In 1977, Jan von Holleben was born in Cologne and raised in the southern German countryside. He identifies a strong connection between the development of his photography and the influence of his parents, who were a cinematographer and a child therapist. When he was thirteen years of age, he began to follow in his father's foot steps by first picking up a camera and experimenting with all sorts of photographic "magic tricks". He went to Pädagogische Hochschul, in Freiburg, to study teaching children with disabilities. He moved to London afterwards and, at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, he earned a degree in Theory and History of Photography. He later worked as a picture editor, art director and photographic director. He set up two photographic collectives, Young Photographers Unit and photodebut, followed recently by the Photographer's Office. He very much enjoys having a cup of green tea, Bircher Müsli, colorful socks and shoes, riding his bike and taking a walk in the mountains.
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