Mats Andersson
Art & Nature Photographer
Mats Andersson studied photo at the Industrial Art School in Gothenburg in the late 1980s. This was followed by a job as Art Director and Photographer in the advertising industry.
Mats Andersson is a Leica partner.
Major awards
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 – winner Black & White
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year in Scandinavia 2016 (NNPC)
- All over winner NNPC in 2016 (Nordic Nature Photo Contest)
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year in Sweden 2016 (Naturvårdsverket)
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 – silver Black & White
Scholarship
- Sveriges Författarfond 2021-23
- Konstnärsnämnden 2021
- Konstnärsnämnden 2020
- Sveriges Författarfond 2019
- Region Jkpg läns scholarship 2017
- Sveriges Författarfond 2014
UK's largest Photography Magazine writes in 2020:
"The artful dodger. Combining a profound artistic flair with a love of analogue darkroom techniques, Swedish legend Mats Andersson has turned his love of wildlife and landscapes into a hugely successful second career."
Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan writes in 2023:
Mats Andersson's pictures! As Ansel Adams filtered through Anders Petersen.
