Chas Gerretsen - Starring

Published with the first retrospective exhibition of the work of photographer Chas Gerretsen, this book presents all of the photographs from the exhibition at the Nederlands Fotomuseum together with archival material. Showing a penchant for adventure from a young age, Gerretsen worked as a war photographer in Vietnam and was on the ground during the 1973 Chilean coup d’état. He later settled in Hollywood, where he shot numerous celebrities and was also present on the set of Francis Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’. With an essay by curator Iris Sikking, who combed through thousands of images to produce a selection accurately reflecting Gerretsen’s multifaceted career.