PAKISTAN. "It was that last punch, the one that gave me this black eye, that made me leave and seek protection." Akhtar lived with Muhammed for 17 years, unable to leave him since it would bring shame over her family and her unmarried sisters. When she finally ran away with her six children, the oldest boy had learnt from his father and started beating her too. Finally he called the father who came to force Akhtar home. On this second escape she only brought the two youngest children. This his photo is from the project Cause of Death: Woman.
13-11-05 I have started my project in Guatemala about children who have children. Follow it by clicking here.
13-10-05 Solo exhibition of the project Cause of Death: Woman at Galleri Kontrast Stockholm!
13-09-16 Awarded bronze winner in the German Lead Awards for my series Life's a Blast in Vice Magazine
13-05-27 A big thank you to the Swedish Arts Foundation for giving me a grant to pursue my project about young girls in Guatemala.
ABOUT. My name is Linda, I am a Swedish photographer based in New York. My photographic work has been published in big journalistic magazines and newspapers in for example Sweden, USA, Holland and China. I am a photojournalist but I venture into the commercial world from time to time, and I do my own personal projects side by side with the assignments. To read more about what I do click here.