Born in the former East German city of Jena, Robert's ethos stems from a childhood fascination with nature, which began while he was exploring local wildlife with his grandfather. This evolved into a keen interest in marine biology, spurred on by reading a book about sharks.
"Nature has been my favourite topic for as long as I can remember,"reveals Robert. "I used to cut out pictures of marine animals from encyclopaedias, which made my mother really angry!"
