Daniel Lindskog
(Sweden)
Daniel is a Swedish photographer working in the field of archaeology. He started out as a commercial photographer but ten years in he added a BA in archaeology to be part of presenting our cultural heritage. There we find him today, dividing his time between photo- and videography, making documentaries and presentations of cultural heritage sites for clients such as universities and museums.
Having worked at the most known and extraordinary excavations in Sweden, photos and videos have been seen in publications such as: National Geographic, GEO, Archaeology, Antiquity, Science Magazine, Science Channel, The Guardian, The Times, World Archaeology, New York Times, BBC.
In 2022 Daniel participated in a year long scientific study between a Swedish university and museum, to optimize the presentation of sites for people with different needs. A project in which Daniel’s imagery is the source of investigation for the study.
Daniel believes that appreciation comes through understanding, and that understanding comes through interpretation, which accompanies his aim and passion to make the world’s cultural heritage accessible to everyone. By presenting it in a beautiful and artistic way.
PhotArch – an image of the past
When archaeological artifacts are discovered some will be handed over to a conservator preparing them for the museum to exhibit. Others will go straight into boxes. A photograph is always taken representing the artifact from different angles together with a ruler showing scale. Many of these treasures end up in the archive and all the public is left with is the photograph. Often with differing lighting set ups with little to none consideration to colors and shadows. What if we did things differently?
Photographing the world’s archaeological artifacts as a whole by developing a method and spreading it around the globe, starting with this – a section of the Scandinavian Migration Period presented in 200 images. Exhibited at the world’s largest archaeology conference in Belfast, in August 2023. Making a total of 200 images from four different sites from around the same time period: 400-800 AD, these objects will be placed next to each other presented as a whole.
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