Paul Jannes Hillerich

Paul Jannes is a photographer based in Germany whose work explores the relationship between people, their surroundings, and the stories that unfold within everyday life. Working primarily in black and white, he uses light, shadow, contrast, and composition to reveal the quiet poetry often overlooked in familiar scenes.
His ongoing photographic project FARB|LOSIGKEIT emerged from his evolving perspective on the world through photography. What began with encounters, travel, and human expression gradually expanded to include architecture, urban spaces, and the visual structures of everyday life. By removing colour, Jannes seeks to shift attention towards what remains: gestures, textures, contrasts, and the subtle connections between people and their environments.
Rather than imposing a fixed narrative, his work invites viewers to pause, look closer, and discover their own interpretations. For Jannes, a photograph does not need to provide answers. Its power lies in the emotions, questions, and personal associations it evokes.
His work has been exhibited in Germany and featured in international photography publications. His achievements include recognition at the MonoVisions Photography Awards, alongside exhibitions and publications that continue to bring FARB|LOSIGKEIT to new audiences.
Through his photography, Paul Jannes explores how the reduction of visual information can open up new ways of seeing — transforming ordinary moments into images that leave room for reflection, ambiguity, and individual perception.

 

 

FARB|LOSIGKEIT is a photographic exploration of how we perceive the world. By removing colour, the focus shifts to contrasts, forms, and those fleeting moments of everyday life that often go unnoticed.

HUMANITY – ENCOUNTER. LIFE – OBSERVE. SPACE – DISCOVER. FORM – CONTEMPLATE.

Four perspectives that shape the project while leaving open what we perceive in an image. It is about encountering people and their stories, observing life in its everyday moments, discovering spaces anew, and looking at forms with intention.
FARB|LOSIGKEIT offers no answers and follows no predetermined narrative. Instead, the project invites viewers to pause, question their own perspective, and discover meanings of their own.
Because a photograph does not end when the shutter is released. It begins when someone else looks at it.

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