Rotterdam werkt!

Together with the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Lecturis gives 'Rotterdam works!' from. This publication consists entirely of work commissioned by photographers for companies, organizations and media in Rotterdam. The photographers did not have all the artistic freedom, but had to comply with the wishes of the client. The often conflicting but surprising field of tension between professional practice, bound and autonomous photography in relation to the turbulent economic growth of Rotterdam since the beginning of photography is the most important subject. It includes well-known, less well-known and, above all, many anonymous photographers who worked for numerous photographic departments from multinationals up to and including the Construction and Housing Supervision Service. Working within the tight frameworks of commissioned photography, they were able to impart to their work both photographic quality and artistic insight. In addition to a variety of photographic genres and expressions, 'Rotterdam Werkt!' a very varied, often still unknown picture of the Maas city. After all, photos taken on commission had a specific function and were by no means always publicized, unless they were taken