Ed van der Elsken (1925 -1990), was one of the Netherland’s greatest and most influential photographer and filmmaker, who expressed his meetings with people in photos, photo books and films for more than 40 years. Although his worldwide reputation rests on his unique black-and-white photography, the last thirty years of his life were mainly devoted to working in colour.
His first book of colour photographs, EYE LOVE YOU, was published in 1977. Ed van der Elsken photographed people. Or more precisely, what people made of life and what life did to people. He travelled all over the world recording this in his photographs and, in the process, creating a unique oeuvre that continues to attract international attention even today.
In 1950 Ed van der Elsken founded “kindred spirits” in a group of dropouts in the St. Germain des Prés (Paris) neighborhood. In a private diary he kept photographic “notes” about their activities, which he was allowed to photograph undisturbed. It is evident that he was primarily fascinated by the beautiful redhead Vali Myers. In 1953 he met Edward Steichen, who pointed out that his photographs had a narrative structure and advised him to create photography book that tells a story. Supported by his wife at the time, the Hungarian Ata Kando, van der Elsken organized his contact sheets, put together the first of a total of three dummies and started a joint project with the graphic designer Jurriaan Schrofer. In 1956 the publisher De Bezige Bij released, "Love on the Left Bank“. Elsken‘s pictures were put together to form the story of the unrequited love of the protagonist Manuel for Ann alias Vali Myers. It is fictional and takes place over a period of months, during which he followed a pair of lovers with his camera and captured a harsh yet tender love story in the working class neighborhood of St. Germain des Prés. The photography book that resulted is not only regarded as the summit of his work but is also internationally recognized as one of the most extraordinary photography books of the 20th century, as it is the first one using the format of a photo novel.
His first book of colour photographs, EYE LOVE YOU, was published in 1977. Ed van der Elsken photographed people. Or more precisely, what people made of life and what life did to people. He travelled all over the world recording this in his photographs and, in the process, creating a unique oeuvre that continues to attract international attention even today.
In 1950 Ed van der Elsken founded “kindred spirits” in a group of dropouts in the St. Germain des Prés (Paris) neighborhood. In a private diary he kept photographic “notes” about their activities, which he was allowed to photograph undisturbed. It is evident that he was primarily fascinated by the beautiful redhead Vali Myers. In 1953 he met Edward Steichen, who pointed out that his photographs had a narrative structure and advised him to create photography book that tells a story. Supported by his wife at the time, the Hungarian Ata Kando, van der Elsken organized his contact sheets, put together the first of a total of three dummies and started a joint project with the graphic designer Jurriaan Schrofer. In 1956 the publisher De Bezige Bij released, "Love on the Left Bank“. Elsken‘s pictures were put together to form the story of the unrequited love of the protagonist Manuel for Ann alias Vali Myers. It is fictional and takes place over a period of months, during which he followed a pair of lovers with his camera and captured a harsh yet tender love story in the working class neighborhood of St. Germain des Prés. The photography book that resulted is not only regarded as the summit of his work but is also internationally recognized as one of the most extraordinary photography books of the 20th century, as it is the first one using the format of a photo novel.
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| 1950, Auvers-Sur-Oise, France Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950, Paris. Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950, Paris. Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950, Paris. Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950, Parisian Girls Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950, Saint Germain des Prés Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1951, Jean Michel et Freddy, Saint Germain des Pres Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1951, Paris Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1952, Paris Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1952, Paris Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1953, Paris Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1955, Johan van der Keuken and friends, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1955, Louis Armstrong, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1955, Nieuwendijk, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1956, Groenburgwal, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1956, Herengracht, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1956, Portret van drie jonge meisjes bij een fiets, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1956, Remco Campert met Freddie C de Kring, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1956, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1956, Snoekjesgracht, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1958, Paludismo, Mexico Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1959, Cemetery of Tokyo Temple Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1959, Durban, South Africa Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1959, Hamaya Demonstration-Street Fighters, Tokyo Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1959, Nigeria Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1959, Tokyo, Ginza Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Hong Kong Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Osaka Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960 Tlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Capetown, South Africa Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Durban, South Africa Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Hong Kong Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, New York, Coney Island Wax Museum Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, NYC Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Osaka, Japan, a Western style, slightly 'beat' bar Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, San Francisco Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1960, Yakusa (Gangsters), Kamagasaki, Osaka Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1961, NYC Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1961, The Bowery, NYC Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1962, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1963, Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1970, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1981, Tokyo Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1983, Amsterdam Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1988, Transsexual Tokyo Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1988, Transsexual TokyoCopyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| Twins Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery "Love on the left Bank" Series |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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| 1950's From the series "Love on the left Bank" Copyright © 2017 Ed van der Elsken and/or Annet Gelink Gallery |
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