Christer Strömholm [SEP] place of death
Christer Strömholm
Christer Strömholm (22 July 1918 in Stockholm – 11 January 2002 in Stockholm), also known by the pseudonym Christer Christian, was a Swedish photographer and educator. He is known for his intimate black and white street photography portrait series.
Life and career.
Strömholm was a student of art under Waldemar Winkler and Dick Beer. He was a member of Otto Steinert's Fotoform group of photographers for subjective photography.
He co-founded Fotoskolan academy in Stockholm in 1962 and was its director.
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Chris soon developed his own style in “street photography” inspired by Christer Strömholm, Anders Petersen and Walther Hirsch.
Before the age of 20 he was granted a full membership (and being recognized as a master photographer) in the prestigious Swedish Photographers Association.
He has served as a judge for many photo competitions and has also won