Gunta Podina is social documentary photographer based in Sweden, specializing in social and cultural anthropology issues. Gunta has MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from University of Arts London. Her work is represented by the Arles based Photo Agency Ektadoc and Alamy. Besides she works freelance for Swedish magazines "Research and Development", "Language" and newspaper "SN".

Her documentary projects aims to deconstruct conventional interpretations of people and environment, whilst making meaningful commentaries on current social and cultural issues.

The projects and commissions she undertakes often deal with our relationship to notions of identity, belonging and social interactions.

EXHIBITIONS

  • 2022 Klimatsalonger 2022, Swedbank and around in Sweden
  • 2021 SEE ME! Dokumentary salon 2021, Arbetets museum, Norrköping, Sweden
  • 2021 Klimatsalonger 2021, Nyköping, Sweden
  • 2021 The mysteries of the forest. Fåfängan, Sweden
  • 2020 Klimatsalonger 2020, Södermanlands museum, Sweden
  • 2020 Kaos, Dokumentary salon 2020, Arbetets Museum, Sweden
  • 2019 Klimatsalonger 2019 , Nyköping, Sweden
  • 2019 Another way of seeing, Dokumentary salon 2019, Arbetets Museum, Sweden
  • 2019 LIVING ON THE EDGE OF DESPAIR, Stockholms Planket 2019, Sweden
  • 2019 Another Home, Gnesta Planket, Sweden
  • 2018 Sodermanlands salonger, Koordinaten, Sweden
  • 2018 Landscapes of Memory, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
  • 2018 Landscapes of Memory, Stockholms Planket, Sweden
  • 2017 We are not invisible, Photography Museum of Latvia, Riga
  • 2017 Living at the edge of despair, Fujifilm Photography Festival, Viseu, Portugal
  • 2016 Show me those blured places! Photography Museum of Latvia, Riga
  • 2015 Oklart, Södermanlands salonger, Oxelösund, Sweden
  • 2015 Njut Lagom! Tbilisi, Georgia2014 Njut Lagom!, Library project, Dublin
  • 2014 Njut Lagom!, Gallery Aff, Berlin
  • 2014 Village For The Blind, Gnesta Foto Planket, Sweden
  • 2013 Njut Lagom!, Nursery Gallery, London2013 Njut Lagom!, NK-villan, Nyköping, Sweden
  • 2011 Memories of Mankind VII, Yunnan Provincial Library, China2011 Viva la Vida, Saldus and Liepaja, Latvia
  • 2010 5th International Photo Biennale "Tashkentale2010", Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • 2009 Memories of Mankind VI, Guangzhou, China
  • 2009 Viva la Vida, Sundsvalls Foto museum, Sweden
  • 2009 Viva la Vida, DN skrapan, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2008 NK-Villan, Sweden
  • 2008 Katrineholm´s Bibliotek, Sweden
  • 2007 Pelles Lusthus, Sweden2006 Slakthuset, Nyköping, Sweden
  • 2006 Stallet, Nyköping, Sweden

AWARDS

  • 2021 The Jury prize "Best photography", "Documentary photography salon 2021", Norrköping , Sweden
  • 2015 "The Humanity Photo Award 2015", UNESCO and HPA
  • 2013 "The Humanity Photo Award 2013", UNESCO and HPA
  • 2013 Travel Photography Scholarship Award 2013, World Nomads and National Geographic Channel
  • 2012 World Nomads Travel Photography Scholarship Award 2011 "The Humanity Photo Award 2011", China Folklore Photographic Association, China
  • 2010 "Photography Award Tashkentale 2010", Uzbekistan
  • 2009 "The Humanity Photo Award 2009", Guangzhou, China
  • 2008 "The Sony World Photography Award "Music photography"
  • 2008 "Year's comedy picture", Göte Kreutz, Swedish Photography Association
  • 2007 "Grand Prix Year's bild", Magazine Kamera & Bild, Sweden