Anna Tärnhuvud
Photographer
Kontinent
Stockholm, Sverige
Anna Tärnhuvud is a freelance photojournalist based in Stockholm, Sweden. After her graduation in Social Studies in Gothenburg, Anna realized that she wanted to work with people in a different kind of way. She started studying journalism at Poppius journalist school and photojournalism at Nordens Fotoskola in 2011. Anna has worked for various local newspapers and for Aftonbladet, the biggest newspaper in Sweden. Now she combines local assignments with longer projects of her own. Her interest is in social and humanitarian stories, but she works a lot with news and sports pictures aswell, in Sweden and over the world. In 2014 Anna was three time awarded in the Swedish Picture of the Year contest partly for her documentary work with the teenage girl Felicia who recently lost her both legs in a traffic accident. She also got the "Swedish Rookie of the year” award.
2015 - Picture of the year, 2015 - Picture of the year, 2015 - Rookie of the year, 2014 - Joop Swart masterclass
- Audio capture
- Breaking news
- Conflict
- Interview
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Sports
- Underwater
- Video capture
- Video editing
Nicaraguan abortion law
Anna Tärnhuvud
Nicaragua is one of few countries in the world where abortion is totally illegal. In 2006 the law became even harder when the government made an agreement with the Catholic church and also banned therapeutic abortion.
Leslie, 37, almost died of an ectopic pregnancy. When nobody helped her a female doctor stepped in, executing an abortion and saving her life - even though risking punishment. She kept thinking of her nine years old son - who could become an orphan.
Nicaraguan abortion law
Anna Tärnhuvud
Nicaragua is one of few countries in the world where abortion is totally illegal. In 2006 the law became even harder when the government made an agreement with the Catholic church and also banned therapeutic abortion.
Belén became a mother at 17. Even if she doesn't regret it, she is struggling to keep up with school, and she miss the life as a normal teenager