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Ralph Nykvist (f:1944) – Fotografenes fotograf

March 11, 2023March 14, 2023
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions

Reise: 8-10 mars – 2023 – Helsingborg, Sverige. Undertegnede og min fotograf-kollega Jørn Stensvold reiste denne uken til sammen 144 mil med buss, bare for å se utstillingen med Ralph Nykvist sine bilder. Vel, samtidig deltok vi på seminaret “Snacka

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Belgrade – the hub of the Balkans

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023
Morten Gjerde
Documentary, Exhibitions, Travel

In early January, 7th-14th to be accurate, I traveled with 3 other Norwegian artists to Belgrade to participate in a joint exhibition with 5 Norwegian artists. The exhibition represented photo, painting and drawing. Besides myself, it was Dragana Ilic, Zoé

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Upcoming exhibit :: Beti Ford Art Bar, Belgrade 8-14.1.2023

December 14, 2022January 5, 2023
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions

In the period of 8th-14th January 2023 I will take part in a group exhibition at Beti Ford Art Bar in Budapest, Serbia. We are a total of 5 Norwegian artists who want to show photography, paintings, drawings and graphics.

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Budapest, Hungary – Oct 2022

November 22, 2022December 31, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Article, Streets

I had set aside a week in October to get started again after a long Corona period without too much travel. At least not the really dedicated trips. When I think about it, I have been to Malmö (S), one

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Gothenburg Street Photo Festival ’22

September 11, 2022September 12, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Article

On the weekend of 2-4 September, I and my colleague in the “Fotokollektivet”, Jørn Stensvold, traveled to Gothenburg to participate in the Gothenburg street photo festival. Jørn had been nominated for one photo in the “colour image” class and we

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VERO – the new platform for Photographers?

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Article

Instagram has eventually ended up as a pretty hopeless platform for photographers. The logarithms that rule in the background make it all very uncontrollable and with all those who now use this platform, people in all categories, it is very

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Åmål Bluesfest & my “real deal” exhibition

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Art, Exhibitions

The exhibition disposes of the entire ground floor of Åmål art hall. Large airy surfaces show 31 large formats (70x100cm) with images from the Mississippi. Up the stairs there was a great exhibition about Sven Zetterberg put together by his

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New Fanzine: BLUES ::

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release, Music, News, Photobooks

This booklet has 52 pages and display 34 pictures based on theme “Blues”. This book contains pictures from a time that has now disappeared. Many of the legends on display are no longer with us. Many of the photos have

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Destination Malmö, Sweden!

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Daily pictures

This weekend I have been in Malmö, Sweden. Actually in a completely different assignment than photography, but the camera was there, as always, and it was of course time for photography along the streets when I find it possible. -Mainly

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Upcoming exhibition

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Uncategorized

July 7th – 16th, Åmål Konsthall, Åmål Sweden. Exhibition theme is «Mississippi». This exhibition will be part of the official program by Åmål Blues Festival, but with an extended disply period. More details coming soon!

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Kurs I Mørkeromsarbeid…

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022
Morten Gjerde
News, Norwegian language

Fredag 1. og lørdag 2. april deltok jeg på kurs i mørkeroms-arbeid i regi av Kongsberg Kamera-klubb og kursleder Morten Kolve. Vi var kun to deltagere. I et lite mørkerom var det helt fint, noe arrangøren hadde tatt høyde for.

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Katinka Goldberg stiller ut på Kongsberg

February 13, 2022March 13, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions

Lørdag 12 februar gjestet den svenske kunstfotografen Katinka Goldberg, Kongsberg Kunstforening. Undertegnede har fulgt med på Goldberg og hennes arbeider siden 2011 og fant derfor besøket svært interessant. Goldbergs utstilling, Bristningar, vises i kunstforeningens lokaler frem til 27.02.22 Tekst: Morten Gjerde

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Cammie Toloui – 5 Dollars for 3 Minutes

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

Det er ikke så ofte jeg skriver om fotobøker med litt “kinky” innhold, men dette prosjektet har en så fantastisk historie at den fortjener omtale. Selv om det er snakk om private og pinlige sider av enkeltpersoners liv, så gir

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Gothenburg Street Photo Festival ’21

September 20, 2021September 12, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Article, Exhibitions, Nominations

I was nominated during Scandinavia’s first street photography festival which was held this weekend in Gothenburg, Sweden. The weekend was filled with lectures, photo shows, a cool restaurant / bar for mingling and an exhibition with a total of 120

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Workflow – tid for endring

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
Morten Gjerde
Article

I dag vil jeg si litt om min egen “workflow”. Noen vil sikkert finne det interessant. Jeg har siden tidlig 2000-tall, altså rundt 20 år, jobbet med Adobe. Primært Photoshop (Ps) og Raw-konverteren Bridge (Br). I tillegg har jeg brukt

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Exhibition opening at PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

April 7, 2021October 16, 2021
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions, Nominations

It will be arranged a online event of the opening session, 6:00 PM (Central European Time) (same as Norway) on the folowing link: https://meet.google.com/rap-kunz-urh (Real time event) If you want to follow at Facebook, you will find it here: https://fb.me/e/1hv5mrXIA

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New Exhibition: PH21 Gallery – Hungary

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions

Silence. A curated international photography exhibition. PH21 Gallery – Budapest, Hungary. April 8 – May 1 2021 I have been selected to participate in a group exhibition with the theme “Silence” under the auspices of PH21 Gallery in Budapest. Hungary.

