Born in 1988, Michael Schwan grew up in Saarbrücken, where he discovered the fascination of photography in his early youth. When he turned 18, he realized that the possibilities of his small camera were limited, thus he quickly needed something more professional. In line to his style-finding, he launched and later graduated his engineering studies on Material Science at the University in Freiberg near Dresden.

He quickly became the first point of contact concerning academic-photographic projects, such as compilations from the exhibitions of the National University Museum. What began as a creative balance to his studies, soon became an indispensable passion.