Hans Hammarskiöld


Hans Arvid Hammarskiöld was a Swedish professional photographer. He was active in most genres—for many years he worked as an industrial photographer, but was especially noted for his portraits.

Career

Hammarskiöld was born in 1925 in Stockholm. His breakthrough as a professional photographer came in the 1950s when he worked all over the world. In 1955 his work, along with that of his wife Caroline Hebbe, was selected by Edward Steichen for the world-touring Museum of Modern Art exhibition and book The Family of Man, seen by 9 million visitors. For some years he was employed by the British Vogue.
Hammarskiöld was the last surviving member of the group Tio fotografer, which formed in 1958 and was influential in Swedish photography for decades as the illustrations agency Tiofoto. The group included Sten Didrik Bellander, Harry Dittmar, Sven Gillsäter, Rune Hassner, Hans Malmberg, Pål-Nils Nilsson, Georg Oddner, and Lennart Olson.

Recognition

In 2009, a selection of seventy of Hammarskiöld's portraits was on display at the National Museum in Stockholm.
His portraits were later donated to the National Swedish Portrait Gallery.

Death

Hammarskiöld died in 2012 in Lidingö, east of Stockholm, after a short illness.

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