Eddy van der Veen
The Netherlands
Eddy van der Veen is a French photojournalist and foreign trade consultant. He was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and later naturalized as a French citizen. He studied at the École des Sciences Politiques, Paris, in the late 1940s and moved permanently to France in 1953 after working as a photographer at the Mutual Security Agency, Washington, DC.
Van Der Veen became a freelance photographer for Time, LIFE, and Time Life Books, as well as for Fortune, IBM, and the New York Times. He photographed many renowned historical figures throughout the early 1980s.
World Press Photo Involvement:
1963 World Press Photo Contest winner
