About.
Hi, my name is Jan and I am a streetphotographer and visual storyteller from Hamburg, Germany.
My photographic approach is driven by finding emotions in the cold and hostile city, enjoying and capturing the beauty of the little moments of human warmth and interpersonal connection, telling the story of which.
Lately I added a more minimalistic style to my photographic repertoire, integrating silhouettes and only a small amount of human detail into the frame.
Since February 2021 I am a proud member of Streetcollective.Hamburg.
In the past I was honoured to get selected as the 1st Place Winner at Oslo Street Photo Festival 2024. Also my work has reached finalist and semifinalist status in multiple national and international streetphotography competitions like the Urban Photo Awards and 24hoursproject which led my work to get exhibited in Germany, Italy, Scotland, France, Norway, Finland, India and Hong Kong so far.
Exhibitions l Achievements
2026
• Glasgow Gallery of Photography - Finalist and Exhibitor at the group exhibition "Diptych / Triptych". 2nd February - 28th February 2026. 1 print, 30x40. Glasgow Gallery of Photography, 279-281 High Street. Glasgow, Scotland.
2025
• "Hinter der Fassade (Behind the Curtain)" - Group exhibition at GEH8 Kunstraum. 11th until 13th July 2025. 1 print, 30x45. Photo competition judged by a.o. Matt Stuart, Nina Papiorek and Anna Lisa Lohmann. Dresden, Germany.
• Galerie Streulicht - Finalist and Exhibitor at the group Exhibition 'I found a way to make you smile'. 4th June until 28th June 2025. 1 print, 30 x 40. Berlin, Germany.
• Oslo Street Photo Festival's - Finalist at the Contest Exhibition. 23rd until 25th May. 1 print, 20x30. Mesh Community. Oslo, Norway.
• "How much is the fish?" - Group exhibition at Kunstvilla Altona (TBD.Hamburg). 17th April until 27 April 2025. Hamburg, Germany. 12 prints.
-> NDR Television Culture Recommendation in "Hamburg Journal" from 23. April 2025.
• Photographers for Social Change / 24 Hours Project - Finalist and Exhibitor at the Group Exhibition at Kunstvilla Altona. 3rd April until 13th April 2025. Hamburg, Germany.
2024
• Oslo Street Photo Festival's - 1st Place Winner at the Contest Exhibition, judged by Sean Tucker. Oslo, Norway.
• Scandinavian Photo Tech Hall - Exhibitor as one of the three winners at Oslo Street Photo Festival. 1st Place Winner print, 120x80. Oslo, Norway
• Storyline Studios - Finalist and Exhibitor at the Contest Exhibition at Oslo Street Photo Festival. 1 print, 30x40. Oslo, Norway.
• Photographers for Social Change / 24 Hours Project - Finalist and Exhibitor at the Group Exhibition at State Gallery of Art. 6th July until 14th July 2024. Hyderabad, India.
• Galerie Streulicht - Finalist and Exhibitor at the Group Exhibition 'Open Call'. 1st July until 31rd July 2024. 1 print, 30 x 40. Berlin, Germany
• Docu Magazine - Cooperated Publication of the Special Edition Artist Zine "Jan-Hendrik Lühr". 22x28 cm. 216 GSM Premium Semi-Gloss Cover. 118 GSM Premium Matte Zine Pages. 24 pages. Helsinki, Finland.
2023
• Urban Photo Awards - Top 16 Young Photographer -
Collective exhibition at Sala Fittke Hall during the Trieste Photo Days 2023 (27-29 October 2023). Trieste, Italy.
• Urban Photo Awards - Semifinalist in the category 'Single Pictures: Street'
• German Street Photo Festival - Finalist and Exhibitor at the curated 'Wandel / Change' group exhibition at Photopia Hamburg.
• Männernetzwerk Dresden - Finalist and Exhibitor of the 'Fathers' competition.
Dresden, Germany.
• Photographers for Social Change / 24 Hours Project - Finalist - Group exhibition at La Maison de la Vie Associative at Citoyenne. Paris, France
• "BETWEEN WORLDS" collective exhibition at Kunstgalerie Intreal. Hamburg, Germany (5 photographs)
2022
• Photographers for Social Change / 24 Hours Project - Finalist - Group exhibition at Goethe Institut. Hong Kong.
• Treviso Photographic Festival - Participant and Exhibitior at "The Square". Treviso, Italy.
• "NINE MINDS" - collective exhibitions at Grindelalle. Hamburg, Germany (7 photographs)
2021
• Photographers for Social Chance / 24 Hours Project - Cover photo for the international magazine
• Photographers for Social Chance / 24 Hours Project - Finalist - Group exhibition at Wohlsgard Cultural Center - Kirkkonummi, Finland.
