Jörn Vanhöfen

 

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Jörn Vanhöfen

 

 

 
BIOGRAFIE

1961born in Dinslaken

1981Abitur
Civil service in Coimbra/Portugal

19833 year training as a photographer for the Thyssen Steel Company in Duisburg

1986studies in photography at the Folkwangschule Essen

1989studies in photography at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, HGB (Academy of Visual Arts)

1991Master of Arts degree in photography at HGB Leipzig

1993graduated as ‘Meisterschüler’ (post graduate master student) at HGB Leipzig

1994worked as a freelance photographer, specialized in urban landscape photography

1995became a member of ‘Ostkreuz Agency’, Berlin. Worked as a photographer for international magazines and publications like stern, Geo, New York Times Magazine, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, DU etc.

1998stopped working as a photo-journalist under commission and therefore left the ‘Ostkreuz’ Agency. Co-edited the photo book „Östlich von Eden. Von der DDR nach Deutschland“ ( East of Eden. From the GDR to Germany) Gold Medal for the best photo book in Germany in 1989

2000founder of the Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm - fas-, an open exhibition space and cultural platform for photography in Berlin

2001founding director of the fas.akademie private school of photography in Berlin, together with Professor Manfred Schmalriede and Professor Arno Fischer. Director and lecturer at the school until 2007

2005start of a photographic project called AFTERMATH

2008worked in South Africa on a book about the South African coast, marebuch verlag Hamburg, published September 2008

2011book release of AFTERMATH. Published at Hatje Cantz Ostfildern

2013book release of HEIMATFRONT with Charles Simic. Published at Thomas Reche Verlag

2015book release of LOOP. 3 solo exhibitions at Alfred Ehrhardt Siftung Berlin, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim and Ludwig Museum Saarlouis

2016book release of HERZWORT with Herta Müller. Published at Thomas Reche Verlag

2017works in Egypt, Israel and South Africa on a new project

 
 

 
 
 
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