Auke Bergsma
Auke Bergsma (January 9, 1950 Putten, Netherlands) studied at the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn. He achieved international fame when the French photo magazine 'Zoom' published an article about his black and white 'Punk' photos and his work was purchased for the International Polaroid Collection. Auke Bergsma has also been active in the music industry since high school. His “Blues Office” is a booking agency for blues musicians and organizes concerts and festivals. Bergsma never worked with 'real models', but preferred to work with (student) musicians and fashion designers.
Polaroid SX-70
The vibrant colors of Polaroid film and the fact that it was instant film supported Auke Bergsma's ideas and concepts. Like no other, including all the big names, he used the medium in line with the time in which the technology was introduced: typical 80s! His sequences are not only humorous, but also use the idea of the Polaroid at its best.
20x24 inches | 50x60 cm
In 1976, Polaroid introduced a 20x24 inch instant camera. Only two of these giants were available, one in New York, the other in Amsterdam. Bergsma was one of the first three European photographers to work on this 90 kg machine. At that time, 1981, the rental cost was $600 per day. Later, when the Amsterdam camera moved to Prague via Offenbach, the price rose to $2,000 per day. The material cost of a 20x24 inch Polaroid is $200. Among the photographers who followed in his footsteps are William Wegman, Lukas Samaras, Joyce Tenneson, Mary Ellen Mark, Elsa Dorfman, Andy Warhol, Tim Mantoani, Julian Schnabel, Ansel Adams and Chuck Close.
Gallery
Auke Bergsma combined his work as a music promoter with his own photography and his photo gallery in Vlaardingen.
Books
His Polaroid photos are included in the collection of Polaroid Corporation itself and in the books "The Polaroid Book" by Taschen and "From Polaroid to Imposssible", masterpieces of instant photography - the Westlicht collection. Most important was the publication of his work in the book 'Selections 1' from 1982, published by Polaroid Corporation.
Musea
Polaroids of Auke Bergsma are included in the collections of musea like Westlicht in Vienna, Museum Brandts in Odense, the Danish Museum of Photographic Art (Muse for Fotokunst), the Royal Library of Kopenhagen and the Finnish Museum of Photography. His works was also shown at Photokina in Cologne in 1986 and published in the book '50 years modern color photography 1936-1986', curated by Manfred Heiting.
Auke Bergsma (January 9, 1950 Putten, Netherlands) studied at the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn. He achieved international fame when the French photo magazine 'Zoom' published an article about his black and white 'Punk' photos and his work was purchased for the International Polaroid Collection. Auke Bergsma has also been active in the music industry since high school. His “Blues Office” is a booking agency for blues musicians and organizes concerts and festivals. Bergsma never worked with 'real models', but preferred to work with (student) musicians and fashion designers.
Polaroid SX-70
The vibrant colors of Polaroid film and the fact that it was instant film supported Auke Bergsma's ideas and concepts. Like no other, including all the big names, he used the medium in line with the time in which the technology was introduced: typical 80s! His sequences are not only humorous, but also use the idea of the Polaroid at its best.
20x24 inches | 50x60 cm
In 1976, Polaroid introduced a 20x24 inch instant camera. Only two of these giants were available, one in New York, the other in Amsterdam. Bergsma was one of the first three European photographers to work on this 90 kg machine. At that time, 1981, the rental cost was $600 per day. Later, when the Amsterdam camera moved to Prague via Offenbach, the price rose to $2,000 per day. The material cost of a 20x24 inch Polaroid is $200. Among the photographers who followed in his footsteps are William Wegman, Lukas Samaras, Joyce Tenneson, Mary Ellen Mark, Elsa Dorfman, Andy Warhol, Tim Mantoani, Julian Schnabel, Ansel Adams and Chuck Close.
Gallery
Auke Bergsma combined his work as a music promoter with his own photography and his photo gallery in Vlaardingen.
Books
His Polaroid photos are included in the collection of Polaroid Corporation itself and in the books "The Polaroid Book" by Taschen and "From Polaroid to Imposssible", masterpieces of instant photography - the Westlicht collection. Most important was the publication of his work in the book 'Selections 1' from 1982, published by Polaroid Corporation.
Musea
Polaroids of Auke Bergsma are included in the collections of musea like Westlicht in Vienna, Museum Brandts in Odense, the Danish Museum of Photographic Art (Muse for Fotokunst), the Royal Library of Kopenhagen and the Finnish Museum of Photography. His works was also shown at Photokina in Cologne in 1986 and published in the book '50 years modern color photography 1936-1986', curated by Manfred Heiting.
Auke Bergsma
1950 (Putten, The Netherlands)
Photographer
1950 (Putten, The Netherlands)
Photographer
