Syria, july 2002.

A change of direction has been underway in Syria over the last few days, following a sudden upheaval in the political situation and the fall of Damascus, which led to the long-awaited departure of the Assad clan.

Here are some images of Syria taken in July 2002, during a two-week visit through the country.

You can see more photographs of the Middle East (Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon) on my Website.

Un changement de direction est à l'oeuvre depuis quelques jours en Syrie, après un chamboulement éclair de la situation politique et la chute de Damas ayant entraîné le départ tant attendu du clan Assad.

Suivent ici quelques images de la Syrie prises en juillet 2002 lors d’un séjour de deux semaines à travers le pays.

Vous pouvez voir d'autres photographies sur le Moyen-Orient (Jordanie, Egypte, Liban) sur mon site Internet.

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Damascus, from Jebel Qassioum

Damascus

Damascus

Aleppo

Aleppo, in the souk

Aleppo

Damascus, old town

Damascus, at the Umayyad Mosque

Damascus, at the Umayyad Mosque

Damascus, at the Sayyida Zaynab Mosque

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You can easily follow the Instagram account where I post regularly new photographs.

Vous pouvez facilement suivre le compte Instagram où je poste régulièrement de nouvelles photographies.

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"Årsboken", by Sven Olov Karlsson.

I set in motion the translation of the short story collection Årsboken, written by the Swedish author Sven Olov Karlsson (Natur och Kultur, 2020).

The collection includes 12 short stories, each related to a month of the year, in which the author describes snapshots of the lives of various characters in the contemporary Sweden.

Sven Olov Karlsson, born in 1971, has published eight books and is considered as one of Sweden's most talented contemporary author. He grew up in the countryside in Västmanlands region and worked as a metal worker, assistant nurse, farmer and journalist before becoming a writer.

His novels, short stories and reportage are often about the modern Swedish countryside and its marginalized inhabitants.

Prizes and nominations in selection: nominated for the August Prize for the best fiction book of the year 2013, nominated for the August Prize for the best non-fiction book of the year 2017, Ivar-Lo Prize 2018, De Nios Winter Prize 2020, Tidningen Vi's literature prize 2021.

I am now looking for a French publisher which would be interested in introducing Karlsson's literary work to French readers.

Sven Olov Karlsson is represented by the literature agency Gudrun Hebel (Berlin).

Contact: gudrun.hebel@agentur-literatur.de

You can read a brief synopsis of the story (in French) and even read more about Sven Olov Karlsson here.

The Swedish Institute in Paris presents also Årsboken on its website.

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Sven Olov Karlsson

Stockholm, 2020 (above)

Järna, 2023 (below)

All the portraits of Sven Olov Karlsson are available at the Opale Agency.

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Exhibition : Fria Fotografers Filial.

I'll be part of the Fria Fotografers Filial exhibition at the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm, together with over 60 others photographers. Black and white, and color, documentary and staged, blurred and sharp. Each photographer is his own curator!

I will show one color photograph from the project Ytterjärna Trädgårdspark - a new, long-term project I started for a few years ago in the garden of Ytterjärna, located outside Järna.

The photograph is taken with 4 x 5 in. sheet films with homemade pinhole camera.

The opening is on

Thursday 25th August, 17:00 - 19:30

Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (Stockholm)

Galleri 3

Welcome !

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Four photographs from the project Ytterjärna Trädgårdspark

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To join the Event, see Fria Fotografers Filial on Facebook

You can also follow me on Instagram

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