Eddy van Wessel
About Eddy van Wessel
Eddy van Wessel (Netherlands, 1965) began his career as a commercial photographer, but quickly turned his attention to photojournalism. His work has taken him to diverse conflict and disaster zones. Van Wessel covered wars in Russia, former Yugoslavia, the Middle East, and did stories on drug use in Afghanistan, refugees in Bangladesh and the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. His work shows how people seek to survive under the most extreme circumstances.