Born in Germany, Holleben has taken that very thought and applies it to his photography. He has kids create scenes with various items such as balls for balloons, t-shirts for the ocean and feathers as clouds. They images are ethereal, vibrant and capture the essence of play and childhood.

The photographer describes his art in a fantasy-like explanation. “I once ruled the worlds. Not just one, but many. I ruled them with mirrors and lenses. I ruled them with light and shadow and time. Sometimes I ruled with a trick of the eye. Through my camera, an entire cosmos took shape, and each world within it seemed to operate by a certain unfamiliar logic, like a sort of magical clockwork.”

Take a look at some of his work…

Photographer Jan Von Holleben loves creating extremely imaginative photos in a world of his own…