About
Oliver Klink's studies in physics and photography were the catalyst for his love of light and the complexity of our existence. As a fine art photographer, he travels the world to capture the intricacy of our ecosystems. The link between his various body of works is the increasingly complex modern world constantly unfolding in new and unexpected ways. He captures our cultural changes, the environments we inhabit, and the insights into our world and ourselves. His artistic goal is telling stories with his images, making the viewers dream, and providing a glimpse of “the world as it should be”.
Oliver’s work has been published with National Geographic, Days of Japan, Black & White magazine, Popular Photography magazine, DailyMail, My Modern Met, FeatureShoot, 6 mois Magazine, Weather.com, among others. In 2019, his book, Cultures In Transition won NINE AWARDS for best photography book (IPPY, International Book Awards, PubWest, Mifa, Foreword Indies, PX3, IPA, IBPA). In 2018, he was selected as Black and White photographer of the year 2018 by Dodho magazine, Critical Mass Top 50 fine art photographer, and won the SpotLight Award by Black and White Magazine. In 2017, his project “Circus” was selected as Top 50 projects “Seeing in Sixes” by LensWork Magazine, and by RFotoFolio as “selected artists”. In 2016, he was selected as Critical Mass Top 50 fine art photographer, “Best of the best” emerging fine art photographer by BWgallerist, and received People’s Choice award from Black and White Magazine single image contest for “Stepwell”. In 2014, his image “Herding Instinct” won the grand prize at the Rayko International Photo contest. In 2013, “The Great Migration” was selected as the Grand Prize winner at the 30th anniversary Spring Show Exhibit at the PhotoCentral Gallery in Hayward, CA. Other awards have included the Mike Ivanitsky award for photographic excellence (2009) and nominations at the prestigious Black & White Spider Award (2010-2016).
His images have been exhibited at solo shows at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California; PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California; Pictura Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana; Camerawork Gallery, Portland, Oregon; BWGallerist, RedFilter Online Gallery; Shadows Gallery, Arles, France; Fotofever Art Faire, Paris; Conti Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oliver is a master of the new digital printing process called Piezography. By using a combination of pigment ink and a proprietary profiling process he produces enhanced highlight and shadow details that exceed what is capable of using silver-based or platinum-based traditional darkroom processes.
Oliver has been invited to speak to worldwide audiences and to inspire them with his images. He, himself, get inspired by photographers, such as Frans Lanting, Nick Brandt, Sebastiao Salgado, Charles Cramer, Art Wolf, John Sexton, Gregory Colbert, among others.
Originally from Switzerland, Oliver currently resides in Los Gatos, California with his wife.
Solo Exhibitions
Krause Center for Innovation, Los Altos Hills, California - February 7, 2023 (EVENT)
Movie Screening of "Aimuldir - Soul of the Burkitshi"
Performance Art Center, Mountain View, California - November 22, 2022 - January 9, 2023 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition curated by Jenn Poret
Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, California - August 21, 2022 (EVENT)
Movie Screening of "Aimuldir - Soul of the Burkitshi"
Pacific Art League Gallery, Palo Alto, California - July 15, 2022 (EVENT)
Movie Screening of "Aimuldir - Soul of the Burkitshi"
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California - July 10, 2022 (EVENT)
Movie Premiere of "Aimuldir - Soul of the Burkitshi"
SF Art Market, San Francisco, California - April 22 - 24, 2022
"Best" of Cultures in Transition
The View Point Gallery, Sacramento, California - January 5 - February 6 2022 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition curated by Gary Wagner
ArtArk Gallery, San Jose, California - Feb 18 - April 18, 2020 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul, curated by Genevieve Hastings
Orange Coast College Museum, Costa Mesa, California - January 27 - March 6, 2020 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul, curated by Blade Gillissen
FotoFever Art Fair, Carrousele du Louvre, Paris - November 7-10, 2019
Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul
Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California - September 11 - December 31, 2019 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul, curated by Eduardo Fujii
Galerie Shadows, Arles, France - July 1 - September 22, 2019
Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul, curated by Bertrand Fevre
