Joakim Eskildsen was born in Copenhagen in 1971 where he trained with Royal Court photographer, Mrs. RigmorMydtskov. In 1994, he moved to Finland to learn the craft of photographic book making with Jyrki Parantainen andPentti Sammallahti at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, graduating with an MA degree in photographyin 1998. He often collaborates on projects with writer Cia Rinne, and his publications include “Nordic Signs” (1995),“Bluetide “(1997), “iChickenMoon” (1999), the portfolio “al-Madina” (2002, in collaboration with Kristoffer Albrechtand Pentti Sammallahti), and the book “The Roma Journeys” (Steidl 2007). Joakim currently lives and works in Berlin, working on three photographic book projetcs and exhibitions (“American Realities,” “Cuban Evolution”, and“Home Works”).
Website: www.joakimeskildsen.com
