Theo Elias (b.1985) is a photographer who lives between Stockholm and Gotheburg, Sweden. He holds a degree in Photojournalism from the Nordic School of Photography and is currently undertaking his MFA in Photography at Art Academy Valand. He has previously worked as an assistant for Anders Petersen.
Theo’s works deals with personal subjects such as as memory, truth and fiction. The Nordic landscape and its exploration is the foundation of his work. His practice is centered upon analogue photographic processes, in combination with other graphic processes and collages.
In 2019 he was the winner of the La Fabrica Dummy award with his long time project Smoke. In 2018 he was shortlisted for the Kassel Dummy Award and the Nordic Dummy Award, and was also highlighted in many international photo journals, such as Fisheye Magazine, Photoworks and Fotoroom. He has recently participated in several exhibitions in Sweden and Europe.
