Hans-Martin Sewcz was born in 1955 in Halle/Saale (Saxony-Anhalt). From 1975 to 1981 he studied design and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig. After this he worked as a freelance photographer in East Berlin. In 1988 he moved to West Berlin, and in 1991 gained a photography scholarship from the senator for cultural affairs in Berlin. From the 1990s his work also comprised video installations and art for architecture. Sewcz lives and works in Berlin.