Photojournalism nominee

Cornershops are becoming very rare in Iceland due to big chains and supermarkets. This project focuses on the disappearing culture of these stores and the warm and human spirit that charactarizes them. In our small Icelandic neighborhoods and villages these stores are the social and cultural centers of the community. Thus they are important for the society and connection of people.
I traveled around Iceland to photograph all of the remaining cornershops. There are only about 34 left and five have disappeared since I started this project two years ago.

I have a Bachelor degree in journalism and a Masters degree in culture and communication where I focused on photography and documentary film making. If i reflect on my projects they all seem to have in common to document human spirit and the disappearing solidarity in our society. I see myself as a person being fascinated of and trying to document everyday culture. I´ve been working as a photographer and multi media teacher since 2017.

I exhibited late 2019 at Reykjavik museum of photography and will have an exhibition at the national museum of photography in Iceland, 2023.