Chas Gerretsen (born 22 July 1943 in

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-born war photographer, photojournalist and film advertising photographer. His photographs of armed conflicts,

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films and

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s have been published in major magazines.

Life

Gerretsen left the Netherlands at the age of sixteen and after travelling through

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for two years, immigrated to Australia in 1961. He first started to take pictures while working as a crocodile hunter in

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, Australia) In 1963 he immigrated to the U.S.A., landing in San Pedro,

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, and while working as a cowboy in Falfurrias,

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, bought a movie camera and shot his first film

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. In 1967 he arrived in

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and hitch-hiked through

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, (

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) and via

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to the

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where he spent three months with the pro-

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Burmese rebels under the command of General Bo Yan Naing. He traveled through Laos,

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and entered South Vietnam, on 14 February 1968 with the equivalent of US $0.75 in his pocket. In 1969, he left South Vietnam and in 1970 covered the devastating

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before returning to

. From 1970 to 1975, Chas would continue to photograph war, political upheavals, elections, droughts and conflicts in

, South Vietnam,

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, Colombia,

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and

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. 1975–1989 He resided in Hollywood, working on feature films in, as well as outside the USA.

Vietnam (1968–1969)

On 14 February 1968, (during the

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) he walked from

into South Vietnam (via Gò Dầu Ha) and soon thereafter started his career as a freelance photojournalist and cinematographer. He became friends with

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and his wife Louise and acquired his first

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with a 105 mm lens from Dana as well as his first lessons in what not to do when out on

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. In April 1968, he became a staff cameraman for

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but after one month had enough of being told what to do and became a freelance cameraman for

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TV and as a

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photojournalist sold his still negatives to

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and U.P.I. At the end of '68 and beginning 1969, there was a relative quiet in South Vietnam and Chas as well as many of the other "resident" war photographers, left (among others: Sean Flynn and

), only to return upon the American invasion of Cambodia.

Cambodia (1970–1972)

In 1970, when hearing of the American invasion of Cambodia Chas bought a train ticket in Paris on the

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, and traveled on by bus through

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(

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) to

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and from there, he flew to Phnom Penh,

. While in Cambodia, he continued working freelance and in addition started contributing articles (under the pseudonym of Bill Steiner) to the

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. In 1972, he joined the French photo agency Gamma.

Chile (1973)

In 1973 he won the

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with David Burnett and

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. He is best known for his coverage of the

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. His famous photograph of General Pinochet became the embodiment of the Latin American Dictator, the opposite side of the political spectrum to

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photograph of Che Gueverra (

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). The image of General Pinochet has an unusual history: it was used on posters, flyers and banners and was often reworked to portray the general as an inhuman monster. And over the years continued to be used by various political factions to illustrate the perceived inhumanity of some political leaders. In 1982 a couple of art student in Concepción copied Chas’ photo of general Pinochet with the premonitory message, “NINGUNA CALLE LLEVARA SU NOMBRE” (No street will bear your name) It was plastered on walls on the evening before the days of national protests. The first time Chas photographed General Pinochet, unwittingly, was on 29 June 1973 during the failed "Coup d'Etat", known as El Tancazo, which the general, ironically, helped put down. The images taken by Chas on 11 September 1973 were used in the initial concept of the reconstruction of the coup d'état in the film ''

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'' based on the novel of the same name by

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, a niece of the former president

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Hollywood (1975–1989)

In 1975, while visiting Gamma offices in Paris, wondering where to go next, a fellow Gamma photographer suggested, sarcastically, "why don't you go and find yourself a war in Hollywood." In June 1975, Chas started the

office for Gamma and in 1977 co-founded the photo agency Mega Productions Inc. In 1976 he was hired as the still photographer /special photographer for the war film ''

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''. Apart from his still photographs, his contribution to the film was the suggestion, during a lunch with

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regarding the scene where a TV correspondent (played by

) yells at some passing soldiers, "Don’t look at the camera." "..that if

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wanted to mock TV correspondents in South Vietnam he should create a photojournalist because, "we were all crazy." A couple of days later, after the arrival of Dennis Hopper, Chas was asked by Jerry Ziesmer to report to

: "on how to dress a

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." From that moment on the role of

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as head honcho (Captain Colby) for

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( Marlon Brando) was changed into that of a photojournalist. Chas sold three of his old

cameras with lenses to

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and they were used by

in the film. These cameras are now on display in Coppola Winery Movie Museum, in Geyserville, California Lee Beaupre,

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for "Apocalypse Now " until his murder in 1979, wrote in a publicity release on Chas Gerretsen as a war photographer for

, "From Real to Reel". "His (Chas Gerretsen's) photographic career had come full circle." The release was later withdrawn since it was decided that Sean Flynn, son of actor

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had more publicity value. In 1984 Chas produced and directed a one-hour documentary "The Longest Holiday" a view on the Joys of Aging in

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which was bought by

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, ORTF and the

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. During his time in

, he worked as a "special advertising and publicity photographer" on over a hundred feature films. After leaving the French photo agency Gamma over 80.000 of his photographic negatives and slides were missing, including many from Chile. The remainder of his files, his negatives and slides are now stored in th
archives
of the Netherlands Photo Museum. In June 2019, KINO Rotterdam made a short (32 min) documentary about Chas's life and the images he had taken during the six months he worked as a still photographer on Apocalypse Now. It was chosen for participation in the

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. The documentary, 'The Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now' created a lot of interest and was included in the Blue Ray release of 'Apocalypse Now Final Cut'.

