‘WORK - Behind closed doors’ presents a series of photographs exploring the question: What does the world of industrial work look like at the dawn of the 3rd millennium?

Photographer WOLFRAM SCHROLL asked himself : How is work done? What does a workplace look like? How much is machine, and how much is human? His credo : “Contemporary documentary photography, committed to the principle of portraying the aspects of industrial work as they are in reality,” shines through in every photo.

“I work as an industrial photographer in Germany and Europe, photographing subjects such as mechanical and electrical engineering, automation, steel and metal processing, chemical plants, aerospace, research, and medical technology. Next to my commercial work, I try to photograph for my own projects whenever I have the chance. I see my photography as the documentation of the technologies of our time, seeking subjects that resonate with my interpretation of industrial and technical aesthetics at the dawn of the 3rd millennium.” Wolfram Schroll.

The series grants you a glimpse into the production worlds of steel, aerospace, medicine, and chemistry. From high-tech to highly dangerous. Sometimes, it’s as if the individuals depicted disappear amid the massive machinery; at others, they stand as a glorious hero in a sea of flames. Photographs captured in places that are typically off-limits to the public.
04.11.2024 show complete article

VDM Metals, a manufacturer of high-performance materials, i.e., nickel alloys and special stainless steels, from Germany, commissioned WOLFRAM SCHROLL to photograph its latest magazine from May 2024.

Photographer Wolfram Schroll, specialized in industrial and corporate topics, has been booked again and again by VDM for the company’s corporate photography for 10 years. VDM Metals, part of the Acerinox Group, produces highly complex steel alloys for use, e.g., in aerospace in multiple production centers, as the company refers to them, throughout Germany.

“Melt a little steel really quick? Fat chance!” says Wolfram Schroll. “I’ve seen it done umpteen times in many different ways, and it is a long and complex process if you want to make high-quality modern steel. In my photographs, I try to bring out this complexity and fascination for steel.”
 
02.09.2024 show complete article

Industrial photographer WOLFRAM SCHROLL, specialized in topics such as the steel working and metal processing industries, mechanical engineering, research and medical technology, presents his latest portfolio ‘Beautiful Machines’ from his fresh new website.

“I love machines. Small or large. Complex machines like the flight simulator for the Eurofighter, or very cautious ones, like the assembly machines that insert valves almost tenderly into the engine block. I was 20 years old when I photographed the first machine during my apprenticeship. It was a lathe with blue and red lights which was very innovative at the time. I am not in that line of work anymore today, but what has remained though is my fascination for complex technology.

And it is precisely this fascination that I try to convey in my work as a photographer while depicting the machines in the same high quality and as valuable as they are in reality.” Wolfram Schroll, photographer.

We present you a first glimpse, and there’s more to discover on his website.

GoSee : industriefotografie.wolframschroll.com/beautiful-machines

 
13.03.2024 show complete article