Torsten A. Hoffmann

*1956, Düsseldorf, Germany

Torsten Andreas Hoffmann is a photographer, author and director of photo workshops. He studied art education with a focus on photography at the College of Fine Arts in Braunschweig. Photo trips led him and others to India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Turkey, the USA, the Sahara and the United Arab Emirates. His works have been shown in numerous exhibitions by renowned galleries (including Leica Gallery Frankfurt, Leica Gallery Salzburg, imago-fotokunst Berlin, Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai) and publications (over 20 illustrated volumes).

Magazines such as Geo, Merian, Chrismon, photography, mare, etc., but also international magazines have published his work. His conceptual work on September 11, 2001 has been disseminated worldwide. Since 2003, he has been writing regular picture-making series in well-known photographic journals and internationally successful didactic books such as his classics published in six languages ​​"The Art of B & W Photography", "Photography as Meditation" or his latest book "The Abstract View".

If he has devoted himself to black and white photography for years, he now also devotes himself to conceptual photography and works for large project development companies. His calendars, books and conceptual photographs have won numerous awards. Numerous images hang in various collections and boardrooms of banks and other companies. He is a member of the Munich-based picture agency LOOK, the BBK Frankfurt and the German Society for Photography (DGPh).