Erwin Olaf- Photographer
Thanks to Luis’ commentary in the post on Nokia de Second Nature ad that I made some days ago, I have found out that the person responsible of the photography of the ad is the Dutch photographer Edwin Olaf. He studied journalism and specialized himself in photojournalism with Robert Mapplethorpe.
His work as an artist in the “hope” and “hope portraits” series shows a photography with dyes of the 50s look in The United States, where human beings look at each other, but they do not touch. Only the breathing of the figures is heard in environments loaded with tension and eroticism in which we don’t know what kind of relationship is there between them.
About his advertising campaigns, Erwin, has worked for so important and unlike companies as: Got2B, Nokia, Tampax, Nicorette, Campbell, Diesel, BMW, Walker, Heineken, Microsoft,…
Gracias a un comentario de Luis en el post sobre el anuncio de Nokia de Second Nature que hice hace algunos días, me he enterado que el responsable de la fotografía del anuncio es el holandés Edwin Olaf. Estudió periodismo y se especializó en fotoperiodismo con Robert Mapplethorpe.
Su trabajo cómo artista en las series “hope” y “hope portraits” muestra una fotografía de tintes costumbristas de los años 50 en Estados Unidos, donde seres humanos se miran, pero no se tocan. Sólo se oye la respiración de los personajes en ambientes está cargados de tensión y de erotismo en los que no sabemos que parentesco o relación hay entre ellos.
Respecto a sus campañas publicitarias, Erwin, ha trabajado para compañías tan importantes y dispares cómo: Got2B, Nokia, Tampax, Nicorette, Campbell, Diesel, BMW, Walker, Heineken, Microsoft,…
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Octubre 23, 2006 @ 9:08 pm
Erwin Olaf- Photographer
I have found out that the person responsible of the photography of the ad is the Dutch photographer Edwin Olaf. He studied journalism and specialized himself in photojournalism with Robert Mapplethorpe.
His work as an artist in the hope and hop…