German photographer Jan van Holleben has a great collection of photos from a series he calls “Dreams of Flying“. [via]
Crossing the desert on the back of a dog, or searching for lost treasures on the bottom of the ocean. Jan von Holleben’s photographs allow children to make their dreams come true.
Jan brings the influences of his parents – a cinematographer and child therapist – to his work. His focus on the visual representation of childhood, ‘Child-History’ and concepts of ‘Playing’, come from his time spent on a teacher training course and he combines these theories with his personal experience and childhood memories. Inspired by classic childhood books as well as modern superheroes, he has made ‘Dreams of Flying’ over the last four years with children from his local neighbourhood in South West Germany.
Check out the cool video below which is inspired by the work from “Dreams of Flying”.
If you’re interested, Jan von Holleben has several books out, one of which features photos from “Dreams of Flying” and is also called Dreams of Flying. You can get that book for about $50 USD.