Camerawork Gallery, Portland, Oregon - June 1 - June 28, 2019 (SOLO SHOW)
Soul of the Burkitshi, curated by Sharon Lavier O’Keefe
BookExpo, New York - May 29 - 31, 2019 (Featured Book)
2019 IPPY GOLD AWARD by the Independent Publisher
Pictura Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana - April 5 - June 1, 2019 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul, curated by Mia Dalglish & Lisa Woodward
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California - Dec. 1, 2018 - March 11, 2019 (SOLO SHOW)
Cultures in Transition Exhibit and Book Pre-Release, curated by Geir Jordhal
Festival de La Luz, Buenos Aires, Argentina - August 3 - September 25, 2018 (SOLO SHOW)
Soul of the Burkitshi, curated by Elda Harrington & Silvia Mangialardi
Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA - January 10 - July 9, 2018 - Extended to July 2019 (SOLO SHOW)
"Frozen", curated by Eduardo Fujii
BWGallerist, RedFilter Online Gallery- September 1-30, 2017 (SOLO SHOW)
"Consequences", curated by Forest Old
Festival de La Luz, Buenos Aires, Argentina - August 2016 (SOLO SHOW)
Consequences, curated by Elda Harrington & Silvia Mangialardi
55” – Abstraction Meets Reality - DUO Show with Jennifer Koney (Painter)
Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA - July, 2016
The Village Theater, Danville - March, 2016
San Pablo Gallery, San Pablo, CA - Sept, 2015
Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA - Aug, 2015
The Shoreline Center, Hayward, CA - July, 2015
Black Rapid Gallery, Seattle, WA - July, 2014 (SOLO SHOW)
Ice Project, curated by Susie Nisco
Frames on Broadway, Seaside, California - Feb, 2013
The “Life” Project with master photography Carl Couchman
Keeble&Shuchat Gallery, Palo Alto, California - June, 2012 (SOLO SHOW)
Wild, Hot and Cold, curated by Terry Shuchat
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California - Jan, 2012
With master photographer Charles Cramer
Curated by Geir Jordhal
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California - Jan, 2008
Nature’s Whisper and Roar curated by Geir Jordahl
Press Coverage by Karen Holzmeister (Oakland Tribune)
XZIBTiT Gallery, Hercules, California - Oct, 2007
Africa meets Alaska: Critic’s Choice Award by Rachel Swan
Selected Group Exhibitions
Pacific Grove Art Center Gallery, Pacific Grove, California
ImageMakers 25th Anniversary Group Show - September 2 - October 28, 2022
Pacific Art League Gallery, Palo Alto, California
Africa: The Struggle of Beauty - September 7 - October 25, 2018
Group show: Andrew Wegst, Sebastião Salgado, Oliver Klink and Terri Vershel
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California
Spring Show - April 28 - June 9, 2018
"Kerala"
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California
Photography Exhibit Juried by Emmy nominated Andrew Wegst, International Photographer - November 3 - 23, 2017
"The Grand Entrance" from "Circus - Fantasy and Illusion" portfolio
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California
Landscape, SeaScape, CityScape - Oct 6 - 26, 2017
"Outlasting my Dwelling" from the "I am Yi" portfolio
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
Juried Member show - July 22 - September 3, 2017
Mundos Salon, Monterey, California
Spirits of India - July 2 - August 11, 2017
Published in the Monterey County Weekly
Dickerman Print Gallery, San Francisco, California
Wanderlust - June 14 - July 15, 2017
TheImageFlow Gallery, Mill Valley, California
Reflect and Engage - June 2 - August 25, 2017
Los Altos Art Faire, Los Altos, California
May 17-18, 2017
Mayors Award for "Javeena and Ganesha"
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California
Holi Temple Installation - April 29 - June 10, 2017
Award of Excellence
Published in the TriCity Voice Newspaper
Month of Photography, Denver, Colorado
Critical Mass Top 50 - April 7 - May 2, 2017
Published in: FeatureShoot, My Modern Met, Daily Mail, Weather.com
AIPAD, New York with ClampArt Gallery
March 30 - April 2, 2017
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California
2017 Statewide 2D Competition & Exhibition - March 11 - April 23, 2017
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California
What's Not to Love - February 3 - 27, 2017
3rd Place for Javeena and Ganesha 1
Friends Without a Border, New York, New York
19th Photography Auction, October 2016
Wildlife Beyond Borders (CURATOR & ARTIST)
Pacific Grove Art Gallery, Pacific Grove, California - September, 2016
Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, California - June, 2016
Keeble&Shuchat Gallery, Palo Alto, California - April, 2016
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California - Sept, 2015
Published in: San Jose Mercury News, Willow Glenn News, Saratoga News, Los Gatos Weekly Times
