• Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990)

Emotionally raw photographic journey that captures a world in flux, blending joy and struggle through high-contrast, dynamic images taken during a 14-month global voyage.

• Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990)

The rural life of Central African communities in the 1950s through vivid, high-contrast images, bridging humanist empathy with a raw, unfiltered perspective on cultural resilience.

• Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990)

The raw, atmospheric essence of Amsterdam’s jazz scene through moody, high-grain photography that reflects the genre’s spontaneous energy.

• Johan van der Keuken (1938-2001)

Working-class life and urban alienation in 1950s Paris during post-war recovery and Algerian War, bridging the humanist documentary tradition with more experimental and subjective approaches.

• Robert Frank (1924-2019)

Atmospheric and personal depiction of post-war Paris, focusing on the interplay of solitude, urban rhythms, and fleeting human moments.

• William Klein (1926-2022)

The intense energy of New York’s streets through gritty, chaotic images that critique urban life and redefine photographic storytelling.

• Johan van der Keuken (1938-2001)

Dutch teenagers in the 1950s, depicting moments of introspection, uncertainty, and expectation as they navigate the liminal space between childhood and adulthood.

• Sanne Sannes (1937-1967)

Eroticism and human emotion through experimental techniques such as motion blur, high contrast, and grainy textures, emphasizing raw emotional expression and intimacy.

• Robert Frank (1924-2019)

1950s America’s complexities through a foreigner’s unfiltered lens, documenting tensions between national ideals and everyday realities.