About Ola Torkelsson


Based in Malmoe, Sweden, photographer Ola Torkelsson works with editorial and commercial assignments as well as longer photojournalistic projects.

Photographer Ola Torkelsson specializes in portrait- and documentary photography.
He is based in Malmö, Sweden and works for Swedish and International magazines, and newspapers and corporate clients.

Between 1994-2004 Ola worked as a staff photographer and picture editor at the Picture Agency Pressens Bild AB / Scanpix, Stockholm, Sweden.
He has also held staff positions at Sydsvenskan, Malmö, Sweden (1999, 2000 and 2004) and at Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Sweden (2001).

Ola Torkelsson has studied Law, Economic History, Arabic, Photography, Political Science and National Economics focusing on third world economy at the University of Lund and at Stockholm University.

Ola speaks Swedish, English and German.

For inquiries about commercial assignments, please e-mail or phone.

e-mail: info(at)olatorkelsson.com | telephone: +46(0)733 32 74 00


A selection of clients

Editorial Clients

Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden)
Sydsvenskan (Sweden)
Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)
Dagens Naeringsliv (Norway)
Scanpix picture agency (Sweden)
Veckans Affärer (Sweden)
Dagens Industri (Sweden)
Jyllandsposten (Denmark)
New York Times (US)
Msnbc.com (US)
Bokförlaget Max Ström (Sweden)

Commercial clients

Volkswagen
Mercedes-Benz
Alfa Laval
Veolia
Sandvik Coromant
Vin & Sprit
First Flight