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Use of Photography in New Ways

January 30, 2021October 10, 2021
Morten Gjerde
News

It is not possible to travel out of the country during the day, due to covid-19. Therefore, creativity has been put to the test and I have used the time to play with slightly different expressions. Sometimes far beyond what

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Cover-art to a new release…

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020
Morten Gjerde
Covers, Music, News

Artist, Audun Haukvik, from Kongsberg – Norway released today, 9th of october his new song “Driving Alone” on the label “streampeak Music”. Listen to the song in all major music-stream-services like Spotify or Itunes. The coverart are made by me,

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The exhebition in Sweden this summer was cancled because of Covid-19…

June 17, 2020September 29, 2020
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions, News

The exhibit that was planed in Åmål Art Gallery (Åmål konsthall), in Sweden this summer, are now delayed to the next year summer season. Summer 2021 will perhaps be better than 2020, so let us look forward together 🙂 Jeg

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Ny utstilling i Studio-39b på Gvarv.

June 16, 2020September 27, 2020
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions, News

På lørdag åpner “Solvervutstillingen” i galleri “Studio 39b” på Gvarv. Utstillingen vil henge i 3 uker og ha åpent alle dager. Vernisage holdes lørdag 20. Juni kl 12:00. Dette er en gruppeutstilling med fire kunstnere og du finner mer informasjon

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Comprehensive article in swedish magazine

June 5, 2020September 27, 2020
Morten Gjerde
Covers, Magazines, News

In the may-issue of Baretta Magazine (Sweden) they present my work over 14 pages (page 68-81). On top of that the magazine used one of my shoots of “Po’Monkey” at the front page. See the issue 8/2020 of Baretta Magazine

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Free picture-slide-show when we strugling with covid-19

March 31, 2020October 10, 2021
Morten Gjerde
video

In these times, many people are isolated in quarantine. We can’t go out. We cannot be social. We simply have to pay attention to each other. So that’s why I’ve created a little visual story with pictures from my archive.

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Lørdagsmatiné – Studio 39b

February 4, 2020March 25, 2020
Morten Gjerde
News

NB! Avlyst grunnet korona-situasjonen! Lørdagsmatiné i STUDIO 39b på Gvarv 28. mars kl. 1400.Det er duket for en reise i tid og sted i STUDIO 39b denne lørdagen. Fotograf Morten Gjerde vil kåsere og vise bilder fra reiser til Øst-Europa

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Looking back on 2019

February 2, 2020February 4, 2020
Morten Gjerde
News

We are writing February 2020 now. It is time to summarize the year that has passed and is now behind us. It has been a good year if I think about it with my travel-glasses on… just look at this:

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Hvorfor ukurante reisemål?

January 25, 2020January 26, 2020
Morten Gjerde
Foredrag, Travel

Hvorfor reiser jeg alene til de merkeligste plasser der få andre drar? Vel, som fotograf er det et poeng for meg å reise nettopp til slike steder. Slike steder er unike i den forstand at det meste fortsatt er genuint.

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Foredrag om Gatefotografi

September 28, 2019October 29, 2022
Morten Gjerde
Foredrag

Jeg har nå et nytt foredrag på ca 70 minutter med tema “gatefotografi” tilgjengelig for din fotoklubb eller lignende.. Foredraget er en blanding av bildevisning, teoretisk tilnærming til tema, litt om hva som ligger i begrepet gatefoto, tips om ulike

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Tbilisi, Georgia 2019

March 11, 2019September 28, 2019
Morten Gjerde
Travel

The former Sovietunion member Georgia try to raise up a new system for the society, and they are on way to something. With a new generation to come, with new ideas it’s a hope for the future, but it take

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New publication :: in color

March 3, 2019March 22, 2019
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release, News, Photobooks

1st of march 2019 I released my new fanzine with street-photography. This time my intention was to go color. Many of my followers have asked for some colorpics, -well, you all know that my passion is Black & White… but

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Warszaw in October 2018

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018
Morten Gjerde
Streets, Travel, video

