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Author: Morten Gjerde

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
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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
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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
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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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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
Morten Gjerde
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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