About Swedish photographer, Christer STRÖMHOLM (1918-2002)

Christer STRÖMHOLM began studying at the art school of the painter Woldemar Winkler in 1937. After falling out with Winkler, he moved to Paris and from there traveled to Italy and Spain, which was shaken by the civil war. In the fall of 1938, he returned to Sweden to continue studying painting. From 1939 to 1940, he took part in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War on the Soviet side. From 1940 to 1945, he fought in a group of Swedish resistance fighters in Norway against the German occupying forces. After the war, he developed photography as his form of artistic expression. From 1946 to 1956, he studied at the Académie des Beaux Arts in Paris and spent time in Italy. He produced photo reportages and portraits of famous people from the worlds of art and culture for a Brazilian magazine. From 1949 to 1954, he was a member of the 'fotoform' group led by Otto STEINERT, with whom he took part in exhibitions under the name Christer Christian. The exhibition 'Subjective Photography' in Saarbrücken in 1951 became particularly well known. He also taught photographic design at an adult education center, from which he developed the 'Fotoskolan' school together with Tor-Ivan ODULF.1956-1964 he created his photo series of transsexuals at the Place Blanche in Paris. 
At that time he consolidated his photographic principles: 'Available light' - 'Exposure moment' - 'Personal responsibility'. Christer STRÖMHOLM died in Stockholm on January 11, 2002 after a long illness. His last book, 'I befintligt ljus - ett fotografisk testamente' (In available light - A photographic testament) remained unfinished.

Photo books by and with works by Christer STRÖMHOLM

  • 'Till minnet av mig själv' (1965); 'Poste Restante' (1967, 2016); 'Christer Strömholm' (1978); 'Vännerna från Place Blance' (1983); 'Picture Show No. 1' (1986); 'Christer Strömholm' (1986); 'Fotografias 1930-1990' (1990); 'Konstten att vara där' (1991); 'Indicier / Indications' (1996, together with works by Anders PETERSEN and Kenneth GUSTAVSSON); '101 Kloka Ord' (1997); 'L'Ensoleillement de Solitde' (1998); 'Burkkänslan. Om surrealism' (1999); 'Christer Strömholm. La Caixa' (2001); 'Fotoskolan' (2003); '102 Kloka Ord' (2005); 'On Verra Bien' (2002); 'Arbus, Model, Strömholm' (2005, together with works by Diane ARBUS and Lisette MODEL); In Memory of Himself' (2006); 'In the Face of History. European Photographers in the Twentieth Century' (2006, together with works by Kate BUSH, Eugene ATGET, Gilberte BRASSAI, Roman VISHNIAC, Josef SUDEK, Sune JONSSON, Robert DOISNEAU, Anders PETERSEN and Boris MIKHAILOV); 'Photo Poche' (2006); 'Enfant Terribles' (2007); 'Les Amies de Place Blanche' (2011, 2013); 'Post Scriptum' (2012); 'Resa i svartvitt' (2013, with Lasse Söderberg); 'Les nuits de Place Blanche' (2015); 'Giacometti à la fenêtre' (2019); 'Hasselblad Award. Celebrating Photography' (2020); 'Porträtt i Paris' (2022); 'Christer Strömholm' (2024); 

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This photo volume is dedicated to Christer STRÖMHOLM (1918-2002), one of the major figures of 20th century European photography. With an unmistakable sensitivity to human suffering, based on his personal experience, he took photography in a new direction
62,00 € * Weight 1.2 kg
In out-of-print book 'Les Amies de Place Blanche' by Christer STRÖHOLM shows the Parisien nightlife around 'Pigalle' night club in the 1950, which was dominated by a transsexual scene. The b/w images show his documentary strength and his love of humanity.
0,00 € * Weight 1.2 kg
The book 'Post Scriptum' is by far the most comprehensive monograph on the life and work of Swedish photographer Christer STRÖMHOLM. It contains almost 270 of his best photographs, as well as a biography and essays by Carole Naggar and Christian Caujolle.
98,00 € * Weight 1.6 kg
The out-of-print reissue of 'Poste Restante' by Christer STRÖMHOLM comprises the original photographs, layout, and texts, including the unrevised introduction from 1967. He recounts childhood memories and various of his experiences during World War II.
148,00 € * Weight 0.6 kg
The images in 'Les Nuits de Place Blanche' by Christer STRÖMHOLM radiate both vulnerability & beauty and represent what working with photography means to him: the opportunity to deal with the big questions of life such as love, death and human loneliness.
35,00 € * Weight 0.4 kg
In addition to the prominent Swedish photographer's own work, the out-of-print photo volume 'In Memory of Himself' contains many Christer STRÖMHOLM portraits by some of the best European photographers such as Lars TUNBJÖRK, JH ENGSTRÖM and Anders PETERSEN
19,80 € * Weight 0.8 kg
'Photographers A-Z' brings together photographers who have made a significant contribution to photographic culture, as well as the most important photographic volumes of the past century. The entries are illustrated with facsimiles from books & magazines.
from 16,00 €
The compendium 'Augen auf!' offers an art and cultural history of the Leica from the 1920s to the present day. With essays on the technical genesis of the Leica, its influence on modern photojournalism and its significance for the photographic avant-garde
98,00 € *
Awards
  • 1993: Appointment as Professor of Photography by the Swedish Ministry of Culture;
    1998: Hasselblad Foundation Award 1997;