I was a week in Warszaw to do some un posed streets and more. A week full of photography. It was really intencive, but it end up with a lot of photography, nice adventures, exhibitions and personal meets with new

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I London med Dougie Wallace…

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018
Morten Gjerde
Norwegian language, Streets

Dougie Wallace, en energisk engelsk gatefotograf med guts utover det vanlige. Her var det bare å henge på, for tempoet var til å ta og føle på. Han fotograferte med to blizer, over og under kamera, og han var høyt

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A fresh street-report from London

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017
Morten Gjerde
News

Last weekend I attended the Street London Symposium, a hit for street photographers hosted by the Hoxton Mini Press. It all happened a stone’s throw from Brick Lane and in the heart of the Shoreditch area of ​​London. I think

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Ready for Street London the next few days

August 16, 2017February 4, 2018
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release, News

Tomorrow, I will live home for London and the “Street London Symposium”. My new fanzine with street-shoots is ready, the postcards are printed, embossed and all tickets are added to my phone. well, I’m ready and I really look forward

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New Fanzine with Street Photography

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release, Photobooks

My next “book” will be released 18th of August and can now preorders from my website. 52 pages with 44 BW pictures and 4 Color pictures. All pictures are in the gener of Street Photos. This Fanzine is mainly produced

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Telemarksgalleriet viser foto av Ernest C. Withers 24.5 – 13.9 2017

May 27, 2017February 7, 2020
Morten Gjerde
Article

Telemarksgalleriet har i anledning Notodden Blues Festival sitt 30 årsjubileum satt opp en omfattende utstilling som har fått navnet “Blues in Art”. Utstillingen viser foruten malerier/tegninger utført av musikalske storheter som Bob Dyland, Joni Mitchell og Miles Davis, en rekke verk

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Moscow, -The Third Rome – Третий Рим

April 10, 2017April 11, 2017
Morten Gjerde
Travel

I visited Russia and the capital Moscow last week. 1 – 7th of april 2017. My dream became reality. Russia and Moscow has been on my wish list for many years. Now, finally I got the opportunity. In the time since

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I get a WSP nomination last week

April 8, 2017April 11, 2017
Morten Gjerde
Nominations, Streets

This mail-message was in my mailbox yesterday: “Congratulations! Your photo “Krakow II” is nominated for the World Street Photography photo book 4 (2016/2017)” -Of course I feel honored. I submitted a few photos right before the deadline expired last week, and

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Dublin Streets

March 8, 2017April 11, 2017
Morten Gjerde
Streets, Travel

I was a short trip to Dublin yesterday, but I get time enough to make some few street-shot from the street of Dublin… Picture-safari in the street between a Guinness beer or two… go with me 🙂        

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India

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017
Morten Gjerde
Travel

Min tante, Liv, melder i dag at hun har bestilt seg en rundreise i India. Jeg er selvsagt misunnelig. India er et fantastisk annerledes og fargerikt land. -På godt og vondt. Det er jo særdeles tett befolket. Jeg har reist

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Jacob Aue Sobol :: Road of Bones

December 22, 2016December 23, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

Arrivals and Departures is a project started in 2012. Jacob Aue Sobol traveled through Russia, Mongolia and China by Transsiberian train. As the atmosphere in the train didn’t meet his expectations (there was almost nobody there to photograph), he stayed

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Monocrome Landscapes

December 21, 2016December 22, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Landscapes

Normally, I don’t care too much about natur photography. May be this is a mistake? Any way, I have now made a serie of pictures with monocrome landscapes catched in 2016. I hope you will enjoy.

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Anders Petersen :: Valparaiso

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

  It’s happend at one of my many visits to bookstores, I found this book with photographs. First I just caught the atmosphere of the front of the book, the photographer’s name was so anonymously placed that I did not register

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Katzen-Turid og Big Mama All Pax Audun går duo

November 5, 2016November 29, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Norwegian language

Turid Jørgensen Honerud fra Kazenjammer og Audun Haukvik fra bandet Big Mama All Pax slår seg nå sammen og etablerer en ny superduo. Det ble trommet sammen til fotosession for å stable på beina noen promobilder av duoen. Lokasjonen er Kåre

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Morten Gjerde: Slik jeg ser “street”-sjangeren…

October 31, 2016November 29, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Norwegian language

Det vi som fotoentusiaster kaller gate-fotografi, eller på kvasinorsk – “Street” er en sjanger som lever under ganske mange ulike tolkninger og tankesett. Det er ulikt hva fotografer legger i dette og det er åpenbart at mange av de som mener

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Time limited offer from J.H.Engström and Mörel Books

October 28, 2016November 9, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

Hey folks… wake up… this book will only be printed for the orders that are placed from midnight (GMT) October 27th until 11:59pm October 28th… still some few minuttes more… run 🙂 JH ENGSTROM 30 EUR AVAILABLE FOR 48 Hours October

