Icelandic Literary Prize
3 appearances
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Edition 28 (2016) Winner
Ragnar Axelsson
ラーグナル・グズニ・アクセルソン
Ragnar Guðni Axelsson
Aliases:
RAX
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-03-06 （Iceland）
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic, English
- Residence History
- Reykjavík, Iceland
Career
- Occupations
- Photographer
- Active Years
- 1974-2024
- Affiliations
- Morgunblaðið
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Icelandic Photojournalists Awards | — | — | Icelandic Photojournalists Association | Photographer of the Year (4 times), Documentary Story of the Year (6 times) |
| 2001 | Oskar Barnack Award | — | — | Leica | Honourable Mention |
| 2003 | Grand Prix, Festival International de la Photo de Mer | — | — | Festival International de la Photo de Mer, Vannes | Winner |
Icelandic Photojournalists Awards
Organization:
Icelandic Photojournalists Association
Result:
Photographer of the Year (4 times), Documentary Story of the Year (6 times)
Oskar Barnack Award
2001
Organization:
Leica
Result:
Honourable Mention
Grand Prix, Festival International de la Photo de Mer
2003
Organization:
Festival International de la Photo de Mer, Vannes
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Faces of the North
2004 PhotobookCollection of black-and-white photographs of vanishing ways of life in Iceland, the Faroes, and Greenland taken over fifteen years.
Vanishing traditional culturesPeople of the North
Translations
- English: Faces of the North
- French: Visages du Nord
- German: Die Seele des Nordens
Last Days of the Arctic
2010 PhotobookPresents a unique record of daily life and culture of some of the most remote communities in the world, and the twilight of their society.
End of the ArcticClimate changeIndigenous life
Translations
- Icelandic: Veiðimenn norðursins
Bibliography
- The Golden Circle (1989)
- Reykjavik (1991)
- Faces and figures: Contemporary Scandinavian photography (2001)
- Um víðerni Snæfells (2003, photos)
- Andlit Norðursins (2004)
- Veiðimenn norðursins (2010)
- Last Days of the Arctic (2010)
- Glacier (2018)
- Arctic Heroes (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Black-and-white documentary photographyPortrait-centeredRemote regions exploration
- Recurring Motifs
- Arctic fishermen and huntersGlaciers and natureVanishing traditional cultures
Legacy
Traveling to the Arctic for almost three decades, recognized as a documentary photographer with publications in Life, National Geographic, etc. Staff photographer at Morgunblaðið for 44 years. Numerous international exhibitions and awards.
Trivia
- Icelandic patronymic name; Axelsson derives from father's name Axel.
- Staff photographer at Morgunblaðið from 1974 to 2020.