BIOGRAPHY
Meli Petersson Ellafi is a photojournalist (b. 1988) who lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. Educated at Nordic School of Photography with Anna Clarén, Jonas Berggren 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 and 2021 Meli was employed by Göteborgs-Posten (GP) as one of their staff photographer.
Today Meli is an freelancing photojournalist.
Clients
Göteborgs-Posten, Expressen, Bildbyrån, Kvällsposten, Östran, Kit, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftenposten, Le Monde, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, TT News Agency
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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
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
Articles and reviews
2015