Born in the town of Zofingen/ Switzerland, I later as a photographer, artist, father and family person as well as a visionary, was true to the "Metropole".

After I had begun a career in soccer (amongst others 1985 FC Aarau with Othmar Hitzfeld) my life changed very rapidly through an injury. Fate pushed me into a new direction and I became a "visual perceiver" – a photographer.

After 10 years of activity as a photographer in the area of fashion and people my interest in “spiritual” matters grew more and more. Through my wife Angela I began to understand life in higher contexts. At that time the vision was born to give faces to the trees: TREE PICTURES

I created a home for my family, Angela and my daughter Sophie, which turned out to be a spiritual meeting point bringing together people from all over the world. My wife Angela (www.angelaniels.ch) paints soul pictures and offers workshops to people wishing to get in touch with their "true soul potential".