A lighting device for a motor vehicle, which lighting device comprises: - at least one light source which is arranged to emit light beams, - an optoelectronic component which is set up to emit at least one first and at least one second light image (210, 220) by selective deflection of the light beams of the at least one light source and to direct them onto an optical lens system, and - the optical lens system, which is set up to image the light images (210, 220) emitted by the optoelectronic component as light distributions in front of the motor vehicle, the at least one first light image being sharply imaged in a first plane of focus in front of the motor vehicle as a first light distribution and the at least one second light image being sharply imaged in a second plane of focus as a second light distribution in front of the motor vehicle, wherein the illumination device comprises an iris diaphragm which has a diaphragm opening which can be adjusted in size, it being possible for the iris diaphragm to have a first and at least one second diaphragm opening state (411, 412), the diaphragm opening having a different size in each case in the at least one first and in the at least one second diaphragm opening state (411, 412) characterized in that, the iris diaphragm is interposed between the optoelectronic component and the optical lens system, and wherein the illumination device comprises a control device for manipulating the iris diaphragm, wherein the iris diaphragm for imaging the at least one first light image is in the at least one first iris diaphragm opening state and a first depth -of-field region is formed around the first plane of focus and wherein the iris diaphragm for imaging the at least one second light image is located in the at least one second iris opening state and a second depth of field region is formed around the second focal plane, wherein the first focal plane is identical to the second focal plane, and wherein the control device is connected to the at least one light source, the optoelectronic component and the iris diaphragm and is set up to receive drive data and to drive the at least one light source, the optoelectronic component and the iris diaphragm as a function of the received drive data, wherein the illumination device comprises a sensor device which is set up to detect the distance of the illumination device from a surface which is provided for the projection of the at least one second light image and to transmit the detected distance to the control device, which control device controls the iris diaphragm in accordance with the distance transmitted by the sensor device, so that the at least one second light image can be sharply imaged on the surface. - at least one light source which is arranged to emit light beams, - an optoelectronic component which is set up to emit at least one first and at least one second light image (210, 220) by selective deflection of the light beams of the at least one light source and to direct them onto an optical lens system, and - the optical lens system, which is set up to image the light images (210, 220) emitted by the optoelectronic component as light distributions in front of the motor vehicle, the at least one first light image being sharply imaged in a first plane of focus in front of the motor vehicle as a first light distribution and the at least one second light image being sharply imaged in a second plane of focus as a second light distribution in front of the motor vehicle, the illumination device comprises an iris diaphragm which has a diaphragm opening which can be adjusted in size, it being possible for the iris diaphragm to have a first and at least one second diaphragm opening state (411, 412), the diaphragm opening having a different size in each case in the at least one first and in the at least one second diaphragm opening state (411, 412) characterized in that, the iris diaphragm is interposed between the optoelectronic component and the optical lens system, and wherein the illumination device comprises a control device for manipulating the iris diaphragm, wherein the iris diaphragm for imaging the at least one first light image is in the at least one first iris diaphragm opening state and a first depth -of-field region is formed around the first plane of focus and wherein the iris diaphragm for imaging the at least one second light image is located in the at least one second iris opening state and a second depth of field region is formed around the second focal plane, wherein the first focal plane is identical to the second focal plane, and wherein the control device is connected to the at least one light source, the optoelectronic component and the iris diaphragm and is set up to receive drive data and to drive the at least one light source, the optoelectronic component and the iris diaphragm as a function of the received drive data, wherein the illumination device comprises a sensor device which is set up to detect the distance of the illumination device from a surface which is provided for the projection of the at least one second light image and to transmit the detected distance to the control device, which control device controls the iris diaphragm in accordance with the distance transmitted by the sensor device, so that the at least one second light image can be sharply imaged on the surface.