Björn Olsson

Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden

Graphic Designer & Photographer

Photography / Arts

Life has offered many exciting experiences so it’s hard to describe what yoy have done during your career as a photojournalist in a few lines. This is my story. My name is Björn Olsson. I´m working as a photojournalist in Gothenburg, the second biggest city in Sweden, a harbour city with more than half a million inhabitants, known for Volvo, SKF, Astra and Ericsson. My passion for photography started as a kid when I got my first Instamatic. I started to work as a photographer in 1990 after I studied, Media & Communications. I took my first press photo when I sneaked into a political meeting in Oslo where the recently freed Nelson Mandela spoke. This is still one of the greatest moments...