jan von holleben

The artist of the day is jan van holleban.

dreams of flying series:

After a spell as a photographer’s apprentice and as a director at Young Photographers United, Jan von Holleben moved permanently from Germany and signed up to study for a BA Hons in Photography at the prominent SIAD University in the South of England. Following his graduation, Jan has gone onto achieve a great deal in very short space of time. Based in London, he founded the non-profit organisation for emerging photographers photodebut (www.photodebut.org) in 2003 and has since worked as freelance photographer, picture editor and director of photography in London commissioning
international photo-shoots.
His personal work has been showcased in leading titles such as Creative Review, the Face, Sleazenation, The Independent and various others. He has won a number of photography awards in the UK including an Observer Hodge Photographic Award, a Lucie Award in NY and most recently an Audi-Next Level Photographic Award (…).

The Reel Magazine 11/04

portraits series:

From interview with bantdergi:

I skipped all ideas about technique and stared to think photography: What can photography do and what can it not. Why should I do photography as there are a million better ones out there already and I questioned everything that I saw… only then I found ideas what I could o that was unique and also important to me…

landscapes series: