~Jan von Holleben~

~Jan von Holleben~

Jan von Holleben was born in Cologne, in the year of 1977, and brought up in the Southern German countryside. When he was 13 years old, von Holleben followed in his father's footsteps as a photographer, experimenting with a camera and developing skills and his photographic visions with the help of friends and family, and later using metal work techniques in commercial settings. Jan von Holleben studied at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Freiburg, teaching and helping children with disabilities. After that, he moved to London, where he earned a degree in the Theory and History of Photography at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. He soon became submerged within the London Photographic scene, where he worked as a picture editor, and art director, and also a photographic director. Jan von Holleben's work has been exhibited, and published widely throughout the world. Von Holleben preferably enjoyed working with his friends, family, pirates, fairies, dragons, and punks.

 Jan von Holleben once said: “I once ruled the worlds. Not just one, but many. I ruled them with mirrors and lenses. I ruled them with light and shadow and time. Sometimes I ruled with a trick of the eye. Through my camera, an entire cosmos took shape, and each world within it seemed to operate by a certain unfamiliar logic, like a sort of magical clockwork.”

Jan von Holleben

~images~

I chose this image because I could really see what he was trying to do with the dolphin and the boy. It was very simple, and artistically brilliant. I really liked that they made it look like the boy was swimming in water by making lines in  the sand behind his feet, but I would have taken the photo when the waves were around him for a more realistic background. 

I chose this image because it was very well thought out. It makes it look like the two boys are throwing a huge rock around, and it was very creative. To make it more realistic and proportionate, I would have taken the photo from directly above them, instead of at an angle, because from this point of view, the boy on the right's legs look slightly big for his body. 

I selected this image of two boys "swinging" on a vine because I felt that it was very creative, and brilliant. To make this photo more realistic, I would have spread the towels around the boys slightly to the back, to make it look as if the "wind" was blowing it back. I really liked the image because it was very innovative. The boy's facial expressions really made it look as if they were having fun swinging over a jungle on a vine.