Jan Pietrzak is a master of the platinum/palladium process of photographic printing. A member of the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals, Jan has had his work displayed in several group and one man shows, including the Bakersfield Museum of Art, the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, "La Coppa D'oro" in Parma Italy, the Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University, Pasadena City College, and Friends of Photography, Carmel, among many others. He currently teaches photography at Glendale College and Santa Monica College in Southern California.

Jan's platinum and palladium work conveys the rich, textured ambiance of the "out of the way" locations he chooses to photograph, in a way that traditional silver gelatin printing cannot. The fact that the platinum/palladium image physically becomes an integral part of the print itself, rather than a mere emulsion residing on the paper's surface, reflects the depth and context of the subject within. As Jan himself states, "What I like about the platinum process is that it has a whole different feel; it evokes the subtleties of the landscapes I choose to photograph. It combines for me the processes of fine art printmaking and photography in a much more intimate way."