Ocean
Martin Bogren
Journal
Swedish, English
Hardcover, fabric
40 pages
170 x 220 mm
2008
ISBN 9789197696685
For those that don’t live within reach of the sea, the experience of visiting it can be tremendous. Martin Bogren’s compact collection of black and white photographs, captures the joy and playfulness surrounding a group of Indians first visit to the Indian Ocean after they travelled more than 1000 miles by bus from the province of Rajasthan, India.
About the Artist
Martin Bogren is a Swedish born photographer who first came to attention in 1996 with his book on the Swedish band, The Cardigans, who he photographed over several years while touring with the band. He has since published two photobooks, Ocean and, most recently, Lowlands. A winner of the prestigious Scanpix Photography Award in Sweden he has been exhibited throughout Scandinavia as well as in France, Ireland, Portugal, India and USA. Christian Caujolle is one of the France’s leading curators and critics. A founder of Agence VU he has curated major festivals such as PhotoEspaña, Rencontres d’Arles and Foto Biennale Rotterdam, and his extensive writings on photography have been published worldwide.
martinbogren.net
(source: https://martinbogren.net/works/workshop-berlin)
About the Publisher
Journal was founded by Gösta Flemming in 1991 in Sweden with an aim to publish photobooks.
journal-photobooks.com
(source: https://journal-photobooks.com/pages/about)
