Going in circles

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Photographer

Markus Naarttijarvi
Prize

Sports Photographer Of the Year
Jury Top 5 Selection

Emre Kuheylan
Date of Photograph

22 February, 2024
Technical Info

1/320s, f/6,4, 55mm, ISO 250, Fujifilm GFX 100 II
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Website

http://www.naarttijarvi.com

The Schaatsen Grand Prix marathon skating competition in Luleå, Sweden. In this photo taken from a bridge over the sea ice, the leading pack has pulled away from the other skaters that appear as miniatures in the background.

Biography

Markus Naarttijärvi is a photographer and a legal scholar. He grew up in Kiruna in the north of Sweden and worked as a photojournalist and freelancer for a number of Swedish daily newspapers before pursuing an academic career. He now works as a professor of law at Umeå university, Sweden researching and teaching constitutional law and human rights. Markus’s long term photographic projects focuses on documenting industry, nature and culture in the north of Sweden, exploring themes of solitude, perseverance, and the passage of time.
Awards

- Fujifilm GFX Challenge Global Grant 2023 - Shortlisted in the architecture category of the 2024 Sony World Photography Award open competition - Sports photographer of the year (non-professional) IPA 2024.