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Peckham Loves Me // Steve Ball

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

From the smal UK London independent press publisher “Jane & Jeremy” I find a very nice small book with title, Peckham loves me! The photographer Steve Ball say in the first page that this book is about friendship, experience and a

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New video with London street-stills

October 27, 2016April 11, 2017
Morten Gjerde
Streets, Travel, video

I have the last days released a few articles about my London trip last week, now I will for a period let you see what I produce on my own photo-journey… so far I have write about exhibits and bookstores,

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Burning Down The House, increase the value…

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

Burning Down The House / Norman Behrendt (first edition 2014) What a price increase… in 2014 I pay 52,50 Euro for this – included shipping. Now, today – 26th october 2016 I find this at Amazone.com priced to 2.627 USD!!! That

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Malick Sidibé – First time solo in UK

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

Somerset House, London UK,  6th October 2016 – 15th Januar 2017 Malick Sidibé, born in the mid 30s in Mali, is known for his interpretations of 60th century culture in Mali’s capital Bamako. He worked as a portrait photographer at

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London, me & Photobooks…

October 22, 2016November 11, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

My passion for books filled with Photography is without limits. I can spend a day in a good bookstore if they have good selection of books with photography. When it is obvious that the photo book is a separate topic

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Homemade and selfpublished art books…

October 22, 2016October 28, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

Last week, from October 11 to 17, I was in London. Here is some words about my visit to the Shepherds Bookbinding Store near Victoria Station… I have long had thoughts of making small series with handmade “art books” with

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William Eggleston – London Exhibit now

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

Last week, from October 11 to 17, I was in London. Originally, I attended the workshop with the Swedish photographer Anders Petersen, but it was canceled shortly before it all happens, but I went anyway to England and dedicated all

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En intro til å samle på fotobøker?

October 10, 2016November 6, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Norwegian language, Photobooks

Å være en samler er noe annet enn å ha noen fotobøker til inspirasjon i hylla. Det er selvsagt ingen motsetning i det å kjøpe bøker til inspirasjon og det å samle, her kan man virkelig “slå to fluer i

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On Television today – Norwegian National Broadcast (NRK)

September 16, 2016September 22, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Music CD, News

The Norwegian National Broadcast Television, NRK, show on the headnews one of my pictures of the world legendary bluesman David “Honyboy” Edwards in a news-article about a new released records with “hidden and unknown” recordings with a bunch of the old

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Photobook-days in Oslo – SEP 2016

September 15, 2016October 28, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Photobooks

Fotogalleriet, Exhibit opening session The opening session at Fotogalleriet thursday 8th of september 2016… a short speach and exhibit.   I will also give you my best recomendings for this high quality magazine. If you want to order a subscription, please contact

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Video with a serie stills from Mississippi, USA

August 11, 2016November 5, 2016
Morten Gjerde
video

All picture in this video is by Morten Gjerde. My advice is full screen view and sound on.  

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Meeting with the Outlow Biker Thore Henki Holm Hansen

August 8, 2016November 29, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

Tore, or Thore? …Holm-Hansen, or Holm Hansen? It’s confusing, because in the begining of the 1990-decades  I found a lost passport, and the owner was well known as one of the most famous crooks that walk on the Norwegian mainland

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Krakow WYD last week

July 31, 2016August 11, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Streets

Last week was planed to find a flat for longterm rent in Krakow, but because of the WYD, that I had no knowledge about up front, was this mission near impossible. With more than 1.000.000 pilegrims in town it was insted

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RIP Mr. Willie “Po Monkey” Seaberry

July 24, 2016August 11, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

It was with sorrow I get the message yesterday that Willie Seaberry was passed away! My first visit to the “middel of nowhere club”, Po Monkey’s lounge, was back in 1998. Two years before Annie Leibovitz did the same. I have

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My new city-tool…

July 23, 2016August 11, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

I have today tested my new tool for big-city-explores. A fantastic high-end “Xootr MG” – why model MG? Guess one time 🙂 – my name is Morten Gjerde, I don’t say anymore 🙂 This is the ultimate tool for fast

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Anders Petersen workshop, London

July 18, 2016August 11, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Article, video

Normally, this site is about me and my pictures, – about “a human and his camera”… But we have all our favorites that we looking to in our own photographic life and influence, -like musicians. So also with me. One of

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New release: “Mississippi” – Fanzine

April 22, 2016September 18, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release

52 pages / 45 pictures / first edition limited to 60 copies Releasedate: 23th April  – place your order here!  

