More than 100 years after Edward Curtiss work on the Great Warriors, Eric Klemm continued that historical work by photographing as many members of the devastated tribes of North American Indians as he could find.
His new photographic work has been shown widely..
In 1999 he began painting, which has strongly influenced his aesthetic.
During this period he published four books and became a member of Deutsche Gesellschaft fA¼r Photographie.
Klemm has been affiliated with the legendary German magazine twen and contributed in the seventies to top German magazines such as Stern, Freundin, Eltern, Zeit Magazin and the German edition of Playboy.
After first studying graphic design, he turned seriously to photography in 1968.
Eric Klemm, born 1939 in Germany, now lives and works on Salt Spring Island near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
No longer Warriors yet still heroic, these ordinary people are survivors who refused to give up their culture and thereby give birth to a future.
More than 100 years after Edward Curtiss work on the Great Warriors, Eric Klemm continued that historical work by photographing as many members of the devastated tribes of North American Indians as he could find
