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Biography
JanLeonardo (born Jan Wöllert; 30 July 1970, Cuxhaven) is a German photographer, author and speaker of fine-art photography.
Biography
JanLeonardo started off as a self-educated person in photography, preferably working at nighttime. Later on he became assistant of Reinhart-Wolf- Award laureate Stephan Meyer-Bergfeld. As an artist he works exclusively with bulb exposure in darkness or nighttime since 2005. His personal challenge is patterned, controlled and choreographed artificial light, staged and organized in a performance. His photographies are easily mixed up with photos altered by image editing or digital images from scratch. He lives in the town of Bremen.
In 2013 JanLeonardo initiated the International Light Painting Award to internationally promote light art performance photography and light painting. The recipients are chosen bi-annually by an international jury consisting of representatives from industry and the arts. In 2013 the award was endowed with non-cash prizes worth of €9,800.
JanLeonardo is a member of the Light Painting World Alliance (LPWA).
Awards and recognition
- Deutscher Preis für Wissenschaftsfotografie 2008 – 1. Platz
- WissenSchafftBilder 2008 - 3. Preis
Selected exhibitions
- 2008: Haus der Wissenschaft Bremen - Deutscher Preis für Wissenschaftsfotografie
- 2012: Art Room9 Galerie München – Night Views
- 2012: House of Art Moscow - Light Painting World Exhibition Moscow
- 2013: Poimena Gallery Tasmania Australia - Luminous Nocturnal
- 2013: Espace Piere Cardin - Exposition Internationale de Light-Painting Paris
- 2014: Art Room9 Galerie München – Painting Lights & Jungle Nights
- 2014: Waves of Shining Light – New Town Plaza – Hong Kong 2014
Selected published works
- Faszination Lichtmalerei – JanLeonardo Wöllert & Jörg Miedza – dpunkt Verlag 2010 –ISBN 978-3-89864-669-7
- Painting with Light – JanLeonardo Wöllert & Jörg Miedza – Rocky Nook USA 2011–ISBN 978-1-933952-74-1
- Fotografieren statt knipsen – Rudolf Krahm – dpunkt Verlag 2011 – ISBN 978-3-89864-555-3
- Wilde Seite der Fotografie 2.0 – Cyrill Harnischmacher Hrsg. – dpunkt Verlag 2012 – ISBN 978-3-89864-777-9
- Nacht- und Restlichtfotografie – Meike Fischer – dpunkt Verlag 2013 – ISBN 978-3-86490-011-2
- Foto-Kalender 2011: Quest - Verlag National Geographic - ISBN 978-9460440205
- Digital Photo – Lichtkunst in Perfektion – February 2010
- Fine Art Printer – Lichtmalerei mit LED - January 2011
- Foto Digital – Lichtkünstler – January/February 2011
- ProfiFoto – Light Art Performance Photography – March 2011
- c’t spezial Digitale Fotografie – Getanztes Licht - April 2011
- Pictures Magazin – Light Art Performance Photography – May 2014
- Popular Photography – JanLeonardo - Low Light Scenery - July 2013 (China)
Television features
- German Light Artist Illuminates Detian Falls - China Central Television (CCTV) - April 10, 2009
- Exposition Internationale de Light Painting LPWA France – January 21, 2014
- Licht gestalten - Fotograf Jan Leonardo Wöllert - Euromaxx - December 30, 2011
- Der einzigartige Stil vom deutschen Fotografen JanLeonardo - THVL - October 18, 2013
- El artista Jan Leonardo Wöllert en nuestra serie"Juegos de luces" - Euromaxx - April 16, 2012
- Lichtkünstler – JanLeonardo (LAPP-PRO) - Radio Bremen – October 8, 2009
- Lichtkunst unterm Hirschgarten (Munich) - München TV - May 10, 2014
Assignments and campaigns
- Landeshauptstadt München: Geschäftsbericht 2013
- Tokio Motor Show: Poster Design