Sander Troelstra
author · photographer
Sander Troelstra is a Dutch photographer specializing in portrait and documentary photography. He studied at the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam from 2008 to 2011. Troelstra gained significant recognition for his project on Cor Jaring, which resulted in the exhibition 'COR WAS HERE' (2015) and the book of the same name. His work is characterized by a sensitive and intimate approach to human subjects, often exploring themes of freedom, transience, and survival. He has won multiple Zilveren Camera awards for his portraits and documentary work, including the National Portrait Prize in 2016.[1,2,3]
Themes
- portraiture
- documentary photography
- humanity
- freedom
- transience
Books
Works by Sander Troelstra
- Cor was hier: Cor Jarings bewogen leven 2015 · Uitgeverij Hannibal · book · Dutch ISBN 9789492081292 First monograph about the work of Cor Jaring.
- Mooi Samen 2018 · Waanders Uitgevers · book Co-authored with Koos Breukel and Thijs Broer.
- Nieuwe Meesters 2017 · Outsider Art Museum · book
Exhibitions
- 2015 COR WAS HERE Huis Marseille, Amsterdam solo
- 2017 Nieuwe Meesters Outsider Art Museum, Amsterdam solo
Awards
- 2013 Zilveren Camera (Portret) NRC
- 2016 Nationale Portretprijs 2015
- 2017 Zilveren Camera (Cultuur en entertainment) Zilveren Camera

