Gustav Arvidsson’s Profile

A fragile state By Gustav Arvidsson
15Dec2012
A fragile state
- land takeovers in rural Colombia. The withdrawal of a huge palm oil contract by a major european cosmetics manufacturer in 2010 opened my eyes to the land issues in Colombia. The company had pulled out as a response to the blunt way in which the land in central Colombia had been cleared to make way for the colombian provider’s palm oil plantations. The wave of rural violence that tore through the country in the late 90s drove large numbers of people from their land and forced them to...
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Gustav Arvidsson was born in Visby, Sweden 1981. He holds a M.Sc. in molecular biology.


Gustav started his career as a documentary photographer in 2010; focusing on social issues with an environmental connection. He currently lives between Stockholm, Sweden and Bogotá, Colombia.

 

Gustav Arvidsson

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Born 1981 in Visby, Sweden. 

Documentary photographer since 2010.

Stockholm,Sweden / Bogotá, Colombia

Awards/Grants:

2012 Grant - Latinamerikagruppernas Journaliststipendium.

2011 POYi Latino America - Sports Singles, Honorable Mention.

2011 Grant - Internationella Tidskriftstipendiet - Swedish Magazine Publishers Association.

 

 

 

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