What do feminist punk activists Pussy Riot, businessman Sir Richard Branson, legendary record producer Quincy Jones and the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai have in common? They're all the subjects of an upcoming exhibition from renowned Swedish photographer Albert Wiking, who has dedicated more than a decade of his life to seeking out and photographing figures in modern society who look to instigate change, whatever form that might take.
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