Gunnar Seijbold
Gunnar Reijbold | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1955 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 25 April 2020 (aged 65) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, Musician |
Gunnar Seijbold, (25 January 1955 - 25 April 2020) was a Swedish freelance press photographer and musician. During his career he worked for several newspapers, like Expressen and Aftonbladet.
Biography
Seijbold was originally from Stockholm. His father Olle Seijbold was also a photographer, who took photos of the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers.[1] During his career Gunnar Seijbold worked for several newspapers like Expressen, Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet.[2][3][4][5]
He was the Swedish Government's official photographer, and followed Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on his visit to meet American president Barack Obama in the White House in 2009.[6]
Seijbold also was the official European Union photographer during Sweden's leadership period in 2009.[7] In this capacity he was the lone photographer, and provided photos from the Union's meetings and work to the world's press.[8]
Seijbold also founded the photo company ”Svenska bild” along with Andreas Hassellöf, Gustav Mårtensson and Lars G. Öhlund.[9] He was for some time the company's CEO.[9]
Beside his profession of photography, he was also an musician, and he appeared as a bass player on the Eddie Meduza album För Jaevle Braa!.[10]
Death
Seijbold died after suffering from COVID-19 on 25 April 2020.[11]
References
- ^ ""Gunnar Seijbold var det bästa som finns: Pressfotograf"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Fotografen Gunnar Seijbold död i corona". Expressen. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ ""Gunnar Seijbold var det bästa som finns: Pressfotograf"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Wessel, Johan. "Fotografen Gunnar Seijbold död i covid-19". Kamera & Bild (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Gunnar Seijbold officiell EU-fotograf". Fotosidan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Thomsen, Dante (26 April 2020). "Fotografen Gunnar Seijbold, 65, död i covid-19". Retrieved 26 April 2020 – via SVT Nyheter.
- ^ "EU-fotografen skickar bilderna direkt från kameran". Kamera & Bild. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Gunnar blir officiell EU-fotograf". Kamera & Bild (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ a b "Ny svensk bildbyrå tar sikte på Scanpix". capdesign.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Artist - Popfakta". popfakta.se. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Fotografen Gunnar Seijbold död i corona". Expressen. Retrieved 26 April 2020.