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Veiholmen, Smøla – Norway

April 22, 2016August 11, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

Smøla and the spesific point of Veiholmen is a fascinating place in the absolut end of Norway in the direction of west. The nearest point you can find in Norway to the vikings at the Geisir vulcan island “Island”. I have

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New exhibit – Smøla Norway 23.4 -11.6 – 2016

April 22, 2016July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Exhibitions
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New fanzine released today

March 16, 2016September 18, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release

New release 24 of march 2016 40 pages :: 28 BW pictures Order your copy now –  place your order here! First edition, first printrun are limited to 50 copies  

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Krakow, Poland

March 2, 2016July 22, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Daily pictures, Documentary, Travel

Polen, one of the East Europes new destinations that growing fast, but still with their own money value. I have visited this country many times the last 8 years. I have exhibited in the north part twice a times and have

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Well, with deep respect…

November 14, 2015July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Daily pictures

Yesterday I wrote that I wish I was in Paris… Now I’m glad I not! With deep respect and compassion! The pic’s is from Oslo, Norway, after the attack 22.07.2011… bad, bad, memories!  

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In Paris now: Paris Photo – I wish I was there…

November 11, 2015July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
People

Because I need to stay in Norway when I wish I was in Paris, I will release some new unreleased picture from my black&white archive. Enjoy!

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Åmål Photo Fest, Sweden

May 7, 2015July 22, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

Yesterday, 6th of may 2015, I attended a “night session” arranged by Åmål Photo Festival in Sweden. Here is a photo captured at these session, -between a window at the local train station. 1/40 sec – f.stop: 2.8 – handheld with

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Rome – Italy

January 6, 2015July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

Italy, my first visit. I make a desition to travel 3 different cities. I booked a flight to Milano and after some days I get on the train to Firenze. The next journey was also with train to Rome. Here

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Bristol, UK

December 19, 2014July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Daily pictures

First of all, Thanks to Josephine (the girl in the header) for fantastic service and help under my Bristol stay. I had forgot my camera charger in Norway and I get some help from here to find the right dealer that

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Bali, Indonesia

December 17, 2014July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Travel

Bali was a fantastic journey. I traveling from south to north and meet fantastic people everywhere. My driver “Kadek” was between the days very intereseted in photography and he have later on sendt me a lot of pictures that he

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London Streets

October 10, 2014July 17, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Travel

London, a city with all facets of people, is like a paradise for a street photographer. Here’s a taster of my last production from just London.     View from my apartment at Kings Cross, London

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Schoolgirls, Malawi, Africa

September 15, 2014July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Malawi, Africa

This shot is taken on the street in Blantyre, Malawi. I love the way that the emotion show up in the picture. This girls are in their own mind and when I saw this I was directly in to it

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Street Ladies, Oslo (N)

August 20, 2014July 17, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Streets

Street photography it’s not easy. You need to go close and something inside you make unseen borders and limits you all the time. That is what you have to fight against all the time… I comforted myself that practice will do

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Abandoned backyard In frame

August 20, 2014July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Pic of the day :)

In my stay in Bali, Indonesia I came over this backyard between a natural framed hole in the door… I saw it immediately and find it a bit funny and  a great design to capture. I like the result 🙂  

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Street scenary, Oslo (N)

June 1, 2014July 17, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Streets

If you shall do street-shots, my hometown is not what I looking for. It’s too small and all you meets are people you know, more or less. So that’s mean I need to arrange a daytrip to the capitol of Norway,

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New upcoming project

February 26, 2014July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

I’m now working on a brand new project about a man, a real Norwegian man. The working title is just his name: AUDUN, but what this project will include it’s only up to the future to tell. He lives in

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Trains…

October 27, 2013July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Pic of the day :)

I love to travel by train…, because it’s slow and a easy place to conect with people. Another travelers that have time to talk and say hello. I traveling a lot alone, so it’s nice to meet and make knowledge to

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Gjemt, men ikke glemt…

October 16, 2013July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
News

  Fra Valen Psykiatriske Sykehus sin bortgjemte gravplass. Her ligger mest tause graver, uten navn, bare med flate skiferheller som tause markører på bakken. Rekke på rekke med tause stener. -Ingen navn, ingen dato, -bare endeløse grå flater av ingenting.

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Small Significant Moments ZINE…

October 5, 2013November 6, 2016
Morten Gjerde
video

Small Significant Moments from Morten Gjerde on Vimeo.

