Ed van der Elsken

Biography

Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) - the enfant terrible of Dutch photography - was a talented photographer and filmmaker who expressed his meetings with people in photos, photo books and films for more than 40 years. Strolling through cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Amsterdam or travelling through Africa and Japan, he preferably took photographs of striking individuals with character. His first photo book Love on the left bank was published in 1956 and instantly made him world-famous.

Some twenty photo books followed. He also made several television films, mostly about subjects regarding his own life. Ed van der Elsken was born in Amsterdam in 1925. He lives and works in Paris from...