Renowned photographer Anders Petersen turns his lens on the people of his home city, Stockholm
Photographer Anders Petersen has spent four years documenting the people and urban spaces of Stockholm. The work is a unique document of our time, its hustle and bustle and tranquil spaces, its joy, sorrow and love.
Following in a tradition of Stockholm photographers, this, however, is the first time Anders Petersen has chronicled his own city. He has previously documented Cafû? Lehmitz in Hamburg, Grû?na Lund in Stockholm, Rome, mental hospitals, circuses and prisons. Andersª¡ new book is filled from page to page with hundreds of photographs depicting life in Stockholm in 2015ª¤2018. These are images of a rapidly expanding city, of everyday life and celebration, of young and old, snow falling on Katarinavû?gen, a parade of dachshunds in Gû?rdet, an operating theatre in Danderyd, New Yearª¡s Eve celebrations at Skeppsbronª¡s giant Christmas tree...
ªAnders Petersen is at his best when he freezes a low-key moment,ª¡ Liljevalchsª¡ director Mû?rten Castenfors writes in the book. ªA snowy and desolate winter street, a glimpse of wonder. Images that reveal his incredible sensitivity ª¤ his presence and his love of what he sees, be it a person or an object that leads us to an unexpected association.ª¡
Photographer Anders Petersen has spent four years documenting the people and urban spaces of Stockholm. The work is a unique document of our time, its hustle and bustle and tranquil spaces, its joy, sorrow and love.
Following in a tradition of Stockholm photographers, this, however, is the first time Anders Petersen has chronicled his own city. He has previously documented Cafû? Lehmitz in Hamburg, Grû?na Lund in Stockholm, Rome, mental hospitals, circuses and prisons. Andersª¡ new book is filled from page to page with hundreds of photographs depicting life in Stockholm in 2015ª¤2018. These are images of a rapidly expanding city, of everyday life and celebration, of young and old, snow falling on Katarinavû?gen, a parade of dachshunds in Gû?rdet, an operating theatre in Danderyd, New Yearª¡s Eve celebrations at Skeppsbronª¡s giant Christmas tree...
ªAnders Petersen is at his best when he freezes a low-key moment,ª¡ Liljevalchsª¡ director Mû?rten Castenfors writes in the book. ªA snowy and desolate winter street, a glimpse of wonder. Images that reveal his incredible sensitivity ª¤ his presence and his love of what he sees, be it a person or an object that leads us to an unexpected association.ª¡
