History in pixels
Every exhibit, whether it is archaeological or not, has a story to narrate, a story of many years, centuries or even millennia. As if it were another protagonist, it seeks the appropriate means to ‘unlock’ its history and to convey the information to the recipient. This information is often perceived through the human lens, the eye, and when this is not possible through the next best lens, the photographic. The archaeological photographer, using the light and shadow as tools, reveals those details that make each exhibit unique. Stamps, inscriptions, symbols, decay, scratches, and whatever constitutes the identity of the item, is immortalized with high acutance by the photographic lens and is yielded to the digital world. The digital product is then used both for cultural purposes and academic research. Therefore, a photograph can be used for the creation of museum guides, collection volumes, promotional material for exhibitions and events, as well as for capturing the basic features and information of an exhibit aiming at recording its characteristics for research and historical purposes. In this task we benefit from the knowledge of other disciplines and through cooperation with archaeologists, historians, curators, museologists, and researchers we take on the survey of any museum exhibit or monument.
