Download or read book The Hasselblad Story. Erna, Victor and the Camera that Captured the World. Hasselblad Foundation 1979 - 2019 written by Henrik Ekblom Ystén and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor Hasselblad and Erna (née Nathhorst) were married on the 19 June 1934 in Seglora Church at Skansen in Stockholm. In 1937, the company AB Victor Hasselblad was registered and a store with the name Victor Foto opened at Kungsportsplatsen in Gothenburg. Together, Erna and Victor Hasselblad ran the company which developed films, made prints and enlarged pictures. After a time, they also opened a camera workshop. They built up a worldwide network of both personal and professional contacts.00After Victor Hasselblad?s death in 1978, Erna and Victor Hasselblad?s Foundation was founded in 1979 in accordance with the couple?s last will and testament. The Foundation aims to promote research and academic teaching in the natural sciences and photography. This is achieved by awarding grants and stipends to the natural sciences and photography, a prestigious international photography award and stipends and grants to research projects in photography.0.