Peppe Arninge

Peppe Arninge is a freelance contract journalist and photographer since mid-1990's for Sweden's national news agency TT (former SCANPIX SWEDEN) and affiliated with AP, AFP, Reuters, DPA and Corbis (among others). He also worked under contract with New York-based picture agency WpN between 2005 and 2009. Parallel to this, he writes books and articles and lectures on a variety of subjects worldwide, specializing in S/E Asia.

Based in both South East Asia and Sweden, his single pictures and photographic stories have regularly been published in almost every newspaper in Scandinavia. His work has also appeared in a variety of international publications such as the Los Angeles Times (US), Chicago Tribune (US), Mauritius Times, The Times (UK), Gazeta (PL), Helsinkin Sanomaat (FIN), Bangkok Post (TH), Focus (GER), Sacramento Bee (US), L'Espresso (IT), and Days Japan.

The Swedish government, county councils, publishing houses, advertising agencies, PR consultants, commercial buyers and a wide range of web-based news providers and television stations around the world have showcased his images. His work has also been exhibited at art museums and European photo galleries.

In 2010 he released his controversial photo book "The Dump" ...

1982-1983 Poppius School of Journalism
1982-1984 Berghs School of Communication
1985-1986 Swedish Institute of Film (College)
1986-1987 University of Stockholm
1987 University of Kalmar (investigative journalism)
1987-1997 Freelance journalism (news and radio)
1997 - now Founder/CEO at Publicera Publishing Group Ltd, a publishing house specializing in high quality photo books, but also in novels and short stories. Since 2015 he also runs StiernspetzArninge together with his long time friend Johan Stiernspetz, an imprint within Publicera Publishing Group Ltd, which specializes in Fine Art and e-books.

2006
"CAMBODIAN INNOCENCE"
Exhibition at the Art Museum of Vasteras, Sweden

2007
GALLERY CONTRAST, STOCKHOLM
One of Peppe's pictures was selected for permanent display at the Gallery Contrast in Stockholm, a gallery owned by the Pressphotographers Association of Sweden

2011
BLETCHLEY PARK, UK
One of Peppe's pictures from the southern Indian Ocean was selected for a permanent installation at well-known Bletchley Park, UK

2011/2012
"CAMBODIA"
A collection of Peppe's pictures from S/E Asia was exhibited at the Art Museum of Vasteras in Sweden. Over 4 200 people saw the exhibition

2012
"POWER"
The exhibition "Power" was held at the Art Museum of Vasteras, starting in August, showcasing pictures from Peppe's photo book "Ryd"

2014
HANINGE ART HALL, STOCKHOLM
In April 2014, Peppe was invited to hold a solo exhibition at the well-known Haninge Art Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. The exhibition ran during three consecutive weeks and included several lectures with Peppe talking about his job as a photojournalist, his passion for photography as well as his many travels and books