemann has been working as a freelance photographer and since 2003 has been teaching photography at the Academy for Communication, Marketing and Media in Bremen. His first book of photographs, "Vinia", was published in 2001 by Weingarten Publishers.

Sven Tiedemann Vinia Kunstverlag Weingarten 2001 Prologue by Rainer Maria Engelhardt Text in German and English 160 pages with 157 duotone photographs Format 24,5 x 25,5 cm Hardcover ISBN 3-8170-2535-1