Lood van Bennekom
photographer
Lodewijk Hendrik (Lood) van Bennekom was a prominent Dutch photographer who became a pioneer of fashion photography in the Netherlands during the 1950s. He began his career in Paris in the late 1920s, where he worked as an assistant to the American photographer Berenice Abbott and assisted with the preservation of Eugène Atget's archive. After returning to the Netherlands, he worked in corporate photography for companies like Philips and Bernard van Leer before specializing in fashion and advertising. He was known for his technical expertise, particularly in lighting and developing techniques, and collaborated extensively with designers such as Peter Voorn and Hubert de Givenchy. His work is characterized by a modern aesthetic influenced by 'New Photography'. He died in Amsterdam in 1978.[1,2]
Themes
- fashion photography
- advertising
- corporate photography
- reportage
Books
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Een stralend boekje over Amsterdam bij avond met vulpen en camera genoteerdphotographer
Works by Lood van Bennekom
- Amsterdam bij nacht 1953 · De Kern · book · Dutch Features a selection of Van Bennekom's photos of Amsterdam shot from 1950 onwards.
Exhibitions
- 1937 Foto ’37 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam group
- 1955 Exhibition of photos from Singapore and Hong Kong trip La Cave Internationale, Amsterdam solo
Awards
- 1965 gouden speld (gold pin) NVF (Nederlandse Vereniging van Fotojournalisten)