Mattias Olsson was born in Malmö, Sweden in 1972. After graduating Värnhemsskolan with a degree in photography, he packed his bags and moved to New York. From 1994 until 1998, he worked as Arthur Elgort’s photo assistant and in 1999, he went on his own as a photographer. He kept his base in New York where he shot regularly for clients such as Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveler, Glamour, Self Magazine and Spa Magazine among many, many others. In 2005, he took courses in documentary filmmaking at The New School University in New York and in 2007, he was admitted to the documentary filmmaking programme at Biskops Arnö in Sweden. At this time he switched his base to Stockholm, where he currently resides. He has produced a number of documentaries since, including Randy Evaluates Sweden, which premiered on Swedish National Television (SVT) in the winter of 2010/11 and the award winning documentary Not a Svensson Anymore, which has been featured in numerous film festivals around the globe and was broadcast on SVT in the fall of 2009. While continuing to maintain his photography clients in New York, his portfolio has expanded to include a number of Swedish clients, among them Yourlife Magazine, Tidningen Vi, Riksteatern, Residence Magazine and DV Mode. Photography and documentary filmmaking are his true passions in life. He also loves cooking vegetarian food, is a big fan of Colombian hip-hop, plays a mean game of badminton and is a die-hard New York Rangers fan. Yes people, that’s ice-hockey.