I sing the praise

‘I sing the praises of life. I am not more complicated than that. I sing everything: love, courage, beauty but also anger, blood, sweat and tears.’ – Ed van der Elsken Regarded as one of the Netherlands’ major street photographers, Ed’s striking photographs captured the European zeitgeist of the 20th century. From WWII austerity to the alternative subcultures of the ’70s, he shot tens of thousands of photographs from an autobiographical perspective. His work provides a glimpse into European cultural history and paved the way for a host of ’80s Dutch photographers to follow in his photojournalist footsteps. #edvanderelsken — @edvanderelskenofficial ‘Marseille’ (1975), ‘Marseille’ (1974), and ‘Punks, Amsterdam’ (1979), via @AnnetGelinkGallery | #artbasel2019 #artbasel