Jan Von Holleben

Jan Von Holleben was born in 1977 in Southern Germany. He started to get a interest in photography at age 13, when he picked up his dads camera and experimented with all sorts of "magical tricks." He later studied to teach kids with disabilities at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Freiburg. After moving to London he earned a degree in the theory and history of photography at Surrey Institute of Art and Design. He became a part of the photographic scene where he worked as a picture editor, art director, and photographic director. He then set up the Young Photographers United and Photo-debut, later followed by the photographers office.