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Zine-release the 4th Oct…

September 30, 2013July 16, 2016
Morten Gjerde
Fanzine release

New book (Zine) release anounced 4th of october. I pick up a test sample at the printing house today and it’s feel great. Preorder are now open at my publishing house, 4you publishing. You will find it at www.4you.no Theme:

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Icon Picture of norwegian artist Knut Reiersrud

July 29, 2013July 16, 2016
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News

At last sunday, a iconic picture taken by me of the norwegian artist Knut Reiersrud was published in the national newspaper Dagbladet. This picture was captured in a formal photosession where we shoud make a picture after the well known picture of the

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Exhibit at Gallery Chlodna20 – Suwalki, Poland,

July 15, 2013July 17, 2016
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Exhibitions

I’m now back from Suwalki, Poland. Four wonderful days and opening of two brand new exhibitions. The main ones consists of 35 images depicting the genuine life in Mississippi, U.S. – This exhibition is in large formats, 100×70 cm. Gallery Chlodna20,

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New exhibit opens next week in Poland

July 6, 2013July 16, 2016
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News
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New month and theme for the “12themes” project in Sweden

May 27, 2013July 16, 2016
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12themes2013

This months theme was “close” and my contribution was like the picture below:  

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New theme in the “12themes” in Sweden.

February 23, 2013July 16, 2016
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12themes2013

This months theme was “liquid” – my contributions this month are 5 pictures build out from the thematic. This pictures are shotted with my Nikon D3 and a 50mm lens mounted on a macro extension tube. My own fantasy-licuid-world was

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Mina Gjerde goes in Dad’s footsteps…

February 15, 2013July 16, 2016
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News

Mina, -my 17  year old daughter, have done her first work to be exhibited in a group exhibit in Oslo, Norway. A total of 30 pictures are displayed outside the “Oslo Rådhus” -building from 11th to 22’nd february 2013. Mina’s

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American streets – in color

January 19, 2013October 10, 2014
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Art

Today, the saturday 19th, I want to give you a taste of my last project nowadays… colorshoots from streets scenary! I like the light and mood of this pics. The best time for shooting it is early in the morning

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Berlin & Unter den Linden Straße

January 18, 2013July 16, 2016
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Travel

Today I will share a small taste of Berlin… from “Unter den Linden Straße” – Please, look at the details – my motivation for this shot are the conection that I find between the girl with the “Russian look” at

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12themes 2013 – What you see every day…

January 15, 2013August 19, 2014
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12themes2013

What I see every day? Basically, one would think this is an easy task, but the challenge lies not in the actual motives. They we’re all a lot of … situations, things, or fellows we see every day. Here we

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The Group-exhibit in Suwalki, Poland is now open

January 5, 2013July 16, 2016
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Exhibitions

My contribution to a group exhibit together with eight different photographers from Poland and one other from Norway. I was represented with 4 pictures from the Biolewezia-serie. Norwegian language: Jeg fant tilfeldigvis en serie bilder fra åpningen av den polske

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Kun dager igjen av Polen-utstillingen

January 3, 2013July 16, 2016
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Exhibitions

Det har vært en relativt bra pressedekning på utstillingen som har vært vist på “Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej Chłodna 20” i Suwalki, PL. Dette er en fellesutstilling med 8 polske og 2 norske fotografer. Jeg hadde med en serie bilder av

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Morten Gjerde will atend the 12themes team in Sweden 2013

January 3, 2013July 16, 2016
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12themes2013

Hook up and follow us… 12 photographers, 12 themes between 12 months… 5-10 pics each in a thematic serie every month… Read moore here: www.12themes.wordpress.com    

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Nå lanserer jeg egen blogg om fotobøker…

January 3, 2013July 16, 2016
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News

Den 1 januar 2013 lanserte jeg min egen fotobok-blogg. Fra denne platformen vil jeg formidle kunnskap og nyheter rundt temaet fotobøker som samleobjekt. Fotobøker er de siste årene blitt et populært samleområde rundt om i hele verden. Undertegnede føler at

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Visit to Białowieza, Poland

October 23, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary, Travel

Chcę podziękować moim polskim przyjaciołom za wspaniały weekend z wielkich doświadczeń. Dla nas wizyta trochę Białowieza jak podróż w czasie, z tyłu … Oto niektóre z tych obrazów, które zostały podjęte w czasie weekendu N: Jeg vil takke mine polske venner

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Barber Shops and more …

July 16, 2012July 16, 2016
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Travel

There are three things I often check out when I get to new places: Cemeteries, libraries and barber shops. Cemeteries says a lot about the local culture. Details and trends are even in cemeteries, and it’s so quiet there …

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Åmål’s Art hall purchased the whole Mississippi Exhibit last week

July 10, 2012July 16, 2016
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Exhibitions, News

Amal Art Hall (Åmål Konsthall) – by the owner Amal municipality, purchased the whole Mississippi exhibit that was shown in the city’s bigest art gallery last week. I look to this as a big honor to me as a photographer,

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“Fra Åmål til Mississippi” – Åpnet i Sverige

June 7, 2012July 16, 2016
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Exhibitions

Den 6 juni 2012 åpnet utstillingen “Fra Åmål til Mississippi” på Dalsland Center i Dalsland – Sverige. Det er 4 fotografer fra den Svenske sammenslutningen “Baretta Photogroup” som stiller ut totalt ca 120 bilder. Morten Gjerde har 35 av disse

