Lein has worked as a professional photographer since 1996, 13 years on the cultural editorial board of Dagens Nyheter and Göteborgs-Posten. He has done several photo exhibitions in Stockholm. Browse Gallery Axel. Lein has made exhibitions in Russia (Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, and Krasnoyarsk) and Poland (Warsaw and Katowice) and is also known for his author portraits.