Jaap Wolterbeek (22 July 1943 – 2 April 2024) was a Dutch photographer and cinematographer.[1] He became most known as a press photographer working for various Dutch media outlets and selling many photographs internationally.
Jaap Wolterbeek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1943 Hardinxveld, Netherlands |
| Died | 2 April 2024 (aged 80) Middelburg, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | AKV St. Joost (Breda) |
| Occupation(s) | cinematographer and photographer |
Biography
editWolterbeek was born in Hardinxveld in 1943 and grew up in Vlissingen.[1] He graduated from the AKV St. Joost in Breda. He was commissioned in 1969 by the Ministry of Culture to make the short film Rijksweg A58 about the A58 motorway that was named death road due to the many accidents at the time. The film was a success at the 1969 film festival in Arnhem and was broadcast by the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting in 1976.[2][3] He was also a cinematographer for television program Van Gewest tot Gewest.[4]
He became the first press photographer of Zeeland.[5][6] Wolterbeek is most known as a press photographer, but also worked for companies. He worked as a press photographer for among others De Telegraaf, Algemeen Dagblad and Dutch news agency Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. He was at numerous notable events including Borssele Nuclear Power Station protests during the 1980s and the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987. He sold many photographs internationally.[7]
Wolterbeek was married and was father.[7] Wolterbeek suffered from esophageal cancer and later liver cancer.[8][7] Wolterbeek died in a nursing home in Middelburg on 2 April 2024, at the age of 80.[4][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jaap Wolterbeek, fotograaf en filmer". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 29 November 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Regisseur Jaap Wolterbeek optimistisch | "Rijksweg A58" gaat in premiere". de Stem (in Dutch). 15 April 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via krantenbankzeeland.nl.
- ^ "Korte film van Middelburgse cineast Jaap Wolterbeek | 'Rijksweg A58' na zeven jaar opnieuw op tv". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 24 March 1976. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via krantenbankzeeland.nl.
- ^ a b "Zeeuwse persfotograaf Jaap Wolterbeek (80) na kort ziekbed overleden". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Als je het fotograaf Jaap Wolterbeek nu vraagt, was hij liever gaan varen". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Jaap Wolterbeek, fotograaf | Getalenteerd in het kijken". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 7 March 2020. p. 66. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via krantenbankzeeland.nl.
- ^ a b c d "Bekende Zeeuwse fotograaf Jaap Wolterbeek op 80-jarige leeftijd overleden". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Fotograaf Jaap Wolterbeek en zijn vrouw Sarina leven hun laatste dagen: 'Als het dan toch moet, dan samen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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