Center for Photography, Carmel, California
International Competition – “Voie Lactee” - December, 2015
Member Juried Show – “Agricultural Landscape” - July, 2015
International Competition – “Shadow Me” - November, 2014
Rayko Center Gallery - Nov, 2014
Grand Prize Winner International Contest
Published in San Francisco Chronicle
Krause Center for Innovation, Los Altos, California - June, 2014
Cultural China
Museum of Monterey, Monterey, California - Nov, 2014
ImageMakers Selected Group show
Filoli Gallery, Woodside, California - June, 2013
“Vanishing Traditions” Body of work
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California - 2013, 2014
“Life” Body of work
Honorable Mention for “The Great Migration”
The Main Gallery, Redwood City, California - April, 2013
“Life” Body of work
Ronald Reagan Library, Washington DC - April, 2012
“Romance” Body of work
Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto, California - March, 2010
Book Release “Artan’s Day”
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California - 2008 – 2015
Merit of Excellence – “Herding Instinct” 2015
People Choice -“Agricultural Landscape” 2014
Grand Prize Award - “The Great Migration” 2013
People Choice -“Diamonds Forever” 2012
People Choice - “Yosemite Tunnel View” 2011
People Choice - “Northern Light” 2010
People Choice - “The Landing” 2009
People Choice - “Holding Hands” 2008
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California - January, 2010
One Earth One People
Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto, California - March, 2008
18@Modern
Krause Center for Innovation, Los Altos, California - April, 2007
Frames of View
Awards
Black and White Portfolio Contest - February 2022
Merit of Excellence "Winter Reverie"
Black and White Spider Awards - November 2020
3rd Place Children of the World "Chained but Bonded"
2019 NINE GOLD & JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARDS for Best Photography Book- August 2019
Independent Publisher, PubWest, International Book Awards, Mifa, Foreword, PX3, IPA, IBPA
Cultures in Transition Book
Pacific Art League, NOIR Exhibition - April 2019
2nd Place with "The Story Teller"
Black and White Spider Awards - January 2019
Honorable Mention "Eagle Huntress"
Black and White Single Image Contest - December 2018
Four Images selected from "Spirit of the Village" & "Soul of the Burkitshi"
Photolucida - Critical Mass Top 50 - September 2018
“Soul of the Burkitshi”
Dodho Magazine, Black and White Photographer of the Year - July, 2018
“Spirit of the Village” - Publication in the 2018 September issue
Black and White Magazine, Portfolio Spotlight Winner - May, 2018
“Heart of the Yi” - Publication in the 2018 October issue
International Color Awards - March, 2018
Honorable Mention - Portrait Category ("Eagle Huntress")
Black and White Magazine, Single Image Contest - December, 2017
People's Choice Award for "Ancient Farming"
Honorable Mentions for "Canada Lynx" and "The Ballerina"
B&W Spider Awards - November, 2017
2nd Place Silhouette Category ("Ancient Farming")
Photolucida - Critical Mass Top 200 - Sept, 2017
Top 200 Award for "I am Yi" Portfolio
Monovision Award - August, 2017
Honorable Mention for "Consequences" Project
LensWork - July, 2017
2017 Seeing in Sixies Top 50 Artists (Book to be published in Fall of 2017)
Rfotofolio - July, 2017
2017 Rfotofolio Artist Selection
Pacific Art League - Feb, 2017
Honorable Mention for Javeena and Ganesha 1
BWGallerist - Dec, 2016
Best of the Best Black and White Emerging Photographers
B&W Spider Award - Dec, 2016
4x Honorable Mentions
Black and White Magazine - Oct, 2016
People's Choice Award - "Stepwell"
Single Image Award - "God's Rays"
Photolucida - Critical Mass Top 50 - Sept, 2016
Top 50 Award for "Consequences" Portfolio
B&W Spider Award - Dec, 2015
3x Honorable Mentions
Rayko Center Gallery, International Travel Contest - Nov, 2014
Grand Prize Winner – “Herding Instinct”
Artist in Residence, Glacier National Park - Sept, 2014
Select Artist
Santa Fe Workshop Animal Contest - June, 2013
Honorable Mention “Shadow Me”
B&W Magazine - Single Image Awards (3 images) - Dec, 2012
Prix de la Photographie (PX3), Paris
Honorable Mention “Romance” Porftolio - July, 2012
Days of Japan Magazine - May, 2012
Double page publication - Bear Holding Hands
Color Spider Award - 2011, 2012, 2013
Nominated in Fine Art, Nature & Wildlife
Popular Photography Magazine - March, 2010
Best Kept Secret of wildlife photographers
National Geographic - Best Wall Paper of 2009 - 2009
Bear Holding Hands
Black and White Spider Award - 2010, 2011, 2013
Images Nominated in Wildlife & Nature
Mike Ivanitsky Award for Photographic Excellence - 2009
North America Nature Photographer Association - 2008, 2009
Top 100 Wildlife Images
