Kai Holland

 

 

13.11.1965 Born in Münster in Westfalen

 

1986 to 1987 Studio 80, Advertising Agency / Osnabrück

Traineeship

 

1987 to 1993 University of Applied Sciences / Dortmund

Visual Communications / Photo- and Film Design

 

since 1993 akg-images / Picture Agency / Berlin

 

since 2006 Head of Picture Research Department for creative and editorial projects

 

May 2007 UVK Publishing Company / Konstanz

Author of the specialist book „Bildrecherche“ (Picture Research) together with co-writer Françoise Kuntz

 

First there was a inherited camera.

Soon after making my first experiences with the hard reality of photojournalism during my studies, i turned the focus on the already existing images to work with this amazing ressource.

So i started collecting and selecting lots of material. This leads inevitably to my profession in a renowned international picture agency (akg-images).

Working with more than 10 Million images day by day. I am sure you know what that means! I had no other choice...

My main topics are still the ubiquitous human ability to create and destroy, and the other way round. For me, collages are the perfect technique to reflect these human characteristics.