Swedish | b. 1964 | Documentary Photography
Jens Olof Lasthein documents the fringes of Europe — from the Balkans to the Caucasus — with a signature panoramic camera that gives his images a Cinemascope-like sweep. His long-term projects explore places caught between past and future, blending melancholy with unexpected warmth. Winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award in 2010.
The Alec Soth / Little Brown Mushroom Youtube series on photography are so great. The series might very well end up being classic documentaries on photography.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIxfgu7HE9_Tok9OGNrQ_g
Alec Soth handles a wide variety of topics in a very illustrative and entertaining manner. He takes photography from various angles, and takes us on a thematic guide through his photo book library.
"My feeling is that we're all wiped out by digital technology streaming zooming and I want to bring more physicality and more serendipity to this medium.
Some photographers so much have their own world. Jon Laytner definitely is a photographer like that. He @normalandboring on Instagram - do not read it as Norma Landboring like I did first, thinking this must be a Swedish female photographer.
