Born in
Kraków, Poland, he emigrated to Canada at an early age. He lived in
Luseland and
Winnipeg before moving to Sweden in 1975. Jack commenced his career as freelance photographer in 1982. His first larger project was documenting the work of Swedish consultants VBB, now
Sweco, in Egypt as they studied tombs in the
Valley of the Queens and other Egyptian monuments in order to devise a plan of action to save them from saline corrosion.
In 1984 he began work as a staff photographer at the Swedish national daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet and was accepted as a member of the picture agency
Tiofoto. His international assignments included, among others, a feature on
UNDP missions in
Mali and
Burkina Faso and coverage of the refugee situation after the
Iran–Iraq War in 1988 for the Swedish
Red Cross.
In 1991 he joined the staff of Pressens Bild, now
Scanpix, picture agency. He specialised in news, and sports photography covering most major sports events, including 6 Olympic Games.
Since 1990 he has been the recipient of numerous national and international honors, such as the 2001 Fuji European Sport Photographer of the Year award.[1] In 2002 his black and white portfolio portraying swimmer
Emma Igelström placed first in the competition by French sports newspaper L'Équipe and the
International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Jack is currently employed as staff photographer at Dagens Industri, a daily business newspaper based in Stockholm Sweden. He is also collaborating as official photographer for the Swedish Olympic Committee[2] and as a consultant on business photography for Activated Logic, Australia.
Awards
1990 Swedish Picture of The Year 3rd prize Humour
1992 Swedish Picture of The Year 2nd prize Portrait
World Press Photo diploma excellent work Sport singles
1993 Swedish Picture of The Year 3rd prize Sport Portfolio / 3rd prize Open category
1994 Swedish Picture of The Year 1st prize Humour
1998 Swedish Picture of The Year 2nd prize Sport Portfolio
1999 Sport Fuji Press Photo Award Sweden 1st prize
2000 Swedish Picture of The Year 3rd prize Spot News / 3rd prize Sport Stories[3]
2001 Swedish Picture of The Year 1st prize Sport Feature Stories / 2nd prize Sport Feature singles / 2nd prize Sport Action / 3rd prize Sport Feature Stories[4]
2001 1st prize Sport Fuji Euro Press Photo Award Sweden
2002 Fuji European Sport Photographer of the Year[1]
2002 1st prize Black & White Portfolio Sports competition by IOC and L'Équipe
2003 Swedish Picture of The Year 2nd prize / World Handball Photo of The Year 1st prize[5]
2004 62nd POYi USA Contest 3rd prize Sports singles[6]
2005 Swedish Picture of The Year 3rd prize News[7]
2007 Swedish Picture of The Year 1st prize Portrait[8]
2007 Society for News Design Award of Excellence photography /single photos[9]
2010 Wieliczka Salt Mine Through the Lens] 1st prize Works by Miners category,[10] Wieliczka Salt Mine Through the Lens distinction Saline Labyrinth category[11]
2011 68th POYi USA Contest Award of Excellence Portrait category[12]
Exhibitions
2005 Digital Photo Fair Sollentuna exhibition: "Travelling with the Crown Princess"[13]
2006 Home & Digital Fair Stockholm exhibition: "Travelling with the Crown Princess"
2006 TUR Travel Fair Gothenburg exhibition: "Travelling with the Crown Princess"
2007 Digital Home and Photo Fair Stockholm exhibition: "Portraits"[14]