Olaf Otto Becker was born in LĆ¼beck-TravemĆ¼nde, Germany in 1959. Becker is a regular contributor to theĀ New York Times Magazine. His first publicationĀ Under the Nordic LightĀ (2005) was nominated for the Rencontres DāArles Book award. He has been nominated twice for the Prix Pictet award in both 2008 and 2012. His work has been exhibited internationally in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.