Wolfgang Sievers

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Wolfgant Sievers (1913-2007) fled Nazi Germany to make a new home in Australia. Through his striking images of the post-war manufacturing boom, he would go on to become one of the country's eminent photographers.Sievers' images celebrate the individuality of the worker and the excitement of the modern machine age. The photographer documented the height of Austaralian industry, finding unexpected beauty and virtue, forming an invaluable record of Australian history, people and culture.