Background
Volker Schobel was born on January 24, 1944, in Oelsa, Sachsen, Germany.
Volker Schobel was born on January 24, 1944, in Oelsa, Sachsen, Germany.
Volker Schobel studied graphic design at the Brunswick College of Art (now the Braunschweig University of Art). He continued his studies in graphic design and photography in Hannover from 1968 to 1971. His teachers included Grotzmger, Burkhard, and Riebesehl.
Volker Schobel served a retoucher's apprenticeship from 1963 to 1966. He carried out alternative service as a nurse in Gehrden Hospital near Hannover, Germany (1966-1968). A freelance graphic artist, photographer, and photography teacher since 1975, Volker Schobel was a layout artist and book producer for Deutsche Verlagsanstalt in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1971 to 1975.