Kontinent

07/03/2023

We are proud to announce that our colleague Casper Hedberg is nominated in the 2022 Swedish Picture of the Year Award. The ceremony will be held in Stockholm on March 16.

23/06/2020

Sweden under corona
Ongoing project - the Kontinent photographers bring together a collection of images picturing the daily life changes in Sweden during the corona crisis.
For requests and licensing e-mail: [email protected]

11/03/2020

So honoured that Finnish magazine Kuukausiliite by Helsingin Sanomat made 13 pages and the cover of the Greta Thunberg story. An extra big hand for my reporter colleague Petja Pelli who is so good with people making this stories come to life.
View all the pictures at www.kontinent.se

31/01/2020

Hej vänner!
Idag har vi deltagit på vår kollega Jörgen Johanssons begravning.
Familj, vänner och kollegor var där och fyllde upp Hässleholms Kyrka upp på bara balkongerna på andra våning. Prästen inledde med några ord om Jörgen och ”Med fötterna på jorden” och en liknelse med Moses och den brinnande busken om att finna det personligt heliga. I slutet när Jörgens egen låt Empty baseball park och hans ljuva röst och tunga gitarr-riff ekade i kyrkbänkarna och bandmedlemmarna i Loserville tog en gemensam sup vid kistan då hände det som jag tror Jörgen själv skulle älska, hela kyrkan fullkomligt exloderade i applåder när han bars ut.
Jörgen Johanssons inställning som fotograf att fånga verkligheten exakt så som den är, med kärlek för medmänniskan i fokus och som människa att våga leva livet som vi fått - det livet är nu över men vill för alltid hoppas att vi bär med oss av Jörgens kärlek när vi möter andra människor i vår vardag.

30/12/2019

We are deeply saddened that our dear colleague and friend Jörgen has passed away today. Our thoughts are with his family. He will always be in our hearts and memories.

05/12/2019

Nu drar snart Kontinents julbazaar igång!
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Vi bjuder på skumtomtar, glögg och tilltugg, bar till självkostnadspris!
Inedalsgatan 13 vid Fridhemsplan. Öppet till 21.00 ikväll.

28/07/2019

Photographer Jörgen Johansson is well knowned for with heart and passion getting close to people he document with his camera. When he was diagnosed with cancer he changed focus to himself and started to photograph the daily life as a patient. Listen to Jörgens words behind the strong pictures at Nyhetsmorgon Channel 4.

Fotograf Jörgen Johansson dokumenterade andra med cancer utan att veta att han själv hade en hjärntumör. Men när han fick beskedet började han dokumentera sin egen resa från dag 1. I våras vann årets bildreportage på Årets bild.

25/07/2019

Wherever you are, take a short break and listen to fantastic photographer Alexander Mahmouds Summer Talk in Swedish Radio P1. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7269084?fbclid=IwAR2kudp1TwThsxQ98RZ9FUCl5qRDukopPvWk3SDlE844bO1cr_fWUL_CKzE

Genomtänkt och begåvad radio med intressanta människor som roar och berör.

16/03/2019

Congratulations to all prizewinning photographers in Swedish picture of the year 2019. Never forget that your wish to shed light on people around the world, can make a difference. Keep up the good work.

22/02/2019

Our photographer Vilhelm Stokstad just released his new podcast, together with writer Axel Kronholm, they go through news and events and their work in Asia. It’s in Swedish but if you can cope with that, check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/668760630211564/posts/673129253108035?sfns=mo

Med drygt en månad kvar till valet chockades Thailand av en oväntad kandidat till premiärministerposten. Hör om vad som förmodligen blev den kortaste valkampanjen någonsin. Och så berättar vi om vårt kommande reportage från indiska Assam, där fyra miljoner...

19/01/2019

New exhibition
Vernissage today January 19 at 12 at Gallery FOTOPARKEN Gustavsberg, Stockholm.

I AM A CHILD
The exhibition shows the living conditions to which children are exposed around the world. Niclas Hammarström, the well-known photographer who has received awards for his pictures from crisis regions has put together an exhibition combining the work of four different photographers, Anders Hansson, Andreas Bardell, Lisa Mattisson and Åsa Sjöström. Exposure to violence, war, abuse and situations where they feel extreme fear for themselves and their families are realities for far too many children today.

The exhibition is open from 19 January to 22 April 2019.

23/12/2018

Proud of working with such dedicated photojournalists. With in-depth photo stories they give a voice to people around the world that is seldom or never seen in media. Please view the latest featured stories at www.kontinent.se.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

06/11/2018

Once again, Kontinent photographer Alexander Mahmoud making us all proud for his nomination to the Swedish journalism award "Stora Journalistpriset"!
Congratulations Alex!! 🍾
Photo by Lotta Härdelin / Dagens Nyheter

17/10/2018

At orphanages, children often need long and stable relationships, but a two week visit by volunteers may result in the opposite.
In a school on Zanzibar, to feel more included, volunteers were in charge of the English curriculum. This resulted in a new curriculum every two weeks, denying the children a long term education plan.
The ongoing photography based research project Voluntourism aims to address these and more issues.

Stay updated on the project through http://impactjourney.org/journeys/voluntourism/ and http://vilhelmstokstad.com/voluntourism.

© Vilhelm Stokstad.

