See the world differently – in pictures

From floating goons in black suits to monkeys packing heat, a new book by Fotografiska celebrates photographs that skew how we view the world

  • Radioactive Cats, 1980, by Sandy Skoglund


    Fotografiska, a leading Swedish museum dedicated to photography, is celebrating eight years of extraordinary eyes at work with a new 250 image-rich publication. The Eye by Fotographiska is out now
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    Radioactive Cats, 1980, by Sandy SkoglundFotografiska, a leading Swedish museum dedicated to photography, is celebrating eight years of extraordinary eyes at work with this new 250 image-rich publication. The Eye by Fotographiska is out now. fotografiska.com

  • Painting Series, No. 2, 2011, by Maria Friberg


    The book features work by more than 80 of the world’s foremost artists, from Edward Burtynsky and Anton Corbijn to David LaChapelle, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims
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    Painting Series, No. 2, 2011, by Maria Friberg “The secret of photography,” writes Albert Watson in the preface, “is hidden in its communicative power. It can show every aspect of the human condition.”

  • Waris, Ouarzazate, Morocco, 1993 by Albert Watson


    ’The secret of photography,’ writes Albert Watson in the preface, ‘is hidden in its communicative power. It can show every aspect of the human condition’
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    Waris, Ouarzazate, Morocco, 1993 by Albert WatsonThe book features work by over 80 of the world’s foremost artists, from Edward Burtynsky and Anton Corbijn to David LaChapelle, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims.

  • Damien Hirst, 2011, by Anton Corbijn


    Fotografiska was founded in Stockholm in 2010 by Jan and Per Broman, two brothers with a passion for the medium, who believe that photography ‘can change perception, and, by that, the world’
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    Damien Hirst, 2011, by Anton CorbijnFotografiska was founded in 2010 by Jan and Per Broman, two brothers with a passion for the medium, who believe that photography “can change perception, and, by that, the world.”

  • Monkey with Gun, New York City, 1992 by Albert Watson


    Asking what makes a great photograph, Watson homes in on memorability. This 1992 image is a prime example of his own attempts to create something as simple as it is powerful
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    Monkey with Gun, New York City, 1992 by Albert WatsonAsking what makes a great photograph, Watson homes in on memorability, with this 1992 image as a prime example of his own attempts to create something as simple as it is powerful.

  • Carmella Cureton, Atlantic City, 2007 by Martin Schoeller


    The exhibitions the Broman brothers have put on at Fotografiska cover the gamut of what photography has to offer, from conceptual art to fashion
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    Carmella Cureton, Atlantic City, 2007 by Martin SchoellerThe exhibitions the Broman brothers have put on at Fotografiska cover the full gamut of what photography has to offer, from conceptual art photography to fashion.

  • Joan via Inez, Theatergroep Mugmetdegoudentand, 2005, by Inez and Vinoodh


    Dutch photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin define their work as shooting human beings, whether for the aspirational side of fashion or something more internal.
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    Joan via Inez, Theatergroep Mugmetdegoudentand, 2005, by Inez and VinoodhDutch photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin define their work as shooting human beings, whether for the aspirational side of fashion or something more internal.

  • Knokke, Belgium, 2001, by Martin Parr


    Martin Parr, meanwhile, says his work is all about narrative: ‘It is about story,” he says. “It doesn’t matter what platform it is on or how it is taken, you still have to begin with story. Hook someone in, interest them’
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    Knokke, Belgium, 2001, by Martin Parr Martin Parr, meanwhile, says his work is all about narrative: “It is about story,” he says. “It doesn’t matter what platform it is on or how it is taken, you still have to begin with story. Hook someone in, interest them.”

  • Klansman (Grand Dragon), 1990, by Andrea Serrano


    From portraits of Ku Klux Klansmen to images documenting bodies in a morgue and victims of homelessness in New York City, Whitney Mallett – writing for Vice in 2016 – describes how Andres Serrano ‘captures disturbing subjects with a startling reverence’
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    Klansman (Grand Dragon), 1990, by Andrea SerranoFrom portraits of Ku Klux Klansmen to images documenting bodies in a morgue and victims of homelessness in New York City, Whitney Mallett – writing for Vice in 2016 – describes how Andres Serrano “captures disturbing subjects with a startling reverence.”

  • Untitled by Lars Tunbjörk


    Swedish maverick Lars Tunbjörk has described his approach as trying to take photographs like an alien or a small child, in an attempt to make his viewer see the world afresh. ‘When I photograph,’ he says, ‘I try to imagine that I’d never seen a place like this before’
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    Untitled by Lars TunbjörkSwedish maverick Lars Tunbjörk has described his approach as trying to take photographs like an alien or a small child: “When I photograph now,” he says, “I try to imagine that I’d never seen a place like this before.”

  • Take Off , 2012, by Roger Ballen


    American artist Roger Ballen points to playwright Samuel Beckett as the key influence on his work. ‘My photographs evoke the absurdity of the human condition, but they are also records of a personal psychological journey. For me, photography is a way of looking in the mirror’
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    Take Off , 2012, by Roger BallenAmerican artist Roger Ballen points to Samuel Beckett as the key influence on his work. “My photographs evoke the absurdity of the human condition, but they are also records of a personal psychological journey. For me, photography is a way of looking in the mirror.”

  • Te Pua O Feani, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 2016, by Jimmy Nelson


    His ongoing Tribes project has taken Jimmy Nelson around the globe, to grant tribal communities ‘the sort of attention we give to important people in our culture, like politicians or celebrities’
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    Te Pua O Feani, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 2016, by Jimmy NelsonHis ongoing Tribes project has taken Jimmy Nelson around the globe, in an effort to grant tribal communities “the sort of attention we give to important people in our culture, like politicians or celebrities.”

  • Again, 1997, by Ellen von Unwerth


    Fabled German fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth has said of her shoots that she always gives her models something to do: ‘When somebody’s not moving I get bored. I take two pictures and I say: “Great, I have it now.” But I love the body in movement. I like the nude body in movement’
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    Again, 1997, by Ellen von UnwerthFabled German fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth has said of her shoots that she always gives her models something to do: “When somebody’s not moving I get bored. I take two pictures and I say: ‘Great, I have it now.’ But I love the body in movement. I like the nude body in movement.”

  • Amanda and the Painted People, 2017, by Cooper & Gorfer


    Artistic duo Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer work, as Evelyne Politanoff put it in the Huffington Post, at the intersection of contemporary photography and 18th and 19th-century painting
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    Amanda and the Painted People, 2017, by Cooper & GorferArtistic duo Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer work, as Evelyne Politanoff put it in the Huffington Post, at the intersection of contemporary photography and 18th and 19th century painting.

  • Diva, 2006 by Emma Svensson


    Publication of The Eye comes ahead of the Fotografiska’s 2019 expansion into New York and London
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    Diva, 2006 by Emma SvenssonThis publication comes ahead of the Fotografiska’s 2019 expansion into New York and London.
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