Joakim Möller

Using black and white photographs to transform light, shadows, and the city’s in-between spaces into poetic compositions, Joakim Möller has quickly established himself as one of the most interesting young voices in contemporary photography. His first major solo exhibition, Time isn’t holding us, opens at Fotografiska Stockholm on June 5.

One of contemporary photography’s most interesting young voices

Joakim Möller is a Stockholm-based photographer specializing in fine art street photography. He began taking photographs in 2017 and over the years has developed an increasingly experimental and personal expression, an independent visual language well beyond traditional approaches. His work will now be shown in his first solo exhibition at a museum: Time isn’t holding us.

“Photography, for me, is about exploration. I walk the same streets in Stockholm every day, yet I always see them in a new way. The magic of photography is the ability to capture the mysterious and surreal within the ordinary,” says Joakim Möller.

Experimental fine art street photography

Möller’s photographs are often minimalistic and mysterious and are often presented as diptychs. He works primarily in black and white, resulting in poetic compositions where silhouettes, architectural lines, birds, light, and shadows interact to create images that feel both spontaneous and carefully constructed.

The exhibition is part of Fotografiska Stockholm’s Emerging Artists initiative, a platform for photographers based in Sweden with unique imagery that allows them to share their everyday lives and explore topical subjects. The goal of the series is to highlight rising artists and support an inspiring and local art scene.

Spotlighting the next generation of artists

“What made Joakim interesting to us was the clarity that is already present in his imagery. His images are precise and reduced while projecting a strong sense of rhythm and presence. Through the Emerging Artist program, we want to highlight artists who show where photography is heading, and Joakim represents a new generation where seeing, editing, and sequencing are the very core of their photography,” says Mohamed Mire, exhibition producer and head of Fotografiska Stockholm’s Emerging Artist program.

Time isn’t holding us is being shown in parallel with theMartin Parr exhibition Short & Sweet at Fotografiska Stockholm to create a conversation between generations and on different ways of approaching street photography. The exhibition opens at Fotografiska Stockholm on June 5, 2026. Joakim Möller also recently released his first photo book, which shares the same title as the exhibition.