When he was 8 years old, René Clohse got his first camera, a Kodak Instamatic. At 14 years old, he visited London and started photographing homeless people in the East End with his brand new Canon FTb. Later he would shoot transvestites in Thailand, tramps in New York, and pensioners in old Miami.

René attended the "Ecole des Beaux Arts St. Luc,“ where he earned his masters degree in Graphic Design. After that he became a layouter at BBDO Düsseldorf, Art Director at GGK Düsseldorf, Creative Director and board member of Springer & Jacoby Hamburg, and finally Chief Creative Officer and member of the European creative board at Saatchi & Saatchi. He left in 1999, just before the new millennium, to become a freelance photographer.

His passion was, and still is, photography.

Audi, AXA Bank, Dexia Bank, Ford, J&B Whisky, Jeep, Lanxess, Lufthansa, MAN, Mercedes, Nissan, Orange, Renault, Seiko Watches, Siemens, Skoda, TGV, Thomas Cook, Toyota, Volkswagen, and more.