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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 editor and publisher of the internationally recognized Shroud of Turin Website shroud.com. 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, CNN, CBS, NBC, PBS, the BBC and Vatican Radio. His photographs have appeared in hundreds of books and publications including Time, Life, Newsweek and National Geographic and in countless television documentaries. He co-authored a book with Ian Wilson titled, "The Turin Shroud: The Illustrated Evidence."

Schwortz operated an award winning commercial photographic studio specializing in product, food, advertising, technical and editorial illustration for fifteen years and founded his first video production company, Educational Video, Inc., in May of 1978.

After moving to Los Angeles, Schwortz became more involved in the entertainment field. He was the editor and post-production supervisor for the best-selling “Rocky and Bullwinkle” series for Buena Vista Home Video (Disney), which garnered a Silver Medal at the International Film and Video Festival. He co-produced, directed and edited “Money, History In Your Hands,” starring James Earl Jones, which won the Parent’s Choice Video of the Year award as well as two Silver Screen Awards at the International Film and Video Festival. The program was broadcast on PBS in 1999.

From 1987 to 2001, Schwortz was an independent imaging consultant to the Laser Research and Technology Development Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 1998, he developed two digital imaging protocols that were accepted and approved for use in clinical trials by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. His company served as Core Laboratory and provided all digital imaging services for one of these trials. His clients include many of the largest corporations in the world and his presentations have been shown at major medical and scientific conferences worldwide and to the FDA, U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.