Berry Behrendt, born in Hamburg, Germany, started his career as a photographer after touring and recording as a musician in Europe for several years. He quickly received assignments to shoot fashion and beauty spreads for well-known European and American magazines, including German Vogue , Soma , Vibe , Essence , LX Magazine , Sunday Telegraph Magazine and has also profiled former music industry colleagues including Missy Elliott , Jay Z , Kanye West , Moby , Busta Rhymes , Bootsy Collins . He has lived and worked in New York City since 2001.