Rediscovery

Thirty-two years later, in 2021, at the age of 77, Gerretsen's photographs were 're-discovered'. A 256-page photobook, ''Apocalypse Now, The Lost Archives'', with many never-before-published photographs taken during his six-months stay on the set in the Philippines was published by Prestel/Pinguin/Random House. The book was released worldwide in September 2021. A retrospective exhibition of his work and life was exhibited 16 October 20218 May 2022 at the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam. A 256 page catalogue, in English and Dutch, accompanied the exhibition. In addition, his autobiography was released in the Netherlands on 11 September 2021, to excellent reviews by all the major Dutch newspapers.

Bibliography

2021 ”Apocalypse Now: The Lost Photo Archive” (English) 2021 “Starring Chas Gerretsen” (English) 2021 “In de Hoofdrol Chas Gerretsen” (Dutch) 2021 “Het wonderbaarlijke en vreemde leven van Chas Gerretsen” (Dutch) was originally written in English (“The marvelous and strange life of Chas Gerretsen”) and translated into Dutch. It has not been released in English.

Reviews & Interviews

*2021 Rolling Stone Holiday Must-Haves https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/product-recommendations-lists/2021-holiday-gift-guide-1259566/apocalypse-now-the-lost-photo-archive-by-chas-gerretsen-1266741/] *2021 Interview (English, USA): Huck magazine Apocalypse Now https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/rediscovered-photos-from-the-set-of-apocalypse-now/] *Interview (English, USA): InsideHook Apocalypse Now https://www.insidehook.com/article/movies/photographer-chas-gerretsen-behind-scenes-apocalypse-now] *”Apocalypse Now: The Lost Photo Archive” Exhibition book https://www.facebook.com/interartparis/videos/chas-gerretsen-apocalypse-nowprestel-publishingreli%C3%83%C2%A9-24-x-30-cm-256-pages-140-il/646695680042894] *“Starring Chas Gerretsen” Lecturis Exhibition book https://lecturis.nl/en/product/starring-chas-gerretsen-kopie/] *Interview (English) https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2022/01/get-the-picture-no-matter-what-a-conversation-with-chas-gerretsen/] *Interview (Dutch): Volkskrant, met Chas Gerretsen https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/chas-gerretsen-is-de-fotograaf-van-de-set-van-apocalypse-now-maar-ook-die-van-het-portret-van-pinochet~bec4a86b/] *Interview (Dutch): NRC Handelsblad, ‘Dendert voort in de geest van Hemingway, Kuifje en Ik, Jan Cremer.’ (paywall) https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/10/20/vakman-met-scherp-oog-voor-compositie-en-detail-a4062480] *Review (Dutch): NPO Radio 1, NOS Met het Oog op Morgen Chas Gerretsen https://www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/cultuur-media/bd0c4dd3-ccb3-48aa-845d-b534db668bf7/het-leven-van-chas-gerretsen-een-echte-avonturier] *Interview (Dutch): Khalid & Sophie: (Dutch) over het prachtige werk van Chas Gerretsen https://www.npostart.nl/fotograaf-chas-gerretsen-mijn-leven-is-een-serie/15-10-2021/POMS_BV_16666157] *Review (Dutch): Jeroen Vullings bij Nieuwsweekend op NPO Radio 1, Starts at 6 minutes https://www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/nieuwsweekend/5cb8ef8d-4446-4353-a82a-c6de1477ecff/2021-10-09-boekenrubriek-met-jeroen-vullings] *Review (Dutch): Menno Bentveld bij Tijd voor Max. ‘Een bizar levensverhaal.’ Starts at 30 minutes https://www.npostart.nl/tijd-voor-max/15-04-2022/POW_05267985 *2019 (Eng, UK): the Guardian Apocalypse Now https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/may/30/the-horror-apocalypse-now-unseen-in-pictures] *2019 (English) Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now” (Video) Directed by Baris Azman https://mubi.com/films/dutch-angle-chas-gerretsen-apocalypse-now]

Literature

* ''Gerretsen, Chas''. In: Wim van Sinderen et al.: ''Fotografen in Nederland : een anthologie 1852–2002.'' Ludion, Amsterdam; Fotomuseum, Den Haag 2002, , S. 124–125. * Veronica Hekking: ''Een foto als voertuig van de macht. Gebruik en hergebruik van Chas Gerretsens portret van Augusto Pinochet.'' In: Nelke Bartelings et al. (Hrsg.): ''Beelden in veelvoud. De vermenigvuldiging van het beeld in prentkunst en fotografie.'' Leids Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 12, Leiden 2002, S. 409–426.

References

External links

Netherlands Photo Museum: Archives Chas Gerretsen

Quotes

*On War: "Truth is a personal observation – as is photography. Reality is." (1976) *On Goals: "I'm going nowhere in particular, and I'm in no hurry to get there." (1989) *On Beliefs: "A "Belief" equals personal need, based on fear and fantasy." (2005) *On Being: “Man is Not the sum of his experiences, he is the sum, of what he has learned, and retained from his experiences” (2016) *On Stupidity: "The inability, or refusal to learn. (e.g. from experience)" (2019) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerretsen, Chas War photographers Dutch war correspondents Photography in Vietnam Photography in Cambodia 1943 births Living people People from Groningen (city) Dutch photojournalists