Jan Welters was born in The Netherlands in 1963. Passionate by the visual arts since he was very young he studied at the St Joost Art Academy in Breda where he left in 1983 to become a photo assistant, first in Amsterdam and later in New York.
He began his photographic career in Amsterdam, focusing on fashion and portraits. In 1992 he continued in Milan until moving to Paris in 1995.
After having spent 10 years in Topanga Canyon he moved back to Aix en Provence and is now settling in Portugal with his wife and 2 kids.

Renowned in the fashion industry Jan has worked for a wide range of magazines such as the Paris, German, Dutch and American editions of Vogue, French and British Elle, Italian Marie Claire and Vanity Fair to mention a few.

Advertising clients include Lanvin, Dior, Balenciaga, Nike, Chaumet, Goop, Woolford, H&M, Princesse TamTam, Jil Sander Fragrance, Lancel, Mango, Eres, L’Oreal Paris, Garnier, Vichy, Printemps and Saks Fifth Avenue

Jan has photographed many celebrities such as Jessica Chastain, Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence, Tilda Swinton, Sienna Miller, Keira Knightley, Vanessa Paradis, Marion Cotillard, Lou Doillon, Drew Barrymore, Courtney Love, Fanny Ardant, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue, John Galliano, Marc Jocobs, Giorgio Armani, Jean Paul Gaulthier and plenty more.

In 2019 he published his first book with Damiani called "Profile", a personal selection of his work from the early 90's to now.