Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff (17 January 1927 – 12 January 2015) was a Swedish nature photographer and children's writer. She received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 1984.
Born in Stockholm, she was the daughter of Dagny Lindhé and the well-known zoologist and adventurer Sten Bergman. She was a photographer and children's writer for most of her life. Her interest in photography started when she got a job as an assistant to a Stockholm photographer before she turned 20. As a photographer, she was active in documentary, art and nature photography. She also worked as a press photographer during her early career. She wrote several books, including children's books. She died on 12 January 2015 in Skara, Sweden, where she lived near the end of her life.
Selected works 1953 – Micki rävungen 1959 – Chendru får en tiger 1964 – Ödetorpet 1965 – Tiger i sikte 1967 – En bok om rådjur 1970 – Toni, elefantförarens son 1971 – Tranorna vid Hornborgasjön 1975 – Förstoringsglaset 1977 – Till en jaktkamrat 1978 – Blommor 1979 – Insekter 1979 – Fåglar 1980 – Vilda djur 1982 – Träd 1984 – Saras hundvalp 1984 – Gläntan 1988 – Djur i naturen, däggdjur, fåglar, insekter 1990 – Träd & Blommor 1990 – Möten med djur i skogar, vid vattendrag, kring hus 1991 – Mina första vilda djur 1991 – Mina första små kryp 1991 – Mina första fåglar 1991 – Mina första blommor 1991 – Djur på landet 1992 – Mina första fåglar vid vattnet 1992 – Mina första djur på zoo 1993 – Mina första trädgårdsblommor 1993 – Mina första husdjur 1997 – Med livet i fokus
Awards Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1984
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