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BIOGRAPHY

Meli Petersson Ellafi is an Swedish freelance photojournalist (b. 1988) who lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. Educated at Nordic School of Photography with Anna Clarén, Jonas Beggren and Mikkel Örstedholm as mentors.

In 2015 Meli signed a freelance contract with the newspaper Expressen and was one of their photographers working with reportage and cover larger news events.

 

Between 2018 - 2021 Meli was employed by Göteborgs-Posten (GP) as one of their staff photographer. 

Clients

Expressen, Bildbyrån, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftenposten, Le Monde, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, TT News Agency, Kvällsposten, Göteborgs-Posten, Affärsvärlden, Sydsvenskan, Helsingborgs Dagblad, Gullers Group.

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Awards and nominations 

2021

First place in INMA Global media awards - ”Best initiative to acquire subscribers” for "Systrar"

Winner of Wendelapriset - one of Sweden's finest journalism awards for best social impact reportage

2020

Winner of Guldspaden - Sweden's finest journalism awards in

   investigative journalism 

Nominated for The Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism - Innovator of the Year

Picture of the Year Sweden - 3rd Sports Reportage

2018

Picture of the Year Sweden - Honorary Prize of the Jury

Nominated for Joop Swart Masterclass 

2017

Picture of the Year Sweden - 1st Daily Life Sweden

Nominated for Guldspaden - Sweden's finest journalism awards in

   investigative journalism

Exhibitions

 

2023

Vad är då en människa? - Solo Exhibitions - Vantörs Kyrka

2021

Project Panorama - Group Exhibitions - Fotografiska Stockholm

2020

Pictures of the Year - Group Exhibitions - Galleri Kontrast

2018

Pictures of the Year - Group Exhibitions - Galleri Kontrast

2017

Pictures of the Year - Group Exhibitions - Galleri Kontrast

2014

Val - Group Exhibitions - Galleri Kontrast

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