I´m a freelance photographer working with both documentary and commercial photography, stills and video.

I have worked as a professional photographer since 2003. Educated at the Nordic School of Photojournalism, Biskops Arnö. Staff photographer at DN and Sydsvenskan between 2004-2013, I am now working as a freelance photographer since 2013.

My documentary photography often highlights the situation of women and children around the world.

I do lectures, workshops, teaching, panel discussions and jury member. My first Documentary “The Last Circus Princess” was broadcasted at SVT Dox in 2020. I have clients like Tidningen Vi, Essity, Fotografiska, Expressen, Dagens Nyheter, New York Times Magazine, Le Monde, Sägen Sweden, Skåne Stadsmission, Omvärlden, different commissions for municipalities, NGO´s, commercial assignments, portrait assignments and other type of publications.

Documentary

The Last Circus Princess 2020, Auto Images, SVT
https://www.autoimages.se/circus

Books

Silent Land 2017

Jag är barn - I am a child 2017

Sommarens skiraste ljus 2014 

Grants and awards

2022
1st prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, Portrait series

2021
3rd prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, portrait
Nominated Swedish Picture of the Year Award portrait series

2019
Sune Johnsson Documentary Photography Award
1st prize Swedish Picture of the year Award, arts and entertainment

2018
Lars Tunbjörk Foundation Photography Award, winner
Two year working Grant from Swedish Art Society
1st prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, portrait
1st prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, portrait series
1st prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, daily life abroad

2016
2nd prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, portrait 

2015
One year working grant from Swedish Art Society
TT PhotoDocumentary nominee
Arbetets Museum - PhotoDocumentary Award http://www.arbetetsmuseum.se/asa-sjostrom/
Catchlight Proffessional Acitivist Award, www.catchlight.io for The Secret Camps 
2nd prize World Press Photo, Daily Life singles
3rd prize Picture of the Year Award POYi, portrait
1st prize Swedish Picture of the Year Award, portrait
Honorable mention, Swedish Picture of the Year Award, portrait series for The Secret Camps

2014
Unicef Photo of the Year Award, Honorable Mention for "Born in the borderlands"

2013
3rd prize Swedish picture Story, Swedish Picture of the Year Award

2012 
Honorable Mention, Swedish Red Cross journalist award, for reporting from Horn Of Africa
Honorable Mention, UNICEF Photo of the Year Award.
1st prize Swedish Daily Life, Swedish picture of the year
2nd prize, Foreign Daily Life, Swedish picture of the year

2011
Cancer- and Traffick Associations Journalist Award for reporting of cancer

2010
2nd prize Portrait, Swedish picture of the year award

2008
2nd prize feature picture, Swedish Picture of the year award
Nominated Swedish Red Cross journalist award, for reporting of boat refugees in Senegal

2007
Nominated Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo

2006
1st prize Arts and Entertainment stories, World Press Photo
1st prize Sport Feature, Swedish Picture of the year award
3rd Prize, Foreign Daily Life, Swedish Picture of the year award
3rd Prize, Swedish picture story, Swedish picture of the year award
Anna Lindh Memorable fund scolarship for reporting of trafficking victims in Moldova

2004
2nd prize Sport stories, Swedish picture of the year award

Exhibitions/Shows

2021-2022
This Is Me! S:t Johannes Kyrka (Nonbinary-portraits) World Pride
Circus, exhibition Kulturen i Lund
3xSverige, (3xSweden) Folkets Hus och Parker

2017-2018
Abecita Konstmuseum single exhibition, October-January
“How to visualize the invisible” (including Silent Land)
Silent Land, single exhibition Fotografiska Stockholm

2016
Annual subway Art Exhibit at Mariatorget Station in Stockholm

2015
St Brieuc Photoreporter Festival
Secret Camps, Galleri Kontrast Stockholm

2014
Noorderlicht International Photofestival, Rockabilly 
Landskrona Fotofestival, Fika, Scandinavian Moments
Femen Sextrimism, Gallery David Hall, Malmö

2009
Folkets Park, Vadstena
Moldova, Galleri Kontrast Stockholm

2008
Moldova, Halmstads Stadsgalleri
Fotogalleriet Visby

2007
Moldova, Nordic Light Photo Festival, Kristiansund Norway

2006
Moldova Ballet, Galleri Format in Malmö.