Wiel van der Randen
Wiel van der Randen was during the shooting present at the Dam. He was standing, with others, at the roof of the vicarage of the Nieuwe Kerk. Before, during and…
Frans J. van Dam
By the daughter of Frans J.van Dam we came in the possession of some photos that he made round May 7 1945 in Amsterdam. Most likely taken before May 7, secretly,…
William Franciscus Leijns
Amsterdam July 29 1884 - Amsterdam December 15 1966 Leijns found himself during the shooting at his office on the fifth floor of the Office Industria at the corner of the…
Carel Blazer
Carel Blazer(1911-1980) started to photograph in the thirties and followed in the same time an education by Hans Finsler in Switzerland. He was co-organizer of the exhibition "Photo'73" in the Stedelijk…
Bert Haanstra
* Holten (Rijssen) May 31 1916 + Hilversum October 23 1997 His name is inseparable connected with the postwar Dutch film history. Photography was for him merely a stepping-stone to a career…
J.M.J. Coesel
J.M.J. Coesel was an amateur photographer who happened to take this picture. Many people believe that this shows the cause of the shooting spree on Dam Square. There is also…
Kryn Taconis
Krijn Taconis (Rotterdam, 1918 - Canada, 1979) was a Dutch photographer. He was the first Dutchman who became member of the Magnum-photo agency. Taconis made his first pictures during World…
J. W. Hofman
Selection of photo's, made by J. W. Hofman, made before the shooting started: Arrest of german soldiers at the NieuweZijds Voorburgwal. After the shooting: At the Dam, corner Eggertstraat.
Tonny van Renterghem
Tonny van Renterghem (Amsterdam, June 28, 1919- Sequim, WA, July 19, 2009) was a Dutch writer and researcher and technical advisor in the film industry, who during World War II…
Photographers present
There were many photographers present at the Dam and surroundings. Several were member of "The hidden Camera" Puck Voute Wiel van der Randen Cas Oorthuys Bertus Haanstra Wil F. Leijns…