Draft:Per Olsson (photographer)

  • Comment: Similar comments to the previous reviewers. We need in depth and independent sources - so other people reviewing the subject in detail. There is improved sourcing but they are passing references, there isn't the depth. It is tricky for photographers to establish notability. Have a look at WP:PHOTOGRAPHER and the 4 criteria mentioned, and you perhaps looking at criteria 1 and 4, for example if the subject features in a permanent collection of a notable gallery. ChrysGalley (talk) 10:10, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
Per Olsson
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Torsby, Sweden
OccupationPhotographer
Known forFashion and automotive fine‑art photography

Per Olsson (born 1964) is a Swedish fashion and fine‑art photographer whose images have appeared in international magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Plaza Magazine  [sv] and Cosmopolitan.[1] Active since the early 1990s, he created the 2023 series "F1 Euphoria", photographed with Ronnie Peterson’s Lotus 72 Formula One car.[2]

Early life and education

Olsson was born in Torsby and grew up in Hagfors, Värmland, Sweden.[1] He began photographing local events before studying communication and media at Karlstad University.[1]

Career

Fashion and advertising

While at university, Olsson’s pictures were noticed by the Karlstad advertising agency Clara, which hired him for a campaign for the Swedish clothing brand Koppartrans.[1] His early photographs—featuring non‑traditional models and unconventional cropping—were later reprinted in Vogue Italia.[1]

Olsson subsequently produced editorials for Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and other titles. He has also lectured at BrobyGrafiska design school and Karlstad University.[2]

Auto Fashion Art and F1 Euphoria

In 2017 Olsson began combining classic cars with fashion in a style he calls “Auto Fashion Art”, photographing vehicles such as Corvettes, Mustangs and Rolls‑Royces.[2]

His 2023 project "F1 Euphoria" was shot at the Lotus factory in Hethel, England, with Peterson’s Lotus 72E (chassis R8).[3] The exhibition ran at Oak Island Gallery in Stockholm featured 20 large‑format prints.[2]

Advocacy for photographic heritage

In November 2023 Olsson and the Swedish Photographers' Association [sv] took part in a seminar at the Riksdag calling for a national strategy to preserve Swedish photographic archives. Member of Parliament Lars Mejern Larsson supported the proposal in a written question to the Minister of Culture.[4]

Exhibitions

  • The Spirit of Ecstasy, Oak Island Gallery, Stockholm (2022).[5]
  • F1 Euphoria, Oak Island Gallery, Stockholm (2023).[2]

Auctions and collections

Olsson’s prints have appeared at Bukowskis and other Nordic auctions, including:

  • F1 Euphoria – Mindblowing (2023), Bukowskis, Stockholm.[6]
  • Marilyn (2015), Bukowskis, Stockholm.[7]

His work was also included in The Perfect World Foundation’s 2023 charity art auction in Gothenburg.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Voguefotografen från Torsby". Nya Wermlands‑Tidningen (in Swedish). 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Johansson, Gunnar (2023). "F1 Euphoria – Per Olsson's originella fotoprojekt". Racestripe (in Swedish). No. 30. pp. 58–61.
  3. ^ "Invigning av unikt fotokonstprojekt "F1 Euphoria" på Oak Island Gallery" (Press release) (in Swedish). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Mynewsdesk.
  4. ^ Gustafsson, Camilla (29 November 2023). "Oro för fotografins framtid i Sverige: "Saknas strategi för att bevara bilderna"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Fotografisk Tidskrift". Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Per Olsson – F1 Euphoria Mindblowing, 2023". Bukowskis. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Per Olsson – Marilyn, 2015". Bukowskis. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. ^ "TPWF Award 2023 – Auction highlights". Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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