is a contemporary photographic artist from Schleswig-Holstein, near the North Sea coast and within the catchment area of the Hamburg metropolitan region. His photographs are characterized by the highest technical precision, an eye for unnoticed details, and a deep emotional connection to the subject.
Photographic Genres & Working Method: Decelerated Craft
Jan Peter Ehlers' main areas of work lie between nature and still life photography, as well as architectural and maritime motifs such as harbors and urban constructions ("Man-made"). Despite modern camera equipment, he relies on a decelerated, manual approach to photography: aperture, exposure, ISO, and focus are precisely adjusted by hand to achieve the best possible image and print quality.
For Jan Peter Ehlers, however, technique is merely the foundation – intuition is paramount. Through the interplay of seeing, capturing, and reproducing, works emerge that reveal the beauty of the everyday and the unnoticed to the viewer.
Exhibitions and Curatorial Work
In addition to his independent artistic work, Jan Peter Ehlers is regionally active in the art scene of Northern Germany:
- Heider KulTour Tage: Organizing, realizing, and curating a group exhibition with 10 artists, including his own photographic artworks
- Kunstgriff Dithmarschen: Participation in the Dithmarschen Cultural Days
- Office Gallery: Continuous presentation of his photographs in his own exhibition spaces
Buy Jan Peter Ehlers' Photographic Art Online
Discover expressive landscape, harbor, and architectural photographs by Jan Peter Ehlers online at Kunst-Direkt. Available as high-quality fine art prints in first-class gallery quality.
