Documentary and street photographer, drawn to people who are only passing through.

Based in Sweden · Currently available

Selected Work

Jordan
Through Shadow & Light

Documentary series · Jordan · 2025

Jordan in hard light and deep shadow, photographed in passing.

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Hamburg

Street series · Germany · 2025

A solo trip in muted colour, and the strangers who told me more than I expected.

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Souls of Marrakesh

Portrait series · Morocco · 2025

Portraits of the men who work and rest in the Marrakesh medina.

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Passing Through

Street · Istanbul, London, Paris, Barcelona, Granada, Marrakesh

Single frames from cities I was only passing through, of people who were passing through too.

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Johannes

Personal series · Sälen, Sweden · New Year 2025–26

New Year at a friend's cabin in Sälen, while storm Johannes passed over.

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One Day

Photographs by the hour · 2025–2026

A day put together from different trips, with each photograph placed at the hour it was taken.

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Graphic Design

Design practice

A second practice alongside the photography, built on the same eye for composition.

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Josef Sulaiman is a documentary and street photographer based in Sweden. He works in Swedish, English and Arabic.

His work stays close to people, often the ones at the edge of things, and each project is built as a sequence where one picture leads into the next. He also works as a graphic designer.

Currently available for commissions, assisting and staff roles.

josef.sulaiman@hotmail.com

Instagram @framedbysul Behance