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
Articles and reviews
2015