Jeppe Wikström

Who is Jeppe Wikström?

Jeppe Olof Wikström, born April 10, 1963, is a Swedish book publisher and one of the country’s best known and most published photographers, with some 20 titles to his credit and combined sales exceeding 500,000 copies. He is the initiator of several of Scandinavia’s largest photographic projects and the winner of several awards for excellence in photography. He is part owner of the publishing house Bokförlaget Max Ström in Stockholm.

Wikström was project manager in 2009 for Peace! 100 Voices against Violence and War, which focused on educating young people about alternatives to violence between individuals and nations alike. The initiative coordinated a series of public school events and raised funding to produce a book that was distributed free of charge to all Swedish 16-year-olds.