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Jonas Bendiksen 


Jonas Bendiksen

Norwegian, b. 1977

Jonas Bendiksen is Norwegian and was born in 1977. He began his career at the age of 19 as an intern at Magnum's London office, before leaving for Russia to pursue his own work as a photojournalist. Throughout the several years he spent there, Bendiksen photographed stories from the fringes of the former Soviet Union, a project that was published as the book Satellites (2006).

His work focuses on isolated communities and people living in challenging circumstances, often outside the main headline stories of the day.  In 2005, he started... 
Your search for "<h1> Jonas Bendiksen</h1> <p> <strong>Norwegian, b. 1977</strong></p> <p> Jonas Bendiksen is Norwegian and was born in 1977. He began his career at the age of 19 as an intern at Magnum's London office, before leaving for Russia to pursue his own work as a photojournalist. Throughout the several years he spent there, Bendiksen photographed stories from the fringes of the former Soviet Union, a project that was published as the book Satellites (2006).</p> <p> His work focuses on isolated communities and people living in challenging circumstances, often outside the main headline stories of the day.  In 2005, he started working on The Places We Live, a project on urban slums worldwide which became both a multimedia installation and a book in 2008.</p> <p> Bendiksen has received numerous awards, from World Press Photo, Pictures of  the Year, the Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, and others. His documentary of life in a Nairobi slum, Kib" had no results.

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