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Lost and Found

Photography by Tore Svensson

Uncovered in a frigid garage in the heart of Småland, Sweden. This rare collection of photographs unveils the past through the eyes of the late Tore Svensson, captured moments in time five decades ago.
With his trusty fixed lens Leica in hand, Tore captured everything from daily life in the Mediterranean, the beauty of the nature in Sweden, and photos of his young daughters taken by a loving father. His unique style made his photography look rich and effortless and made even the most mundane of subjects interesting and sometimes haunting.
Information for many of the photographs was lost when Tore died in June of 1987 but his photography lives on in this essay.

RWI caught up with one of Tores daughters Ann in Malmö, Sweden.

“Tore always had a camera in his hand and we got used to posing for the camera, however my dad did prefer to take photos when we had no idea he was taking them.”

Tores other daughter Eva who resides in British Columbia, Canada says: “It is so amazing to see these photos come back to life, they were destined for the garbage before they were discovered."
Fishermen work on their nets on a beach in Spain after a day out on the sea.
Fishermen work on their nets on a beach in Spain after a day out on the sea. Two young women enjoy the beach and capture a memory.
Two young women enjoy the beach and capture a memory. Ann, Tores oldest daughter learns to ride a bike. Good exercise for her granddad
Ann, Tores oldest daughter learns to ride a bike. Good exercise for her granddad A bus driver is silhouetted somewhere in the south of Europe.
A bus driver is silhouetted somewhere in the south of Europe. Tores daughters in a garden in Burseryd, Sweden with a favorite doll.
Tores daughters in a garden in Burseryd, Sweden with a favorite doll. Tores daughters play hide and seek with their father in a forest near their home.
Tores daughters play hide and seek with their father in a forest near their home. Is this really a friend that Tore wanted to catch a photo of or could it be the ...
Is this really a friend that Tore wanted to catch a photo of or could it be the ... Nuns make their way down stairs in this alley in the south of Europe.
Nuns make their way down stairs in this alley in the south of Europe. An old farmer poses in front of his barn in Småland, Sweden.
An old farmer poses in front of his barn in Småland, Sweden. An old Spaniard in traditional clothing.
An old Spaniard in traditional clothing. Tore often liked traveling off the beaten track as in this photo in a small village in Spain.
Tore often liked traveling off the beaten track as in this photo in a small village in Spain. A village near Costa del Sol in the South of Spain.
A village near Costa del Sol in the South of Spain. Tores young daughter picks some of the daffodils from a field in the south of Sweden.
Tores young daughter picks some of the daffodils from a field in the south of Sweden. In a gondole in front of the bridge Realte in Venice, Italy
In a gondole in front of the bridge Realte in Venice, Italy A mystery woman walks down a back alley in Greece.
A mystery woman walks down a back alley in Greece. An old woman takes a break on a white wall in front of a house in south Italy.
An old woman takes a break on a white wall in front of a house in south Italy.