08/05/2018

Who else than Kontinent photographer Alexander Mahmoud can take a picture that ends up being discussed all over Sweden?
More about it by the Swedish radio:

En gapskrattande Horace Engdahl armkrok med Kristina Lugn fångades på en bild av Dagens Nyheters fotograf Alexander Mahmoud i veckan. En bild som kan komma ...

04/04/2018

Tomorrow, April 5th, Kontinent photographer Julia Lindermalm is releasing her book Zoo World. Come and celebrate with us at Bitter Pills in Stockholm from 6pm!

To know more about the project, visit Kontinent's story: http://kontinent.se/portfolio/zoo-world/

12/03/2018

See Kontinent photographer Pi Frisk’s story on tablets enabling education in Africa on the cover and inside leading Swedish daily, Svenska Dagbladet, today!

03/03/2018

Warmest congratulations to Kontinent photographer Anna Tärnhuvud!! She was just awarded the Picture of the Year 2018 in Sweden (Årets Bild) for her work on the terror attack that occurred in Stockholm in April 2017.
In addition, she is the first woman photographer to win this prize since the creation of the award, which should be both celebrated and question the gender ethics of our profession.
Our congratulations also go to our great colleagues Niclas Hammarström (2nd prize News Abroad), Anders Hansson (3rd prize News Abroad), and Ola Torkelsson (3rd prize Portrait Series)!

26/02/2018

Ever wondered how to make money as a freelancer? In their latest episode Axel & Vilhelm gives some insight on how they usually make ends meet. https://youtu.be/SFLsxN82XWM

Ever wondered how freelancers like us pay the bills and finance our travels around the world? This week we explain what's left of our story fees after deduct...

12/02/2018

The latest from Axel and Vilhelm...

Here's a glimpse behind the scenes of what an average work day looks like for us. We are trying to put together a story about the young people in Kachin who ...

12/02/2018

!SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT REPORTING FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Vilhelm and Axel met in 2015, at a Hostile Environment Awareness Training for journalists, and decided to team up, with Axel as reporter and Kontinent’s Vilhelm as photographer. Since then they’ve covered everything from the Myanmar drug trade and radical islam in Indonesia, to Icelandic litterature.
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCq67mfy7GvXFdq2lsMw7pXA

11/02/2018

Don’t miss this urgent report by Kontinent photographer Vilhelm Stokstad and Axel Kronholm that they complied after three weeks in Kachin state, Burma. This is their first piece about the army’s attacks on civilians.

I inbördeskriget i norra Burma har militären nyligen utfört flera attacker på civila områden. OmVärlden har träffat några av överlevarna.

10/02/2018

CONGRATULATIONS NICLAS!
We have become used to Niclas Hamnarstöms tireless reporting from some of the world’s worst conflict zones, and we are grateful for his unerring dedication to bring to light the suffering of many children sadly caught up in these tragic wars. Niclas has been recognized and awarded numerous times for this work both nationally and internationally.
Now he has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International (POYi), one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious photojournalism competitions for his work bring us closer to the effects of climate change. Well done Niclas, congratulations!

Expressens fotograf Niclas Hammarström har prisats för sina bilder från krig- och konfliktområden. Nu belönas han som enda svensk med det prestigefulla "Pi

24/01/2018

Year after year the Kontinent photographers have committed to in-depth work, following closely the stories and the lives of the people they met on the way. 2017 has been no exception to that with a particular focus on the global struggle of refugees, without forgetting to document the challenges and the beauty of everyday life. This selection gathers the photographers’ own favorite images from 2017.

We are also pleased and proud to announce that four of our members were nominated in the 2018 Swedish Picture of the Year Award: Niclas Hammarström, Anna Tärnhuvud, Ola Torkelsson and Anders Hansson. The ceremony will be held in Uppsala on March 3rd. Congratulations to them!

Year after year the Kontinent photographers have committed to in-depth work, following closely the stories and the lives of the people they met on the way. 2017 has been no exception to that with a…

26/12/2017

Watch Kontinent photographer Clément Morin’s latest short documentary on Blank Spot Project!

26/11/2017

Find and follow Alexander Mahmoud on Instagram for more up-to-date and in depth reports https://instagram.com/p/Bb7j0vaFRjZ/

126 Likes, 4 Comments - Alexander Mahmoud () on Instagram: “Det är fullt av rörelse inne i Moria, snart midnatt men ficklampor hänger i tältens tak och lyser…”

26/11/2017

Work by Alexander Mahmood from Le**os, in today’s Dagens Nyheter

17/11/2017

This week we were able to catch up with Kontinent photographer Pi Fisk in Mozambique as she has continued to work on the project highlighting barriers to education including “sex for grades”. We will soon publish the full interview in which Pi explains the full scope of this ambitious and necessary project.

09/11/2017

We’re very much looking forward to exhibiting once more at this fantastic museum. Transforming our world is an exhibition of work by Kontinent photographers which focuses attention on the UNs Sustainable Development Goals.

År 2015 förband sig världens ledare till en agenda för hållbar utveckling. Det är en vision och plan för en fredlig och hållbar framtid. Agendan innehåller 17 utvecklingsmål för att utrota extrem fattigdom, bekämpa orättvisor och ta itu med klimatförändringarna. I utställningen ‘Transforming Our Wor...

28/10/2017

IF you haven't already been alerted to this, check out our cultural partner NOOR's stunning new direction in film: NOOR film
https://vimeo.com/236762575

NOOR Agency and Foundation is teaming up with UPFRONT to produce NOOR Film.