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Jan Stel (Purmerend, the Netherlands) is a self-taught Fine Art Photographer and Photoshop artist. As a photographer he explores abandoned places of our times, a forgotten world where mankind has disappeared. The mixture of fascinating history, absence of mankind and curiosity about our beautiful world of decay is the essence of his photography. When roaming around in abandoned locations Stel prefers to explore on his own, then all senses are focused of being one with the location. Stel his photography is made in pure natural light; no flashlights or studio lamps are used. This authentic process of working takes time, sensitivity and the right moment for action. Jan explains his photographic style in this way;
“The human eye is far more sensitive than a camera lens and picks up minor as well as major differences in a scene. Because the photo camera is limited in its ability, I capture the image in multiple exposures. The scene my eye has seen and that which the camera is unable to pick up is what fascinate me. I want to reassert this sensitivity. I do this by brushing the photographed brackets into a sort of light painting, similar to what the dark room photography masters and painters of old used to do.”
You can check previous projects by Jan Stelfeatured on archatlas following the links:
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Mt. Cook, South Island, New Zealand ~ Yan Zhang Photography








