FACTORY PHOTOBOOKS

• A totally new chapter in photobook history


• Over 175 photographic publications from 16 countries displaying factories, workers and production processes


• Listed in the top 10 best photobooks of 2023 acc
  ording to de Volkskrant and NRC

"Just when we thought the photobook world had been well and truly examined, along comes this book..." - Martin Parr

Massive factory halls, dirty ove
ralls, spinning gears and smoking chimneys: Factory Photobooks is the definitive overview of an extraordinary subgenre of the photobook phenomenon. Factory photobooks were commissioned by companies that sought to use them to showcase their q
ualities, their innovative drive and pioneering spirit. The ambition to portray the firm in a unique light often led to amazing experiments with book forms, photography and graphic design. These impressive books reflected the design concepts of their
time. Many of the photographers were completely unknown, although there are some world-famous names as well.

Besides undiscovered gems, Factory Photobooks presents such iconic photobooks as Vuur aan zee (Fire beside
the sea) with photography by Ed van der Elsken, Paul Huf, Ata Kando and Cas Oorthuys. Acquaint yourself with the factory photobook in an international context with this selection of more than 220 publications, brought together by expert, photographe
r and collector Bart Sorgedrager.

n verzamelaar Bart Sorgedrager.