Ulf Erdmann Ziegler is a writer who lives in Frankfurt am Main. His books include Magische Allianzen. Foto­grafie und Kunst (Magical Alliances: Photography and Art, 1996) and Die Welt als Ganzes. Deutsche Fotografie nach 1989 (The World as One: German Photography After 1989, 2000). His novel Und jetzt du, Orlando! (Over to you, Orlando!, 2014) is published by Suhrkamp.