A BRIEF ARTIST BIO
born 1972 in Neustrelitz (Germany)
vocational training as an electrician, study of urban and regional planning in Berlin, work as a self-employed planner, work as research assistant, professorship for land use planning and environmental history
photographic work since 25 years
focus black and white photography, exclusively analogue: Vietnam (2001), India (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008. 2009, 2013), Morocco (2006, 2014), New York City (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), Vienna (2024), London (2025, 2026), Berlin (ongoing since 25 years)
project-orientated colour photography, digital
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
- All About Photo.com: 1 of 10 best rising photographers of June 2026
- Secret Worlds, Aurea Photogallery (São Paulo, Brazil), online group exhibition, 8th June – 5th July 2026.
- All About Photo.com: AAP Magazine #56: Shadows, Merit Award: 1 of 25 selected photographers, May 2026.
- Travel Exhibition, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography (Glasgow, Scotland), group exhibition, 7th – 31st January 2026.
- Urban Exhibition, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography (Glasgow, Scotland), group exhibition, 5th – 29th November 2025.
- Chasing Shadows, Finding Light, HAZEGALLERY (Berlin, Germany), online group exhibition, 30th May – 7th July 2025.
- Indien. Photographie, Fabrik.Galerie für gegenwärtige Kunst (Neustrelitz, Germany), together with Axel Heller, 7th April – 10th June 2006.
- Indien, Galerie M-V Foto (Schwerin, Germany), together with Axel Heller and Sebastian Maiwind, 2005.
PUBLICATED PHOTOBOOKS
- Jens Hoffmann: FARBE 2. Self-publishing. 2026.
- Jens Hoffmann: 170NB. Self-publishing. 2023.
- Jens Hoffmann: FARBE 1. Self-publishing. 2021.
- Jens Hoffmann: Warten und Ankommen – Bushaltstellen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (limited, signed edition). Steffen-Verlag Friedland 2021. ISBN 978-3-95799-109-6.
- Jens Hoffmann: Warten und Ankommen – Bushaltstellen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (standard edition). Steffen-Verlag Friedland 2021. ISBN 978-3-95799-110-2.