Hans Hammarskiöld

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Hans Hammarskiöld in 2009

Hans Arvid Hammarskiöld (May 17, 1925 – November 12, 2012) 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.

Hammarskiöld was born in 1925 in Stockholm. His breakthrough as a professional photographer came in the 1950s when he worked all over the world. For some years he was employed by the British Vogue. Hammarskiöld was the last surviving member of the group Tio fotografer (Ten Photographers), which was influential in Swedish photography for decades as the illustrations agency Tiofoto. 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. Hammarskiöld died in 2012 in Lidingö, east of Stockholm, after a short illness.^[1]

References

↑ Fotografen Hans Hammarskiöld död, Dagens Nyheter, November 13, 2012.

Persondata
Name	Hammarskiöld, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	photographer
Date of birth	17 May 1925
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death	12 November 2012
Place of death	Lidingö, Sweden

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