Boken innehåller en kollektion av bilder på barn i länder som Angola, Burundi, Indien, Sri Lanka, Slovakien, Ukraina, Rumänien och Palestina.
Children are as much a part of conflicts and human tragedies as adults are, but rarely they get to be the center of attention in stories we read or see in newspapers and magazines. Still around half of the world’s population is made up of children and young people under the age of 24.
This book is a collection of pictures from different photo stories made in Europe, Africa and Asia. While reviewing my material I noticed a number of pictures where children were in focus. Often these images summed the story I was trying to tell in a way that images of adults rarely do, but many of these pictures have never been published before.
Markus Marcetic, born 1972, started as an advertising photographer in 1993, working with studio shoots, photographing industries, portraits and products. After studying media and communications, eastern European studies and African studies at Uppsala University he switched to photojournalism and has worked as a photojournalist based in Stockholm since 1998.
Focusing on human rights issues and third world issues Markus has done extensive travelling in Africa, Asia and eastern Europe working in close cooperation with numerous ngo's.
Markus has worked for most major Swedish magazines and newspapers and also many foreign publications. He has experience not only as a photographer but also as a photo editor working for the largest daily in Sweden. Markus also often gives lectures on photography and photojournalism.
He's been awarded prizes in the Swedish Picture of The Year competition in 2004 and 2005.