Per Olov Jansson
{{Short description|Finnish photographer (1920–2019)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Per Olov Jansson
| image = File:Tove Jansson with her brothers.jpg
| caption = Per Olov Jansson with his siblings, 1920s
| birth_date = 22 April 1920
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|2|7|1920|4|22}}
| death_place = Vantaa, Finland
| occupation = Photographer
| years_active =
| parents = Viktor Jansson
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
| relations = Tove Jansson (sister)
Lars Jansson (brother)
Sophia Jansson (niece)
}}
Per Olov Jansson (22 April 1920 – 7 February 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/muumikirjailija-tove-janssonin-pikkuveli-per-olov-jansson-on-kuollut/7307902|title=Muumikirjailija Tove Janssonin pikkuveli Per Olov Jansson on kuollut|work=mtv.fi|date=3 March 2019|accessdate=3 March 2019}}) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish photographer.Valolla piirtäjä - 60 vuotta valokuvaajana. 2006.
Early life
He is the son of artists Viktor Jansson and Swedish-born Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, and the brother of writer Tove Jansson and cartoonist Lars Jansson. His photography has appeared in books by Tove Jansson, including Skurken i Muminhuset (1980) and Anteckningar från en ö (1993),Arkkitehti arkitekten. Vol.102. Issues 1-3. Pg. 13-14. 2005. and Tove's 1971 novel, Lyssnerskan is dedicated to him.Jansson, Tove. Lyssnerskan. 1971. He is also responsible for a great number of photos of his sister.
Jansson's photographs have been described as emphasizing the act of artistic creation and his technique has been noted to rely heavily on perspective and the relationship between light, dark, and medium contrast.Solberg, Silje E. [http://henry.ub.uit.no/munin/bitstream/handle/10037/2766/thesis.pdf?sequence=2 Om forholdet mellom ord og bilde i Tove Janssons novelle 'Svart-vitt. Hommage à Edward Gorey'] - Introduction. University of Tromsø. Pg. 6. 2010.
During the 1950s, he formed a company called Aerofoto with his brother Lars. Despite his long photographic career, Jansson's first photo exhibition only occurred in 2000 to coincide with his 80th birthday.
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