Barrie Schwortz

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project, the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978. Today, he plays an influential role in Shroud research as the editor and publisher of the internationally recognized Shroud of Turin Website (www.shroud.com), the largest and most extensive Shroud resource on the Internet, with visitors from more than 160 countries.

Mr. Schwortz has conducted Shroud lectures around the world and is frequently called upon as a leading imaging expert. He has participated in programs on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, the National Geographic Channel, CNN, CBS, NBC, PBS, the BBC and Vatican Radio. His photographs have appeared in hundreds of books and publications including Time Magazine, Life Magazine, Newsweek and National Geographic Magazine and in countless television documentaries. At the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the Third International Shroud of Turin Symposium, Mr. Schwortz presented his paper titled, "The Role of the Internet in the Future of Shroud Research" in June 1998, in Turin, Italy, and an updated version in June 1999 at the International Shroud Symposium held in Richmond, Virginia. He presented a new paper titled "Is the Shroud of Turin a Medieval Photograph?" at the Sindone 2000 International Symposium in Orvieto, Italy, in August 2000.

He continues to participate in Shroud research using the latest digital imaging technologies and has co-authored a book with Ian Wilson titled, "The Turin Shroud: The Illustrated Evidence" published in August 2000 by Michael O'Mara Books, Ltd., London, and distributed by Barnes & Noble in the U.S.