Olle Carlsson

Olle was born in Sweden and is currently living there. He was formerly a teacher, but left the profession in order to write, photograph, play jazz, and travel. Olle has traveled extensively in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic, including the Northwest Passage and several seasons in Svalbard. Since 1991 he has spent the northern winter seasons in his favorite area - Antarctica - thereby sharing the migration route of the Arctic tern, always heading for summer in the North and in the South. He admits being infected by the polar bug defined by the early explorers as “if you have ventured into the ice once, you will always long to come back.” Together with his friend, Stefan Lundgren, he has published Antarctica - In the Interest of All Mankind, which is currently available only in Swedish and was appointed the Panda Book of 1991 by the Swedish division of WWF. They have also published Svalbard: The Land Beyond The North Cape and Antarctica: Souvenirs from the Seventh Continent (1998). In addition to these books, two CD-ROMS on Antarctica (“A Sailor at the Bottom of the Earth”?and “The Kingdom of the Emperor”) are built entirely on their texts and photos (available in Swedish only). Olle has produced several articles for magazines and papers, and also lectures and gives slide shows in Sweden and Denmark on the polar areas.