Background
Georg Mirskij Oddner was born on October 17, 1923, in Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden.
Georg Mirskij Oddner was born on October 17, 1923, in Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden.
Georg Oddner studied photography at Konstfack (art school) in Stockholm (until 1940).
Georg Oddner was a jazz musician and studying advertising in the 1940s when he first came into contact with photography through John Melin, art director at Svenska Telegrambyrån in Malmö, the largest advertising agency in Scandinavia. From there, he began working a variety of advertising jobs, including industry, architecture, and clothing, as well as for SAS.
In the mid-1950s Georg Oddner traveled to California, South America, the Soviet Union, and the far east. During these travels, he was able to pursue photography for his own purposes. He predominantly used Hasselblad and Leica equipment. His favorite photographers included Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon.
