Harold Strak

author · photographer

Harold Strak is a Mozambican-born Dutch photographer and author based in Amsterdam. He is recognized for his artistic and scientific approach to photography, often focusing on themes of visibility, absence, and the relationship between past and present. Strak frequently collaborates with producer Willem van Zoetendaal on exhibition and book projects. He has published numerous photography books, including 'In Jehoshaphat's Valley' and 'Verdigris'.[1]

Themes

  • Scientific photography
  • Aesthetics of absence
  • Time and history

Works by Harold Strak

  • In Jehoshaphat's Valley 1996 · Basalt · book · English ISBN 9075574045 Co-author and photographer; supplemented with modern prints.
  • Verdigris Van Zoetendaal Publishers · book
  • Arthropoda Van Zoetendaal Publishers · book ISBN 9789072532114
  • Deshima Van Zoetendaal · book ISBN 9080213241 Collaborative work with Willem van Zoetendaal.

Exhibitions

  • 1999 Through a glass darkly pakhuis Wilhelmina, Amsterdam solo
  • 2023 Through The Eyes Of Willem Van Zoetendaal Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam solo

References

  1. Harold Strak link