Johan Bävman (b. 1982) combines his own long-term projects with freelance assignments from different clients worldwide. He has previously published the photobook Albino – In the shadow of the sun (2009). The project Swedish Dads has had a tremendous impact and has been published/shared widely all over the world.
Between the years 2008 and 2011, Johan Bävman worked as a staff photographer at Sydsvenskan, one of the largest newspapers in Sweden. He graduated from Nordens Fotoskola, Stockholm 2007. He was previously a member of Moment Agency (2007–2015). Johan Bävman has won several awards, including the World Press Photo, POY, Sony Award, NPPA, UNICEF Photo Award.
Photographer Johan Bävman
johan (a) bavman.se
+46 (0) 708 962 639
Based in Malmö, Sweden
2015–ongoing Freelance Clients for filming / Still photographer : UNCHR, Stern, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, GEO, SvD, Aftonbladet, Sydsvenskan, Barn cancerfonden, Lunds University, Kollega, Kommunalarbetaren, OTW, White arkitekter, Röda korset, etc.
2007–2015 Moment Agency/INSTITUTE
Freelance photographer and member of Moment Agency. Since 2014 the INSTITUTE are represent Moment Agency world wide.
2008–2012 Sydsvenska Dagbladet
Employed editorial press photographer for the daily newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet.
Photo books
Swedish Dads
Self-Publishing, 2015
Albino – In the shadow of the sun
Self-Publishing, 2009
Anthologies
Scandinavian Moments
Moment Agency, 2014
Ögonblick Sydsvenskan photographer, 2011
Berätta inte för någon
Kartago publishing house, 2006
Awards
TT Stora Fotopris Sweden,
First prize for the story Swedish Dads.
NPPA- U.S USA,
First prize for the story Swedish Dads.
SONY Award Worldwide,
Second prize for the Swedish Dads story.
UNICEF photo award Worldwide,
First prize. Are awarded by an independent jury under the chairmanship of Klaus Honnef, Professor of Photography. “UNICEF Photo of the Year Award” has been presented in Germany since 2000.
World Press Photo
Worldwide,
Second prize Contemporary issue, Albinos in Tanzania.
POY, Pictures of the Year
USA,
Awards of excellence, Issue Reporting Picture Story
Årets bild/Pictures of the year
Sweden, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 2015 First prize
in the category Best portrait series 2011 Second prize
in the category Best Swedish everyday life
2010 Second prize
in the category Best Swedish reportage
2009 First prize
in the category Best external reportage
The FreeLens Award
Hannover/Germany
Exhibition under the ungoing photofestival in Hannover.
The Joop Swart Masterclass
Amsterdam
1 of 100 photographers to be nominated to the World Press Photos ”The Joop Swart Masterclass.
Solo exhibitions
Swedish Dads Opera house in Sydney, House of Sweden in Washington, Kalaghoda festival in Mumbai to mention a few of many.
The exhibition has travel in 65 countries.
Albino – In the shadow of the sun Gallery Format, Malmö 2009, Gallery Kontrast, Stockholm 2009, Gallery Arbetet, Norrköping 2010, Landskrona Museum, 2011,
Jag mötte dig Gallery Östra Toarp, Skåne 2006
Group exhibitions
Nordox Festival Beijing, China, 2011
Photo/Film festival
Don’t tell it to anyone/ Berätta inte för någon Gallery Kontrast, Stockholm 2006
Gathering exhibitions by 20 photographers from Nordic School of Photography, Biskops-Arnö.
Örja 19 Landskrona museum, 2005
The exhibition consists of over sixty pictures and is a photo documentation of the residential area Örja 19 in the town of Landskrona. In cooperation with the photograher Henrik Rosenqvist.
Education
2004–2007 Nordic School of Photography
Teachers, Anna Clarén and Mikkel Örstedholm.
Biskops-Arnö, Stockholm, Sweden.
2003–2004 Östra Grevie Folkhögskola
One-year photo education at the Östra Grevie Residential College for adult education. With teacher Günter Raül. Malmö, Sweden.
1998–2001 Sydskånska gymnasieförbundet
High school education with alignment in media, photo and video. Ystad, Sweden.