TITLE : UNSEEN
SERIES
AUTHOR : DANIEL SACKHEIM
This series by Daniel Sackheim consists of shedding light on urban darkness by hunting hidden moments.
“As a child, the approach of bedtime filled me with dread.
I embodied the quintessential image of a child, tightly clutching his trusty flashlight, haunted by the fear that elusive specters might be lurking beneath my bed, or concealed within the pitch-black darkness of the closet.
Those fears, now distant memories, have been supplanted by an artistic fixation bordering on obsession.
This pursuit has guided me into a maze of desolate city streets, bathed in the flickering glow of streetlights that seem to scarcely pierce the ominous depths of these urban wildernesses.
This body of work explores life in the shadows of an urban jungle.
My inquisitiveness is rooted in a need to discover the secrets that lie hidden deep within even the most forbidding corners of the city.
To excavate the past, to stare into the faces of ghosts long forgotten.
Inspired by the visual aesthetic of Film Noir, this work explores isolated fragments of subjects once there but now gone, as a means of shining a light on what is hidden, if only for an instant.”
About Daniel Sackheim
Daniel Sackheim is a photographer, Emmy Award-winning film and television director and producer living and working in Los Angeles. As a director, Sackheim is best known for his work on multiple highly acclaimed television series such as HBO’s True Detective, Game of Thrones, Jack Ryan, and The Americans.
A partial list of Sackheim’s directorial credits includes M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant, Better Call Saul, Jack Ryan, The Leftovers, Man in the High Castle, The Walking Dead and HBO’s Lovecraft Country. In 2020, Sackheim co-founded Bedrock Entertainment (a label of ITV America) where he serves as Co-CEO and Producer. As a Los Angeles-based television production company, Bedrock develops and produces prestige content for streamers and premium cable platforms.
In addition to his prolific career in film and television, Sackheim is an accomplished photographer. His photography explores the enigmatic nature of urban landscapes, capturing the hidden stories and emotions that reside within the shadows of bustling city streets. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, including notable showcases at the SE Center for Photography in Greenville, SC, and Soho Photo Gallery in New York, NY. His work has received prestigious awards such as the Eyeshot Magazine International Open Call and Photolucida’s Critical Mass.
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