Anders Edström was born in Frösö, Sweden. His work is widely published and has shown at such venues as the Musée d’art moderne (Paris), the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), and the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt). He was among the first and most influential photographers from the early days of Purple journal. For a decade beginning in 1991, he closely collaborated with Martin Margiela. His work has been published in: Self Service, AnOther, Dazed & Confused, Dune, M le Monde, and Modern Matter. And he has shot compaigns for Miu Miu, Jil Sander, MM6, Loewe, and Prada. He has released six books including Shiotani (AKPE, 2021), Hanezawa Garden (MACK Books, 2015), Safari (Nieves, 2010), and Waiting Some Birds a Bus a Woman / Spidernets Places a Crew (SteidlMACK, 2004). He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.