Bart Sorgedrager
author · photographer
Bart Sorgedrager is a Dutch photographer, author, and prolific collector specializing in industrial photography and the documentation of the changing industrial landscape. Born in Terborg, he has focused on book productions since the late 1980s. He is particularly known for his work documenting factories, industrial architecture, and the history of photography. Sorgedrager has built a significant collection of over 1,000 books dedicated to industrial photography. His work often explores the intersection of economic history and visual documentation, including the history of Dutch industrial heritage and emigration. He has published numerous photo-documentaries and scholarly works on these subjects, including his research into the self-representation of factories in photographic publications.[1,2,3,4,5]
- industrial photography
- factory documentation
- Dutch industrial history
- historical photography
- Dutch emigration
Books
Works by Bart Sorgedrager
- 1991 Nederlandse landbouwkolonies in Brazilië Also published under the title 'Holandeses'.
- 1987 Temidden der Ajacieden Debut work.
- IJzer aan de Oude IJssel Photobook about the iron industry in the Achterhoek.
- 2024 Factory Photobooks A collection of over 220 publications on industrial photography.