Åke Ericson, born in Västerås, Sweden. He had his first picture published when he 14 years old and started working as a photographer at the age of 16. After 12 years at various local newspapers in Sweden, he worked at Scandinavia’s largest newspaper, Aftonbladet, where he worked for 10 years. Since 2000 he has been working as a freelance photojournalist. He has been working and travelling in many countries such as Russia, The Balkans, the Czech Republic, France, Slovakia and especially in the Kosovo region. He is affiliated with Aurora Photos in New York and his photography has been published in Time, CNN, The New Yorker, Paris Match, Le Figaro, Stern, Telerama, Le´Obs and Le Monde.
Awards
Best of Photojournalism in USA 2007
Picture of the year in USA 2008
Picture of the year in USA 2008
Best of photojournalism in USA 2008
Photojournalist of the year in Sweden 2008
Scanpix Photo Prize 2011
Photo essay of the year in Sweden 2011
YIPPA Photo essay of the year 2012
One of the best photobooks in Pictures of the year in USA 2012
International Photography Award HM in Deeper Perspective 2012
Documentary prize The museum of work 2012
International Photography Award HM Portrait 2014
International Photography Award HM in Deeper Perspective 2016
International Photography Award Winner for Non Grata Photo book 2018
International Photography Award HM Portrait 2018
International Photography Award HM Photo essay 2018
Picture of the year Award for Non Grata Photo book in USA 2019
Second prize in the Best picture of the year, Swedish Content Award
International Photography Award HM Documentary 2019
Grants
Olof Palmes International Center 2001
The Church art foundation of Sweden 2010
Laengmanska Foundation in Sweden 2011
Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation 2011
Fritt Ord Norway 2011
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee 2012
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee 2013
The Swedish Publicists’ Association 2013
Swedish Association of Photographers Foundation 2013
The Swedish Authors Foundation 2014
Laengmanska Foundation in Sweden 2017
King Gustaf VI Adolf’s Foundation for Swedish Culture 2017
Stieg Larsson Foundation 2018
The Swedish Authors Foundation 2019
The newspaper Eskilstuna-Kurirens Culture prize 2020
Exhibitions
Loxha, Kosovo after the war. Kulturhuset in Stockholm, Sweden 2002
Loxha, Kosovo after the war. Art Gallery in Hishult, Sweden 2002
North Korea. Gallery Kontrast Stockholm, Sweden 2006
North Korea. Arbetets museum Norrköping, Sweden 2007
Kosovo in Progress. New Art Gallery Pristina, Kosovo 2010
Kosovo in Progress. Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden 2010
Kosovo in Progress. Umeå Museum Sweden 2011
Kosovo in Progress. Multeum Strängnäs, Sweden 2011
Kosovo in Progress Gallery Bergamott Stockholm, Sweden 2012
Athos – A world without women Black Door Gallery Örebro,
Sweden 2015
Athos – A world without woman Gallery Visholmen
Strängnäs,Sweden 2015
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Fotografiska Stockholm,Sweden 2016
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Gallery of Contemporary Art in Sofia,Bulgaria 2016
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Konsthallen i Hishult, Sweden 2017
Silence – A Serene Life . In the Cathedral in Strängnäs,Sweden 2017
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Multeum in Strängnäs,Sweden 2018
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Atelier fur Photographie in Berlin,Germany 2018
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Gallerie Moulinette in Paris,France 2018
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Västra Frölunda Culture house in Gothenburg,Sweden 2018
Silence – A Serene Life. Church of Sweden in New York,USA 2019
Beyond Afghanistan – The Struggle of the Refugees.
Gallery Kontrast in Stockholm,Sweden 2019
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Sörmlands Museum in Nyköping,Sweden 2019
Beyond Afghanistan – The Struggle of the Refugees.
Black Door Gallery in Örebro,Sweden 2020
Non Grata The Roma people situation from 10 countries in Europe.
Kulturmagasinet in Sundsvall,Sweden 2020
Group exhibitions
Famine in Ethiopia. Photographers gallery New York, USA 2007
Swedish Picture of the year. Gallery Kontrast, Stockholm 2008
Chernobyl at Manes Art Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic 2011
Roma people situation in Romaina UN hq. New York USA 2011
Poor and rich Virserums konsthall, Sweden 2014
Roma people in Romania Bronx Documentary Center in New York,USA 2014
Athos- A world without woman in Kavala Greece 2016
Non Grata in European Parliament in Brussel,Belgium 2017
Nordic Life at Fotografiska in Stockholm,Sweden 2019
Silence – A Serene Life . In the Cathedral in Strängnäs,Sweden 2020
Books
Beyond Afghanistan – The struggle of the refugees
Non Grata
Kosovo in progress