Stig Grip

Stig Grip (1920–1998) was a visionary and innovator in fashion photography; during an extended stay in the USA, he was an assistant to the world-renowned fashion photographer Irving Penn and brought with him the innovative thinking and impulses that the Swedish clothing and weekly magazine industry desperately needed in the early 50s.

His career began in 1940, right in the midst of the war, as an aerial photographer at Hägernäs air force base. In 1942, Stig Grip began working at MIL studio with owner Yngve Milgård, which became GMN studio in 1951, then also with Lars Nordin. Over the years, GMN became the largest photo studio with the best photographers, delivering images mainly to all the weekly magazines owned by Åhlen and Åkerlunds publishing company. GMN became Kamerabild AB at the end of the 60s.

Text: Lotta Lewenhaupt