My name is Michael Johansson, a.k.a. "Micke J".

I am a Swedish photographer, specialized in rock/pop photography. I was based in Stockholm for most of my career.

I shot my first band back in May 1981. Since 1984 I have been doing this full time. My photographs have been published in thousands of magazines, LP/CD covers, books, etc., all over the world.

I've had the pleasure to work with Deep Purple, Europe, Kiss, Guns N' Roses, Ace of Base, Malmsteen, Sabaton, Hardcore Superstar, Ghost, Roxette, Soundgarden, Alice Cooper, Michael Monroe, Bon Jovi, In Flames, The Foo Fighters, Metallica, Motley Crue... just to name a few.

Besides, I have photographed nature in the US National Parks, Sweden and France. I will show some of those photographs on this website in the future (a few samples are already there). Fine art prints will be available.

I'm now living in Provence (South-East of France) with my wife Padz, who is also a photographer and a visual artist. I spend my time scanning my archives and photographing nature. I'm still open to a few collaborations.

For further information or if you want to buy prints, don't hesitate to contact us!

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