After his studies, Michael Diehl worked as an international model for many years. Being very successful at his job, he got the opportunity to work for some of the best professionals in the art of photography. It became therefore quite obvious that Michael would change his position from being in front of the camera to behind the camera at the height of his career.

In 1989, Walter Ferrier, one of South Africa's leading photographers, asked Michael to become his personal assistant. Together they worked on numerous and extremely exciting projects for famous fashion houses, catalogues and magazines. In the meantime, as a permanent resident in South Africa, Michael became an expert for shootings in Cape Town and also opened up his own modern studio close to Stuttgart / Germany.

The enormous artistic standards set by Ferrier and his ability to shape dreams and ideas, still influence Michael's work today in his productions.