Ed van der Elsken's street photography survey at Annet Gelink Gallery

Annet Gelink Gallery in Amsterdam presents 'Face to Face', an exhibition of works by Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken (1925–1990). The show brings together photographs from Paris, Amsterdam, and Japan, spanning his career from the 1950s onward. Van der Elsken is known for his direct, confrontational style, capturing subjects without distance or embellishment. His first book, 'Love on the Left Bank' (1956), was a pioneering photographic novel about post-war life in Paris, where he lived from 1949 to 1955. After returning to Amsterdam, he continued to document his surroundings intuitively. The exhibition highlights his ability to make viewers feel physically present in his scenes.