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Radashkovichy, Belarus, 2009
Jens Olof Lasthein, Sweden
- Has published five award-winning books
- Has had over 50 solo exhibitions, in Europe and internationally
- Won the Leica Oscar Barnack Award in 2010
- Also works as a freelance photographer for magazines and newspapers
- Often focuses on socio-political themes
“My reasons for engaging in a project are always based on curiosity, and I never know where it will take me. Essentially, I need to find surroundings which both resonate and create dissonance with myself, surroundings where I feel both at home and a stranger. I have experienced this contradiction to be a good working condition.”
Website: www.lasthein.se
Purchase books by Jens Olof Lasthein here: https://konstigbooks.com/search/lasthein
All images this page © Jens Olof Lasthein. All rights reserved.
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Prishtina, Kosovo, 1999
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Charleroi, Belgium, 2012
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St. Petersburg, Russia, 1993
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Chernyakhovsk, Russia, 2007
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Sukhumi, Abkhazia, 2009
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Grozny, Chechnya, 2011
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Ureki, Georgia, 2013