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Håkan Strand, born in 1959, lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
His passion for black and white photography started back in the early seventies. Most of his photography is done in low light situations where there is an interaction between light and darkness, such as at dusk and dawn. He often works with unusually long exposures in order to reduce the landscape into elemental, graphic shapes. He likes to work in bad weather: snowstorms, mist, fog, or just under an endless dull and greyish sky. These conditions make the perfect ingredients for his atmospheric and sometimes moody works. Håkan Strand’s award winning photographs have been featured in several international exhibitions and magazines.

Exhibitions
Culturum. Nyköping, Sweden. April 2007
Splashlight Studio. New York City, USA. October 2007
PhotoPlus Expo. New York City, USA. October 2007
Farmani Gallery. Los Angeles, USA. January 2008
Triennale der Photographie. Hamburg, Germany. April 2008
Saatchi Gallery Wall. Cannes, France. April 2008
The Lightbox Gallery and Museum. London, England. June 2008
Scandinavian Photo. Stockholm, Sweden. July 2008
galleri ikon. Stockholm, Sweden. October 2008



Awards
Winner of Minolta Photo World Contest. Köln, Germany. 2005
1st and 2nd place, Fine Art, IPA, International Photography Awards. USA. 2007
3 Honorable Mentions, Nature, IPA, International Photography Awards. USA. 2007
Best Of Show, IPA, International Photography Awards. Los Angeles, USA. 2007
Top 50, Photolucida Critical Mass. Portland, Oregon, USA. 2007
Merit Award Winner, Black & White Magazine. USA. 2008
1st place, Nature, PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris. France. 2008
2nd place, Fine Art, PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris. France. 2008
6 Honorable Mentions, PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris. France. 2008
2nd place, Public Choice Awards, PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris. France. 2008
10 Honorable Mentions, IPA, International Photography Awards. USA. 2008
5 Nominees, Black & White Spider Awards. 2008
Merit of Excellence, Fine Art, Black & White Spider Awards. 2008
Merit of Excellence, Nature, Black & White Spider Awards. 2008
Merit Award Winner, Black & White Magazine Single Images Contest. USA. 2009
1st place, National Geographic International Photography Contest. 2009

Art Fairs
PHOTO LA. Los Angeles, USA. January 2009
AIPAD Photography Show. New York, USA. March 2009