Bio: Erwin Olaf was born in 1959 in the small town of Hilversum, The Netherlands. He originally pursued a career in journalism, attending the School for Journalism in Utrecht. There, Olaf discovered photography and film. Olaf has become best known for his intricate, witty style of commercial photography and for his incredibly cutting edge personal work. Olaf has received multiple awards for campaigns completed for Heineken, Diesel Dirty Denim, Nicorette and Lavazza Coffee. International recognition has come from The Association of Photographers, London; the PDN Photography Annual, New York; and the Silver Lion, Cannes. Olaf's work has also been exhibited worldwide. In 2003, The Netherlands Groninger Museum dedicated its entire space to Erwin Olaf's 25th Silver Jubilee retrospective. The works included in this prominent exhibition were then compiled for the highly acclaimed book Silver. Other solo exhibitions have been staged in major museums in Sydney, Bologna, Prague, Antwerp, Lodz, and Moscow, and galleries in Milan, Madrid, Paris, New York, and Hong Kong. Olaf is now currently in the planning stages of directing his first feature film, a children's science fiction picture. Olaf lives and works in Amsterdam.

Erwin Olaf, 1959年出生在一个叫希尔弗瑟姆的荷兰小镇。想从事新闻工作，于是在Utrecht的学校学习新闻。在那里，Olaf发现自己对摄影和电影非常感兴趣。他的商业摄影作品风格复杂精细、诙谐风趣，个人作品风格则敏锐前沿。为大品牌拍摄的广告宣传为他赢得了极多的行业内奖项，其中包括Heineken、Diesel Dirty Denim、Nicorette和Lavazza Coffee。 国际上对他作品的认可来自如The Association of Photographers London、the PDN Photography Annual New York、以及嘎纳的银狮奖。他的作品在世界范围内展出。2003年，荷兰Groninger Museum利用整个博物馆空间展示Erwin Olaf的第25届Silver Jubilee回顾展。展出的作品后来以书的形式出版，即著名的《Silver》。其他一些个人作品展分别在悉尼、波洛尼亚、布拉格、安特卫普、罗兹市、莫斯科、米兰、马德里、巴黎、纽约和香港的各大博物馆。Olaf现在正在筹备他的第一部儿童科幻电影。Olaf目前在阿姆斯特丹居住工作。