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Skoða vefinn á ÍslenskuThe biography Óli K. by Anna Dröfn Ágústsdóttir is nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize in the category of non-fiction books and general publications.
Anna Dröfn is a historian and lecturer in the design department at the Iceland Academy of the Arts.
Anna Dröfn presented the book about Óla K. at the Sneidmynd lecture series in November. The book is about the life and work of Óla K, who was the first permanent newspaper photographer in Iceland. The book is divided into two parts, that is, the first part of the book is about Óla's growing years and life. The second part of the book is dedicated to Óla's photographs.
The reasoning of the jury says:
A magnificent work about one of the main entrepreneurs in the development of the media in Iceland. Óla K.'s photographs were impressive and reflected the contemporary, with both the sensitivity of the artist and the accuracy of the reporter. Source work and the author's text give the images added weight and place the history of Iceland in the 20th century, everyday life as well as major events, in an important context. The work underlines the importance of photographs in our sense of history, when they are more often than not intertwined with our ideas and perceptions of life and existence during the century in which Iceland grew from grass.
Iceland Academy of the Arts congratulates Anna Dröfn on her nomination.