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Eddie Stenstrom
Photography BA Hons

University of Portsmouth

Graduates: 2025

Specialisms: Photography / Storytelling / Creative Writing

My location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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University of Portsmouth

Eddie Stenstrom

eddie-stenstrom ArtsThread Profile

First Name: Eddie

Last Name: Stenstrom

University / College: University of Portsmouth

Course / Program: Photography BA Hons

Graduates: 2025

Specialisms: Photography / Storytelling / Creative Writing

My Location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Website: Click To See Website

About

Eddie Stenstrom is a Swedish documentary photographer with journalistic influence. Currently based in the UK, his practice is focused on issues relating to identity, belonging, culture and community. Focusing on bringing out personal stories of those he photographs, spending a considerable amount of  time gaining insider perspective. Telling in-depth stories through images and text, he produces short & long term stories, photo essays, reportages and books. He went on to study creative communication in college after which he made a career-defining choice of moving to the UK to study photography at University of Portsmouth.His achievements include, a commissioned solo exhibition (Tracing Safe/r Spaces) investigating and exploring the idea of “safe space” for Queer people. “there is always a story to every photo, but not a photo to every story” - ES

On the Hunt: An Insight into the Swedish Hunting Culture

This work delves into the practices & traditions that shape Sweden’s generational hunting heritage. Returning to my home in southwest Sweden, I document hunters, families, and communities during winter hunts, where knowledge and values are passed from one generation to the next. Hunting here is more than a practice of wildlife management. It is a cultural bond, uniting people across class and age through shared rituals, storytelling, and time in nature. This project highlights hunting as a living tradition rooted in identity and belonging.