Martin Bogren was born in 1967 in Sweden. He published his first book The Cardigans, Been It in 1996, after several years touring with the band. Bogren’s work became widely known in the mid 2000s as the book Ocean was published. In 2011, Lowlands was exhibited at Fotografiska in Stockholm. Tractor Boys, the work that was made in 2011-2012, was published as a photobook by Dewi Lewis in 2013. He won several prizes in Sweden and in France. He has been featured in various publications such as the British Journal of Photography and Images. His work is included in the collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Oregon Fine Art Museum and Fotografiska.