wij zijn 17

Johan van der Keuken
wij zijn 17

Photographs: Johan van der Keuken

Text: Simon Carmiggelt

Publisher: C.A.J. van Dishoeck - Bussum

64 pages

Pictures: 30

Year: [1956]

Price: 80 €

Comments: Softcover, 24,2 x 15,8 cm, b&w photographs. First edition, third printing. Featured in Martin Parr, Gerry Badger: The Photobook: A History, vol I, page 244. In good condition, other than a tear on the spine and traces of use around the spine, as well as marks on the bottom-right of the pages (see pictures).

Johan van der Keuken's career as a documentary filmmaker, author and photographer spanned four decades, until his death in 2001. Based in Amsterdam, his work covered a wide range of subjects. First published in 1955, ‘Wij zijn 17’ is a book of photographs of his friends and classmates, taken by him at the age of 17. These portraits of post-war Dutch teenagers tackle the intangible theme of youth in a moving and personal way.