Bastian Werner was born in 1975 in Opladen. After serving an apprenticeship as an ad specialist, he attended the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund where he studied photography from 1998 to 2003.

He has since worked as a freelance photographer all over the globe, creating authentic images mostly for clients in the advertising industry. Bastian is based in Dusseldorf.

He has been represented by UPFRONT photo & film since 2012.

Clients include Siemens, Vodafone, Goodyear, GHH, Hazemag Group, Felix Schoeller Group, Beiersdorf, Lichtblick SE, BVB, Bayer, Bosch, Thyssen Krupp, Glaxo Smith Kline, Henkel, Johnsen&Johnsen and Wincor Nixdorf.