Olof Jarlbro was born in 1978 in the town of Helsingborg, in the south of Sweden. He studied photojournalism at the International Center ol Photography in New York, and at FAMU, The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
He has published a number of books including The Falling Kingdom. Stonefactor. Nepal & Mao, Syria: The War Within, Refuge and Tokhang. His photographic work focuses on conflicts, social and global Issues.