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]
- portraiture
- documentary photography
- humanity
- freedom
- transience
Books
Works by Sander Troelstra
- 2015 Cor was hier: Cor Jarings bewogen leven First monograph about the work of Cor Jaring.
- 2018 Mooi Samen Co-authored with Koos Breukel and Thijs Broer.
- 2017 Nieuwe Meesters
Exhibitions
- 2015 COR WAS HERE
- 2017 Nieuwe Meesters
Awards
- 2013 Zilveren Camera (Portret)
- 2016 Nationale Portretprijs 2015
- 2017 Zilveren Camera (Cultuur en entertainment)