John de Rooij
1935–1977 (age 42)
Biography
John de Rooij was a Dutch photographer whose artistic vision shaped visual culture in the twentieth century. Born in 1935, de Rooij worked during a dynamic period of photographic innovation and experimentation in the Netherlands.
De Rooij's photographic work contributed to the evolution of Dutch visual arts during the mid-twentieth century. He passed away in 1977 and was laid to rest at Zorgvlied cemetery, leaving behind a legacy in Dutch photography.