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Nina Mangalanayagam

Nina Mangalanayagam is a photographer of Sri Lankan-Swedish parentage. She won the 2005 Jerwood Photography Award for her Snötäckt series. Images of her work also appeared in the December edition of Portfolio magazine. She currently lives in London.

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Snötäckt: under a blanket of snow

Nina Mangalanayagam follows the poignant story of her elderly Sri Lankan father recently relocated to northern Sweden. “Image of the week” returns with this beautiful slideshow by a young photographer to watch.