about

OlliBŒHM

Olli Boehm (Oliver Wolf Boehm) was born in 1967. You could say he was born into advertising—his mom was an ad illustrator and his dad a Group Head at a big ad agency. Olli grew up like lots of introverted kids—unless he was busy working as a child model in front of the camera. He spent 12 years at a Waldorf school, where he got to try out and learn pretty much anything he wanted. He wrapped up that chapter with a diploma qualifying him for university of applied sciences.

Even back then, Olli was passionate about art. He had his first exhibition in Wiesbaden when he was still pretty young. Then came years of studying photography in Paris and Frankfurt am Main. He was all set to kick off a career as a freelance photographer when someone asked him to design the layout for a fashion magazine. That project took off, and just like that, Olli found himself in the advertising world as a graphic designer. He climbed the ladder to Art Director, then Creative Director, and finally became Managing Director of Creation. After a break, he came back as a commercial film director. He spent twelve years directing, picking up both national and international awards along the way.

In 2008, Olli was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The ad world quickly turned its back on him, forcing Olli to reinvent himself. Now in a wheelchair, he returned to his true passion—telling soulful stories through images, photography, and narratives.

He spent a few years as a guest lecturer and still works today as a creative consultant for corporate design.

These days, Olli’s a fine art photographer, artist,, author

And maybe some more .