Anders Petersen (photographer)

Anders Petersen (born 3 May 1944 in Solna, Sweden) is a Swedish photographer, who lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden.

Biography

Petersen is noted for his intimate and personal documentary-style black-and-white photographs. He studied photography under Christer Strömholm in Sweden, 1966-1967. For three years beginning in 1967 he photographed the late-night regulars (prostitutes, transvestites, drunks, lovers and drug addicts) in Café Lehmitz, a bar in Hamburg, Germany. The resulting photobook was first published in 1978 by Schirmer/Mosel in Germany. Café Lehmitz has since become regarded as a seminal book in the history of European photography.[1] One of the photographs from this series was used as the cover art for Tom Waits' album Rain Dogs.[2]

Petersen's first book Gröna Lund (Green Grove), which was published in 1973, is set in the amusement park of Gröna Lund situated on an island.

In 1970 Petersen co-founded SAFTRA, the Stockholm group of photographers, with Kenneth Gustavsson. At the same time, he taught at Christer Strömholm's school. He has been director of the Göteborg School of Photography and Film.[3] He began to photograph for magazines, and continued his personal photo diary work, which continues to this day. He has photographed for extensive periods of time in prisons, mental asylums, and elderly care homes.

Petersen has published more than 20 books, mostly in Sweden, and has had solo and group exhibitions throughout Europe and Asia.[4]

Statements by Anders Petersen about his work

"The people at the Café Lehmitz had a presence and a sincerity that I myself lacked. It was okay to be desperate, to be tender, to sit all alone or share the company of others. There was a great warmth and tolerance in this destitute setting."
"To me, it's encounters that matter, pictures are much less important."
"I can't describe reality; at the most, I can try to capture things that seem to be valid, the way I see them."

Photobooks (incomplete)

Awards

Sources

References

  1. "lens culture photographer interview: Anders Petersen". LensCulture. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  2. http://www.tomwaits.com/news/article/144/Rain_Dogs_Revisited/
  3. "Anders Petersen - BMW- Paris Photo Prize 2010". Parisphoto.fr. 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  4. "Sunday Salon". Utata.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  5. Sean O'Hagan (journalist) (4 November 2013). "Veins: a Scandinavian photobook full of blood, nudity and human strangeness". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. The Netherlands (2005-01-28). "Noorderlicht / Photogallery / Café Lehmitz". Noorderlicht.com. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  7. "Anders Petersen". HUH. Magazine. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  8. Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2007. Accessed 15 March 2013
  9. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie, Germany. Accessed 14 May 2014.
  10. Les Rencontres d'Arles Rencontres d'Arles: expositions, stages photo / exhibitions, photo workshops Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France. Accessed 14 May 2014.

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