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Albino portrets exhibited at Åmål Photofest 5th-12th of may 2012

April 20, 2012July 16, 2016
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Exhibitions

I will attend the next Åmål Photo festival in sweden with 20 portrets of humans with albinism. The event will go on at 5th of may and finaly the last day 12th of may. This 20 images will be a

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Berlin today… 20th of March 2012

March 20, 2012July 16, 2016
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Berlin

Not normal for me to post tourist-cliche-motive, but today will I any way do it. This is Brandenburger Tor, One of Berlin’s biggest tourist atraction… Excuse me! Nikon D3 – 35 mm/f:2.0  –  Expo: Iso 800 – F: 5,6 –

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Berlin today, 19th March 2012

March 19, 2012July 16, 2016
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Berlin, Travel

   

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Odda Smeltery – abandoned factory

March 12, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary

  Until now, this is a unpublished part from my archive with picture from the abandoned Odda Smeltery.  

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Some impact of dryland

March 9, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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Stockholm Centralstation

March 9, 2012July 16, 2016
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Travel

  Stockholm Central Station is Sweden’s largest train station. It serves about 200 000 passengers / day. Together with the associated underground station serving the more than 450 000 passengers and is thus the largest gateway in Scandinavian.

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Decay Aesthetics – Abandoned Mental Hospital

March 9, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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In the front of the Norwegian Parlament after the terrorattack against Norway 7/22/2011

March 8, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary

In deep respect with all the victims…

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Teddy’s softbar, Oslo Norway

March 1, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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Photobook test sample…

February 20, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary, Malawi, Africa
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A moment in a birds life

February 18, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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Wonderful girl at the Memphis trolly

February 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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A glimpse of Abandoned Drug Clinic

February 12, 2012July 16, 2016
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Urban Explorer

Nikon D2x / Nikkor 17-35 – 2.8 Shutterspeed: 1/40 f.stop: 2.8 Iso: 100 Program mode: Manual

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Part of an old Cemetery, Seljord Norway

February 11, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)

Outside Seljord Curch, Seljord – Telemark Norway Camerabody: Fujifilm Finepix S3 Pro / Nikkor 35mm- 2.0 Shutterspeed: 1/90 sek f:stop 4.0 Iso: 100

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In memory of 9/11

February 10, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary, Travel

 

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Sofia – Bulgaria, Motherless at the street,

February 10, 2012July 16, 2016
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Streets, Travel

Nikon F5  – FUJICHROME PROVIA 100F Professional dias film Scanned with Minolta Dimage elite 5400 dias scanner.

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Whiteout sight with killed timber

February 9, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)

  Nikon D3 / Nikkor AF-S 17-35 – 2.8 Focal length used: 17 mm Shutterspeed: 1/90 sek F.stop: 8 Iso: 200 Program: Manual

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Recomandation: ISSUU.com

February 7, 2012February 10, 2012
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News

Jeg vil  anbefale alle å sjekke ut denne siden. Et hav av  gratis magasiner,  bruksanvisninger, lærebøker, manualer av ulike slag, og kataloger… lag deg en gratis profil, søk og legg til de publikasjonene du finner interesante for deg, og vips

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Abandoned Church

February 7, 2012February 7, 2012
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Urban Explorer

Abandoned Church, Vestfossen old chapel, Norway. Build  1862 – abandoned 148 year later in 2010. Nikon D3 / Nikkor AF-S 17-35 Shutterspeed: 1/250, f.stop: 8, ISO: 200

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Vågåbrygga – Veiholmen, Smøla

February 6, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)

  En av redningsskøytene, en moderne versjon i indre havn på Veiholmen, Smøla. Jeg har lest meg litt opp på HDR fotografering og måtte teste dette ut… Kontrastrikt ble det i alle fall. Og jeg tror jeg kan like det

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Daily moments… 4th February

February 5, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)

  Skeiv! Vindskeiv! Falleferdig! Der, langs veien stod du, skeiv og falleferdig. Akkurat slik jeg av og til føler meg. Litt skakk, litt vindskeiv, og litt falleferdig. Denne bua har jeg fotografert en gang tidligere, -på sommeren. Jeg får assosjasjoner

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Daily moments… 27th january

January 27, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)

It was an ordinary night on the way home to Bolkesjø, I had seen the light in the evenings here before and several times thought that I had to take some pictures of a day. This January day was sparkling

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Blues In Britain, Issue 90

January 27, 2012July 16, 2016
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Magazines

Here is the face of the 90-nde edition of the British blues magazine “Blues in Britain”. Jeremy Spencer (ex Fleetwood Mac), here photographed in connection with the shooting for the cover of his comback album “Precious Little.” The images for

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Po’Monkey’s Lounge

January 17, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary, Travel

I have visited Po’Monkey’s many times. With years apart,-but I will never forget this place. If we are talking about places with soul then this pub is mentioned with big words. This is perhaps the innermost of the soul, indeed!

