My name is Johan Carlberg, I am a photographer and photojournalist based in Stockholm, Sweden. 
My first six years of photography were spent in Sweden's nature, photographing animals, landscapes and details. Eventually I started to see photographs everywhere in everyday life, and that broadened my horizons as a photographer. 
In 2022 I started studying photojournalism at Nordens Fotoskola. I wanted to learn how to photograph people and to tell a story with images.
I have two main goals: To combine journalistic storytelling with visual beauty, and having a photographic language that is as authentic as possible. 
Besides photojournalism, I’m deeply invested in my personal photographic work. I love going out without a plan or assignment, finding images, exploring my style, and playing with photographic ideas. This influences my professional work, making all my images feel personal.
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   Photo by Rika Vanhove
2022: College Photographer of the Year, Award of Excellence, Sports action

AWARDS

2020: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, third place
2018: Young Bird Photographer of the Year, first place

EXHIBITIONS

2024: SFF Branschdagar, Fotografiska
2024: Examination project, ABF-Huset
2022: CPOY, Missouri School of Journalism
2022: Lidingö Saluhall, solo exhibition
2022: Elfviksgården, solo exhibition
2020: Lidingö Stadshus, Ung Kultur
2017: Vårgårda Naturfotofestival

EMPLOYMENT / CLIENTS

2025: Värmlands Folkblad, summer intern
2025: Svenska Dagbladet, internship
2024: Dagens ETC, internship

COMMENTS FROM OTHERS

Ann-Helen Meyer von Bremen, freelance journalist / author:

“Johan has exactly the qualities I value when working together on a field report. He is dedicated, well-informed, and socially skilled — all of which are crucial when working in the field. He is also persistent in his photography; there’s always one more shot to take, and that’s why the results turn out so well. It’s a pleasure every time I have the privilege of working with Johan.”

Anna-Maria Carnhede, culture editor at Dagens ETC:

“I think of Johan as a photographer who always does his utmost to give his images a distinctive character. The result in the magazine was photographs with a special depth. A photography intern I won’t soon forget.”

Sara L Brännström, journalist at Svenska Dagbladet:

“Johan is friendly and easy to work with. And his photos turn out beautifully, which is the most important thing.”

“Creative, bold, and reliably delivering. Johan is a photographer who always sparks new ideas with his images and never stops experimenting. Really fun to work with!”

Zanna Nordqvist, photojournalist at Dagens ETC: