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An elder coated in red and yellow powder holds a staff inside a temple courtyard during the Holi festival in India.

Martin Edström Photography

Still photography stories from over 60 countries

Still photography stories

Martin has worked and photographed on assignment in over 60 countries, ranging from magazine assignments to complex photography of sensitive subjects. Throughout his career he’s been busy with documenting issues like the refugee crisis and conservation issues, while also shooting several travel and adventure stories.

Martin Edström Photography Galleries

An aerial view of a small forested island in a deep blue Swedish lake at golden hour.
72 hours in Nature: why you should visit Sweden
A small coastal village at the foot of dramatic volcanic mountains on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Singles
A person stands beside an ancient Dragon's Blood Tree on a rocky plateau on the island of Socotra, Yemen.
Socotra: Dragon’s Blood Island
From Martin Edström's documentary work on waste in the Khumbu valley around Mt Everest.
Everest Trash
A face dusted in colour during the Holi festival of India.
Personal Favorite Images
An aerial view over the icy fjords of Eastern Greenland, sailing aboard the Aurora Arktika.
The Magnificent Beauty of Greenland by Sail
A Syrian refugee in urban Jordan, going about daily life beyond the camps.
Urban Refugees
A Sahrawi refugee in the Tindouf camps of southwestern Algeria.
Western Sahara: The Forgotten Conflict
A monk walks through a gilded temple in Burma, where streets teem with the saffron of Buddhist monks and nuns.
Old Way Through New Burma
Monks light thousands of candles at the Swayambhunath temple above Kathmandu, Nepal.
Swayambhunath: Nepal Temple lights up the sky
A young African migrant inside a derelict plantation shed in Rosarno, southern Italy.
The devastating reality for migrants in Italy
African migrants stranded inside an aging detention facility in Malta, at the border of Europe.
Malta Refugees: Fort Europe