A Photo Editor - Jennifer Rocholl on Influences

When I first saw Jennifer's image, I too wondered how close the image that was shot was influenced by Hollenbak, but figured that influences abound and really gave Jennifer the benefit of the doubt. Especially after seeing more of her work.

To sum up: Jenniefer's shot chosen to represent her is very stylistically close to Jan Hallenbak's portfolio "
Dreams of Flying." I wont link here, APE has the interview and the links. Take a look and make your own call. Personally I just think that it is an eerie coincidence.

A Photo Editor - Jennifer Rocholl- PDN 30: "Tell me about the picture in question.

I shot that picture last May as a portrait of 2 clothing designers called Brown Sound, for Flaunt Magazine. It was a collaborative idea between the 3 of us, and developed that afternoon as we were coming up with ideas.

I was unaware of Jan’s work until last week when he emailed me and I saw his “dreams of flying” series on his site.

So, Jan emailed you after seeing it, what was his reaction?

He asked why I chose that particular image to represent my photography. Actually, PDN selected it out of my portfolio submission. I said I was sorry if he felt I copied his work, but that was not the case as I had not been familiar with him as a photographer or his series. And actually, if I was at all influenced by any images, they would be this fashion story Zach Scott did in 2002 for Los Angeles Magazine:"

Read the whole thing.