Dahlfors was on assignment as a photographer during the winter Olympic games in 1976, 1980 and 1984. Many of his photos have garnered awards for best picture of the year, including a photo of former Prime Minister Göran Persson, in which Person’s face appears in miniature reflected in his own glasses. Dahlfors has also won an award for “best everyday picture” with his photo of an elderly couple having a picnic under Essingeleden, a Stockholm highway.