In 1971 Joakim Eskildsen was born in Copenhagen Denmark and he was lucky to train with the Royal Court Photographer, Rigmor Mydtskov. A change of direction came in 1994 when he moved to Finland to pursue the craft of photographic book-making. There at the University of Art and Design he graduated with a masters in Photography in 1998. Joakim is a documentary photographer who has done a lot of traveling in his time. Claire O'Neill , a writer from NPR tells us that the project of his titled Roma Journey consists of seven series in different countries, in rough chronological order of the journey. Shooting with Hasselblad and Pentax medium format cameras, he truly captures the beauty of the locations. He is now the proud author of more than 4 beautiful books including Chicken Moon, Bluetide, and Nordic Signs. Over the many years he has dedicated to his art, Joakim's processes have changed quite a bit. Up until 1999 he made only traditional darkroom prints but in 2000 he began making Lambda prints. Currently he uses a variety of papers in his Epson 9800 ink jet printer. As a true artist should, he produces all of his prints himself.
Website: Http://www.joakimeskildsen.com
Conversation: http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/2008/0
/a_conversation_with_joakim_esk.html
Exhibition: http://www.photography-now.com/artists/K06547.html
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