Eddy van Wessel, (1965) Based in The Netherlands and Sweden.
A documentary photographer, capturing life on the edge in all aspects.
It is in the borderland Eddy van Wessel's work is created, as a kind of raw material of the soul that gives meaning to reality or questions it. The viewer is thrown between the madness of creation and human love, between consent and refusal.
His photos are the result of his perseverance, stubbornness and undisguised interest in his fellow human beings and his curiosity about what war does to man - and his fellow man. Deep down, van Wessel's photos are a graphic protest about the futility of war and man's aspiration to be greater than his suffering.
Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he has independently financed his photography projects and travel to the region, documenting the war as it continues to unfold.
His work is currently exhibited at:
The National Military Museum in The Netherlands from October 2024- December 2025.
Pivka War Museum in Slovenia from November 2024- January 2025.
Leica Gallery Amsterdam from December 2024- March 2025.
Eddy van Wessel worked with international magazines like Stern, Paris Match, LeMonde2, Trouw, Der Spiegel and The Washington Post Magazine.
In 2024 a documentary movie was made about his work in Ukraine called ''Eddy's War" by filmmaker Joost van der Valk.
He won several awards with work from Chechnya, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine:
2022: Winner of Årets bild (Picture of the Year), Årets fotograf (Photographer of the year)
2022, 2019, 2015, 2013: Overall Winner "Zilveren Camera"
2020, POY, 2e prize
2020 Sony WorldPhoto Awards
2017 Winner foreign news prize
2004, 2001 Photographer of the year.
2020, POY, 2e prize
2020 Sony WorldPhoto Awards
2017 Winner foreign news prize
2004, 2001 Photographer of the year.