Some brief information about the photographer Jonas Bendiksen

1. Jonas Bendiksen
Year of birth: 1977
Country of birth: Norway
Place ofwork: Magnum photos,National Geographicmagazine
Current home:Oslo,Norway
Previouswork: Books:2008 The PlacesWe Live,Aperture,USA (7languages) 2006 Satellites,
Aperture,USA (4 languages)
Photos:
Far from home
Far from home isa photothat outlineshow the
majorityof workersinArabgulf oil statesare
foreignworkersfrompoorercountrieswhosend
moneyhome totheirfamilies.
Unnamed
Thisphot showsa christeningthatistakingplace in
Moldova,where manypeople followthe Russian
Orthodox Churchas theyare ethnicRussians.The
photois takenshortlybefore achildisblessedusing
the ice water displayedinthe picture inthe shape
of a cross, and it showshowpeople will dowhat
theycan whentryingto followtheirfaith.
Jobs: At19 Jonasbecame aninternat magnumphotoswhere he made coffee andtea,answered
phone calls,wenttothe post office etc.Afterhisinternshipwasuphe wenttoRussiato become a
professionalphotographerandhe fell inlove withthe countryandendedupwritingone of hisbooks
(Satellites). Eventuallyhe leftRussiaandtravelledaroundtomultiple slumcommunitiesandstarted
a three yearlongjourneywhichresultedinhisnext book(The PlacesWe Live).Since 2004 he has
beenworkingwithMagnumphotosandNational Geographicandtakingphotosforthem.