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Erwin Olaf

'This is me, listen to me, look at me!' Frank interview with Erwin Olaf on life, love and death

by A Quattro Mani
22 September 202325 September 2023
11 min read
Photography, In Memoriam, APPRECIATE & DONATE!

This week, photographer Erwin Olaf died, aged 64. Just before his 60th birthday, we interviewed him about his work, life and love. Olaf also spoke candidly about his illness, how it forced him to make choices ánd made him milder. 'I am in renewal,' he said. And: 'In my life, I have done everything I wanted to do.'

'Fantasy is the cork on which I float in this life.' How 'scandal photographer' Erwin Olaf became a photographer of royalty

by A Quattro Mani
18 February 201922 September 2023
7 min read
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The images in his head are always very strong, even if he does not know beforehand what they mean. Photographer Erwin Olaf works intuitively and only sees afterwards what his photo series are about. Like Palm Springs, his new work on show since this weekend at the double exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum and Fotomuseum in The Hague. 'Fantasy is for...