Photographer from Reykjavík, Iceland living in Oslo, Norway. Available for commissions and archive requests.
Contact: johannes.kjartansson@gmail.com
Chosen to be a part of Norwegian Journal of Photography #7
Member of FFF / Forbundet Frie Fotografer
Member of Bjørka, Verksted for kamerabasert kunst
Member of FÍSL / Félag Íslenskra Samtímaljósmyndara
work / magazines
Dazed Magazine (UK), VICE Magazine (USA), Men's Health (USA), Zeit Magazin Wochenmarkt (DE), Bloomberg Business News (USA), Red Bulletin (USA), 'SUP Magazine (US), Nylon Magazine (MX), Neon Magazine (DE), Nido Magazine (DE), The Reykjavík Grapevine (IS), Nýtt Líf (IS), Computer Arts Projects (UK), Transit (JP), Das Magazine (CH), Magasinet Fotografi (NO), Natt & Dag (NO)
work / commercial
McDonald’s (NO), Norrøna (NO), Vice Media (DK), Coca Cola Company / Sprite (EU), Telia ‘Smart Ung’ (NO), Fotogalleriet (NO), Ice.net ‘Ung’ (NO), Henie Onstad Art Center (NO), Hansa Borg Breweries / Heineken (NO), Ice.net ‘Prøv Oss!’ (NO), Farmasiet.no (NO), Reykjavík University (IS), Advania (IS), Hans Petersen (IS), Oslo Art Weekend (NO), The National Theatre of Iceland (IS), Strætó bs. / The Reykjavík Public Transport Company (IS), Verna.is (IS)
work / music
GusGus (IS), Björk / One Little Indian (UK), Iceland Airwaves Festival (IS), Ben Frost (IS), Hjaltalín (IS), Blaz Roca (IS), Innipúkinn Festival (IS), Benni Hemm Hemm (IS), Sprengjuhöllin (IS), Högni (IS), FM Belfast (IS), Prins Póló (IS), S.H. Draumur (IS)
work / fashion
Reykjavík Fashion Festival (IS), Mundi (IS), Kalda (IS), Pardus (IS), Ýr (IS), Fríða (IS), GK Reykjavík (IS), Atikin Clothing (Nikita) (IS)
awards / nominations
Project Stipend ‘Má ég sjá þig? / Myndstef - The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association 2023
Selected for Open Call / Landskrona Foto Festival 2017
Nominated - 38°N / Fotografis Portfoliopris 2016
Nominated - Rånebiler / The Nordic Dummy Award 2015
press / interviews
Magasinet Fotografi / Mitt utstyr 2022, Vísir.is / Men's Health 2015, Positive Magazine Interview 2011, Dazed Digital Interview 2010, Morgunblaðið / Jói de Vivre 2010, Fréttablaðið / Jói de Vivre 2010, Fréttablaðið Föstudagur 2010, Fréttablaðið / Gleðibankinn 2008
awards / commercial
McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away - Gold in ‘Integrert’ and Bronze in ‘Print’ / Gullblyanten 2022
McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away - Nominated for Cannes Lions Shortlist x2 / Cannes Lions 2021
publicity / commercial
Ad Forum / McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away 2022
Creative Review UK / McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away 2022
Creative Works - The Drum / McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away 2022
Creative Brief / McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away 2022
Kreativt Forum / McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away 2022
Kampanje.com / McDonald’s Take Away Your Take Away 2022
Illustration by Bobby Breiðholt
All photos © Jói Kjartans 2023