Josef Hoflehner was born in 1955 in Wels, Austria, when the country was still under allied occupation. His hauntingly beautiful images raise his earthly subject matter to an almost mythical level, defining the essence of the place. In these rare and elusive moments, the natural and the man made are brought together in a poetic interplay of light and shadow, emptiness and structure. Through his images, we are moved to a new level of observation and exposed to a world where the chance and an underlying natural order coexist with our own built environment.
Hoflehner’s prints are found in a constantly growing number of public, private and corporate collections around the globe; notable collections include Polo Ralph Lauren, Fidelity Investments, Sprint Nextel and Lane Crawford. Hoflehner exhibits regularly in New York City, Los Angeles, Berlin and London. He was voted Nature Photographer of the Year 2007 and is set to release the tenth monograph of his work later this year.
C.V.
Born 1955 in Wels, Austria
Continues to live in Wels, Austria
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Acte 2 Photo, Paris, France
Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Chateau de l’Hermine, Vannes, France
2013
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Paris-Photo (solo-show), Paris, France
Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria
Werkhallen, Bonn, Germany
2012
Galeria Valid Foto, Barcelona, Spain
Galerie Monika Mohr, Hamburg, Germany
Acte 2 Galerie, Paris, France
Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY
AD-Galerie, Geneva, Switzerland
2011
Rheingalerie, Bonn, Germany
Local Galeria, Mexico City, Mexico
Atelier Jungwirth, Graz, Austria
2010
Acte 2 Galerie, Paris, France
Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria
Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
AD-Galerie, Geneva, Switzerland
2009
Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY
John Cleary Gallery, Houston, TX
Galeria Hartmann, Barcelona, Spain
Eckhart Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
Galerie Monika Mohr, Hamburg, Germany
Young Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Brucie Collections, Kiev, Ukraine
2008
Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Tao Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Galerie Albrecht, Munich, Germany
2007
Camera Work, Berlin, Germany
Atlas Gallery, London, England
Galerie 206, Berlin, Germany
Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Atlas Gallery, London, England
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2009
Schwarzweiss Magazin, Germany
Black & White Photography, UK
LensWork Magazine, USA
Rangefinder Magazine, USA
2008
Vanishing Landscapes (Book), Cologne/London
Mythologies (Book), Hong Kong
San Francisco Social #2, USA
Azart Photo Magazine, France
Reponses Photo Magazine, France
Elle Decoration Magazine, Belgium
Phot-Art International Magazine, France
Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Aeroflot Russian Airlines Magazine, Russia
Photographer Magazine, Ukraine
LensWork Magazine, USA
Foto&Video Magazine, Russia
2007
BBC.co.uk, Online Exhibition, UK
Black & White Photography, UK
Professional Photographer Magazine, UK
Die Welt, Germany
B&W Magazine, USA
Mare Magazine, Germany
Deutsche Presse Agentur, Germany
2006
Financial Times, UK
Frankfurter Allgemeine, Germany
The Daily Telegraph, UK
2004
Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Switzerland
Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
2003
Die Zeit, Germany
MONOGRAPHS
2014
Waiting for the Sun, Most Press
2012
Jet Airliner: The Complete Works, Most Press
2011
ZNZ: Zanzibar, Most Press
2010
Unleashed 3, Most Press
2009
China, Most Press
Jet Airliner, Most Press
2008
Nine, Most Press
Li River, Most Press
2007
Unleashed Two, Most Press
2006
Iceland, Most Press
Yemen, Most Press
2005
Unleashed, Most Press
2004
Gegendum, Most Press
2003
Frozen History, Most Press
2002
Southern Ocean, Most Press
AWARDS
2007
Nomination, Lucie Awards, New York City
Nature Photographer of the Year (Main Winner), IPA, Los Angeles
2005
German Photography Book Award (Winner)
2004
German Photography Book Award (Winner)
2003
Austrian State Prize (Main Winner)
COLLECTIONS
AT&T Collection
Elton John Photography Collection
Christian Liaigre Collection
Gap / Banana Republic Collection
Polo Ralph Lauren Collection
Societe Generale Collection
Cleveland Clinic Collection
Fidelity Investments Collection
Dubai International Financial
Centre Banque Crédit du Nord Collection
Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Sprint Nextel Collection
Norman Foster Collection
Lane Crawford Collection