Jacob Molenhuis

photographer

Jacob Molenhuis (1894–1987) was a Dutch photographer and bicycle maker in the Marne region of northwestern Groningen. For more than half a century, he was the only professional photographer in this agricultural area, capturing thousands of portraits of local residents who desired to be immortalized. His work is noted for its nostalgic and authentic representation of a disappearing rural society. He is recognized in the Photography Book by Phaidon as one of the 500 best photographers in the world.[1,2]

Themes

  • portraiture
  • rural life
  • nostalgia

Works by Jacob Molenhuis

  • Gold Dust 1994 · Basalt, Stichting · book · English ISBN 9075574010 Photographer for the book

References

  1. Jacob Molenhuis. Kunstbus link
  2. Tussen land en lucht. Demix Fotoprojecten link