Background
Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.
Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.
He became a teacher at the local school for craftsmen known as the Ambachtsschool, converting it to be the first ever vocational school of the Netherlands for boys. He took up photography as a hobby. Today he is known for his unusually sharp depictions of various parts of Amsterdam that no longer exist.