A woman is disturbed in her daily work by a passing pedestrian. Her pet
chicken is looking straight into the frame, where time seems to stand still
for a moment.
Dutch artist Jan Janssen is best known for being an people-photographer.
While using only the natural availible light, he always has his eyes on composition and details. His heart is with the elderly in our society and the Buddhist inhabitants of the Himalayas.
He specialized in documentary photography with a photographic culmination in 2013, when he launched his successfull photobook "The Himalaya, my home". The book was awarded several times with international awards.
Currently he is working on a book about Eastern Europe.
Awards Winner of Xerox "Best of the Best Award" 2013
I.P.A. Book Photographer of the year 2014
I.P.A. 1st Place, International Photography Awards 2014
Book (Self-published) People
I.P.A. 1st Place, International Photography Awards 2014
Book (Self-published) Documentary
I.P.A. 1st Place, International Photography Awards 2014
Book (Self-published), Overall Winner
12th Annual Lucie Awards 2014
Finalist for "Discovery of the Year" Award
PX3 Silver Winner, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2015
Book Proposal (series only) Documentary
PX3 First Prize, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2015
People's Choice (series only) Documentary
PX3 First Prize, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2015
People's Choice (series only) Category Winner
PX3 Silver Winner, Theme Red, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016
MIFA Gold Winner, Book People, Moscow 2016
MIFA Silver Winner, Book Overall, Moscow 2016
HIPA Fourth Winner, Hamdan International Photography Awards, Dubai 2016
Px3 Gold Winner, Portrait, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017
Px3 Gold Winner, Portrait, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017
Px3 Silver Winner, Portrait, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017
1st place - People portrait, IPOTY 2017
International People Discovery of the Year, IPOTY 2017
International Discovery of the Year (overall winner), IPOTY 2017
Winner, LensCulture, Best Off Show, New York 2017
Px3 Silver Medal, Portret-Culture, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018
1X Photo Awards, Gold Winner, Documentary, People Choice, 2018
