Born in 1980 in Bielefeld, Germany. In 2009, he got a diploma in Integrated Design from the University of Arts in Bremen and since October of the same year, he works as an independent designer/photographer. He has participated in numerous group  exhibitions in Germany, such as “Undefi ned Places” in Bremen; “Axis: Bold as Love” in Berlin; and “Rented Rooms” at Photokina, Cologne. Between 2006 and 2007, he worked on the Kolkata Heritage Photo Project in India, while between 2010 and 2011, he worked in Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. In 2011, he delivered lectures at the University of the Arts in Bremen. Among his many distinctions, in 2006 Torben Höke was nominated the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass; in 2009, he received the Canon Profi foto Förderpreis 09/2 as well as the Peter-Christian Schlueschen Preis in 2011.