Joakim Eskildsen (born 1971) is a Danish art photographer.
Joakim Eskildsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Art and Design Helsinki |
| Occupation | Art Photographer |
Career as a photographer
editEskildsen was born in 1971 in Copenhagen. He was a pupil of Rigmor Mydtskov in Copenhagen and went to Finland in 1994 to study photographic book making with Pentti Sammallahti at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He lives near Copenhagen and has exhibited some of his works in Europe (including Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, France, England, Italy), China, and South Africa.
From 2000 to 2006, together with the writer Cia Rinne, Eskildsen sought out Romani in various (mainly Eastern European) countries and other ethnic groups in India who may be related to the Roma. The fruits of this work have culminated in the book The Roma Journeys, which provides insight into the life of the Roma through its text and more than 200 photographs.[1]
Awards
edit- Photo-Eye Books & Print Annual Award, 2000 (Best Foreign Title, for iChickenMoon)[2]
- Amilcare Ponchielli Prize, 2008[2]
- Deutscher Fotobuchpreis, 2009 (Gold, for The Roma Journeys)[3]
- Prize of the Otto Pankok Foundation, 2009 (for The Roma Journeys)[2]
- David Octavius Hill Medal, 2009 (by the Deutsche Fotografische Akademie)[2]
Publications
edit- Nordtegn / Nordic Signs. Opus 29. Helsinki: Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu, Valokuvataiteen laitos, 1995. OCLC 81635801. (in Danish and English)
- Meknès (1997)
- Traer (1997)
- Blue Tide: A True Story / Maré Azul: uma história verdadeira. Opus 33. Helsinki: Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu, Valokuvataiteen laitos, 1997. ISBN 952-90-8814-0. (in English and Portuguese) With Cia Rinne.
- A Voyage to iChickenMoon. Suomen valokuvataiteen museon julkaisuja, 7. Helsinki: Suomen Valokuvataineen Museo (Finnish Museum of Photography), 1999. ISBN 951-9086-57-9. Includes CD. With Cia Rinne and Sebastian Eskildsen. "Part of Shuttle 99, a Nordic-South African cultural exchange"; "Opus 38".
- al-Madina (with Pentti Sammallahti and Kristoffer Albrecht, 2002)
- The Roma Journeys. Göttingen: Steidl, 2007. ISBN 3-86521-371-5. (in German and English) Text: Cia Rinne. Preface: Günter Grass.
- Roma-rejserne. Copenhagen: Kunsthallen Nikolaj, 2007. (in Danish)
- Die Romareisen. Göttingen: Steidl, 2009. ISBN 3-86521-429-0. (in German)
References
edit- ^ Ingeborg Wiensowski: "Foto-Ausstellung Die Romareise: Dreck, Elend, Stolz". Spiegel Online, 2009-11-17
- ^ a b c d Eskildsen's CV Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine at the Helsinki School. Accessed 20 November 2010.
- ^ Uli Eberhardt, "Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2009: Lesefutter für Fotofans Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine", Fokussiert.com, 6 November 2008. Accessed 20 November 2010.
External links
edit- Official website
- "'Home Works' by Joakim Eskildsen". TIME, LightBox. 7 May 2012.