The project develops a method for the collection and digital accessibility of Sweden’s photographic heritage.
Its purpose is twofold. First, it aims to create a methodology for gathering information about currently active individuals within the Swedish field of photography—information that will be valuable for future research. Second, it explores new ways of preserving and disseminating knowledge about the history of photography in Sweden.
The goal is to build an audio archive that is sustainably maintained and openly accessible via the National Media Database at the National Library of Sweden. The archive will be fully searchable with the aid of AI models such as Whisper and BERT.
The project will be presented in a scholarly article on intangible cultural heritage, digital accessibility, and the potential of AI technologies in this context, using the Photographic Lives audio archive as a case study.