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Abandoned Mental Hospital – a part of the contemporary ruins project

January 15, 2012October 10, 2014
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Urban Explorer

Urban Exploration: In a rainy day I took my self into  the building E on a abandoned mental Hospital in Norway. The area is blocked off and not very hospitable. Decay is obviously formidable, vandalism too. But even though I

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Trond Ytterbø – Morragry

January 14, 2012January 28, 2012
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Music CD

Norwegian text only: Trond skulle ut med soloplate og vi trang et frontbilde. Jeg hadde et bilde liggende i arkivet. Det hadde riktignok vært brukt til noe pressegreier og en konsertannonse på Ulefoss tidligere, men bildet viser Trond slik Trond

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scary atmosfere

January 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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The moon tower

January 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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High voltage

January 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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Historical British blues meeting in my office

January 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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News

Historic event Take a good look at the four legends in the photo above: Jeremy Spencer, Paul Jones, Steve Winwood, and Tom McGuinness – captured together for the first time. The historic event took place on Saturday, August 4th in

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Demonstration against caricaturs of mohamed

January 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary

A demonstration against the caricatur of  Mohamed – In Oslo Norway

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Big Mama Allpax – CD Cover

January 13, 2012January 17, 2012
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Music CD

Dette covret er et “konseptcover” – Bildene er tatt etter en nøye gjennomtenkt ide som skal matche tittelen på utgivelsen. Small Town Criminals, – ordene visualiseres gjennom cover-bildene. For den observante betrakter så finner du igjen de samme folkene som

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Malawi, Africa

January 13, 2012January 28, 2012
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Malawi, Africa

Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. We have chosen this country as the main destination for our project about albinism in Africa. Here we have include a national musician “Geoffrey “yellowman” Zigoma” he is an albino and

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VON – Mange Veje – CD cover

January 13, 2012January 17, 2012
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Music CD

Her er hva avisa Gudbrandsdølen-Dagningen’s  anmelder sier om platecovret: Eg var ikkje udelt begeistra for debutplata til heidalsbandet Von. På oppfølgjaren ”Mange veigje” derimot, stemmer det aller, aller meste. Til og med platecoveret er der det skal vera. På debuten

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Socialist youth against NATO in Oslo – Norway

January 13, 2012July 16, 2016
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Documentary

A demonstration in Oslo against Norway’s membership in NATO and against the fact that this membership includes Norway in different killingactions around the world.

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Knut Hem – Almost on my own

January 13, 2012January 18, 2012
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Music CD

Dette covret ble tatt på “Glenghuset” i Sarpsborg. En klubb som fortsatt har en sceneløsning som de gamle jazzklubbene i New Orleans. Lav scenekant og mørk scnene med eget flygel som fast interiør. Det var noe slikt vi så for

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Anne Karin Kaasa – Spor i Landskap

January 13, 2012January 18, 2012
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Music CD

Her er bildet brukt i sin orginale form, men med påelgg av mønster og tekst. Coveret har fått en klasisk ren stil da fargetone i mønster er valgt i samme ånd som selve bilde. Stilsikkert og rent uten noen radikale

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Grethe Svendsen – Maybe What You Need

January 13, 2012January 18, 2012
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Music CD

  Bildene til dette covret er tatt på en resturant i Oslo, Nærmere bestemt i bydelen Grønnland. Serien bestod av litt ulike settinger i det samme lokalet, men vi landet altså ned på dette. Under her kan du se en

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T-model Ford @ Red’s in Clarksdale, MS

January 11, 2012July 16, 2016
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Pic of the day :)
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Friends – A part of the albino project

January 11, 2012July 16, 2016
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Albino Aid, Pic of the day :)
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People – as they are and live…

January 11, 2012January 17, 2012
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People
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London UK – A pulsating destination

January 11, 2012January 17, 2012
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Travel

   

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Rod Piazza Magazine Cover

January 1, 2012January 18, 2012
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Magazines

Jeg hadde avtale med Rod Piazza under et av hans Oslo-besøk, vi skulle gjennomføre en fotoshoot til frontcovret på BluesNews nr. 48. Fotograferingen skulle gjøres på ettermiddagen i forbindelse med lydprøver på klubben Hr.Nilsen i Oslo. Men da jeg ankom

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Jeremy Spencer Magazine Cover

January 1, 2012January 17, 2012
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Magazines
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Video with stills from the old Odda Smeltery Norway

May 14, 2008November 5, 2016
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video

All picture in this video is by Morten Gjerde. My advice is small screen view and sound on. The quality/resolution of the video is not optimally adapted to modern requirements.

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