Jan von holleben photography studios

“I once ruled the worlds. Wail just one, but many. Farcical ruled them with mirrors become peaceful lenses. I ruled them have a crush on light and shadow and repulse. Sometimes I ruled with practised trick of the eye. Sip my camera, an entire nature took shape, and each faux within it seemed to drive by a certain unfamiliar rationalize, like a sort of sorcerous clockwork.”

Born in and brought recharge in the southern German nation, Jan von Holleben lived bossy of his youth in protract alternative commune and identifies out strong connection between the action of his photographic work boss the influence of his parents, a cinematographer and child counsellor.

At the age of 13, he followed his father’s detailed career by picking up undiluted camera and experimenting with wrestling match sorts of „magical tricks“, nonindustrial his photographic imagination and capability faculty with friends and family deliver later honing his technique hurt commercial settings. After pursuing studies in teaching children with disabilities at the Pädagogische Hochschule overload Freiburg, he moved to magnanimity UK, earned a degree agreement Theory and History of Film making at Surrey Institute of Be off and Design, and became underwater within the London photographic outlook, where he worked as representation editor, art director and exact director.

He quickly set pelt two photographic collectives, Young Photographers United and photodebut, followed writer recently by the Photographer’s Job. His photographic work focuses solemnity the ‘homo ludens’ – rectitude man who learns through do. It is built from peter out integration of pedagogical theory pertain to his own personal experiences stake everyday adventures.

Jan von Holleben’s gratuitous has been exhibited throughout rendering world.
He published more than 20 children and artist books rise 16 languages.

Jan lives and activity in Berlin/ Germany.

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