In 1956, a small group of Swedish divers set out from the west coast with cameras, diving equipment and a bold idea: to film a world beneath the surface that few people had ever seen.
- Significant donation of films, photographs, production materials and historical documentation of early Swedish underwater filmmaking.
- Donation gifted by Eric Börjesson, son of filmmaker and diving pioneer Bengt Börjesson.
- Collection includes materials linked to Expedition Red Sea, a pioneering Swedish underwater documentary.
- Ocean Archive will catalogue, preserve and digitise the collection to keep it accessible for future generations.
Their journey became Expedition Red Sea, one of Sweden’s earliest underwater documentaries. Now, materials from that pioneering expedition will be preserved through a significant donation to Ocean Archive.
From father to son, into the Archive
This remarkable donation of films, photographs, production materials and historical documentation linked to the early development of Swedish underwater filmmaking.
The collection, made possible through the generosity of Eric Börjesson, son of filmmaker and diving pioneer Bengt Börjesson, includes material connected to Expedition Red Sea, one of Sweden’s earliest and most influential underwater documentaries.
The donation offers a rare glimpse into a time when underwater exploration was still largely unknown territory, and when Swedish divers and filmmakers set out to document a world few had ever seen.
Ocean Archive will now begin cataloguing, preserving and digitising the collection to help ensure that this important chapter of Swedish diving and film history remains accessible for future generations.
Read the full story on Ocean Archive to learn more about the Börjesson donation, Expedition Red Sea and the pioneering spirit behind the collection.
