Ed van der elsken biography books in order

Ed van der Elsken , Amsterdam - , Edam, The Netherlands , 'enfant terrible' of Dutch photography, was a photographer and filmmaker who expressed his meetings with people in photos, photo books and films for more than 40 years. He started to photograph at the end of the s. In the s he left Holland for Paris. Marked by the bitter post-war atmosphere these young people spent their days in bars, living on alcohol and drugs.

At the suggestion of Edward Steichen, whom van der Elsken met in Paris, he turned his photographs into a photographic novel.

1 Early life · 2 Paris · 3 Love on the Left Bank · 4 Amsterdam and international travel · 5 Later life · 6 Books · 7 Films · 8 Notes.

Ed van der Elsken's work is highly subjective, portraying striking individuals he encountered on his travels, documenting his own life and that of his surrounding. His approach was confrontational, embracing the bright as well as the darker sides of human life. The unconventional technique and the gritty snapshot-like quality of his work have been of great importance in the development of contemporary photography.

Ed van der Elsken's work remains to be widely shown at contemporary art museums throughout the world.

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