Per Olov Jansson
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Per Olov Jansson is a Finnish photographer. He is the son of artists Viktor Jansson
and Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
, and the brother of writer Tove Jansson
and cartoonist Lars Jansson. His photography has appeared in books by Tove Jansson including Skurken i muminhuset (1980) and Anteckningar från en ö (1993), and Tove's 1971 novel, Lyssnerskan is dedicated to him. He is also responsible for a great number of photos of his sister.
Jansson's photographs have been described as emphasizing the act of artistic creation and his technique has been noted to rely heavily on perspective and the relationship between light, dark, and medium contrast.
During the 1950s, he formed a company called Aerofoto with his brother Lars. Despite his long photographic career, Jansson's first photo exhibition only occurred in 2000 to coincide with his 80th birthday.
Viktor Jansson
Viktor Bernhard "Faffan" Jansson was a Finnish sculptor belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland...
and Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Signe "Ham" Hammarsten-Jansson was a Swedish graphic artist who designed, among other things, around 220 Finnish postage stamps during the course of three decades...
, and the brother of writer Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
and cartoonist Lars Jansson. His photography has appeared in books by Tove Jansson including Skurken i muminhuset (1980) and Anteckningar från en ö (1993), and Tove's 1971 novel, Lyssnerskan is dedicated to him. He is also responsible for a great number of photos of his sister.
Jansson's photographs have been described as emphasizing the act of artistic creation and his technique has been noted to rely heavily on perspective and the relationship between light, dark, and medium contrast.
During the 1950s, he formed a company called Aerofoto with his brother Lars. Despite his long photographic career, Jansson's first photo exhibition only occurred in 2000 to coincide with his 80th birthday.