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]

Themes

  • industrial photography
  • factory documentation
  • Dutch industrial history
  • historical photography
  • Dutch emigration

Works by Bart Sorgedrager

  • Nederlandse landbouwkolonies in Brazilië 1991 · Fragment Uitgeverij · book · Dutch ISBN 9065790764 Also published under the title 'Holandeses'.
  • Temidden der Ajacieden 1987 · book Debut work.
  • IJzer aan de Oude IJssel book Photobook about the iron industry in the Achterhoek.
  • Factory Photobooks 2024 · nai010 · book · English A collection of over 220 publications on industrial photography.

References

  1. Bart Sorgedrager link
  2. C.V link
  3. Bart Sorgedrager (1959) link
  4. Bart Sorgedrager link
  5. Bart Sorgedrager is, naast fotograaf, al meer dan veertig jaar een verzamelaar van boeken over bedrijfsfotografie. Focus Magazine. 2023 link