Josef Hoflehner

Josef Hoflehner was born in 1955 in Wels, Austria and is famous for his black and white landscapes.

While he is now a famous photographer, Hoflehner grew up in a family where a camera was rarely used. So rare, that 3 Christmas holidays could be captured on one roll of film. At the age of 20, Hoflehner purchased his first camera and began to travel. Although Austria was a beautiful country with mountains and beautiful natural landscapes, it didn't have coastlines or deserts. It was missing the empty spaces where you could see the horizon unimpaired.

An early award in photography started his career and opened a lot of doors for him, professionally, and his career has continued to develop with amazing success.

Now, Hoflehner's prints feature in many public, private and corporate collections. One of the most notable being Polo Ralph Lauren. Hoflehner is also well known for his photograph series called 'Jet Airliner'.

I really like his photographs. The black and white images and the use of slow shutter speeds capture an almost dreamy landscape. The underexposed look to the images makes for very dark images, which enhance that dreamy feel. I also like the fact that some of his work looks really modern, while other landscapes are more traditional scenes. Definitely one of my favourites.

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