A certain time of year the sun will set at the perfect angle and illuminate the Kjerag mountain wall and the raging waterfall in luminescent orange and red, resembling a wall of molten lava. As the light catches the water it creates a glowing, fiery phenomenon.
I used various visual elements-elements of design; line, shape, color, texture, pattern, form and space to create an optical illusion of the Greek god Zeus lightning bolt.
In ancient Greek religion, Zeus was a sky and weather god. He was regarded as the sender of thunder and lightning and his traditional weapon was the thunderbolt.
As an artist I am compelled to create images that provoke an experiential reaction from the viewers, but also to reveal the fragility and grandiose nature of landscapes; I aim to capture a mixture of the sublime together with the fragility of the environment at the hands of human exploitation.
My work is celebratory by design and creates an intimate storyline with the underlying message that beauty can only be comprehended with the contrast of decay or destruction. I aim to pose questions, to reveal both beauty and loss.
Awards 2022
Norwegian Professional Photography Awards
1st Place Fine Art
3rd Place in Norway
Hasselblad Masters
How we Bleed the Earth, Our Guilt and Shame + Finalist - Aerial
2020
PPA IPC
Anthropogenic #6 + Loan
Anthropogenic #7 + Merit
PX3
Zeus + Silver
2019
Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
Silver Medalist
Enchanted + Loan Collection
White Angel + Merit Collection
Valhalla Rising + Merit Collection
Yemaya + Merit Collection
Prix De La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2019
White Angel + Bronze
Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2019
Valhalla Rising + Gold
Oneiri + Bronze
Sentient Beauty + Bronze
International Color Awards 2019
Desert Cathedral + Honorable Mention
Gaia + 12th Photoshow Awards Nominee
Buffalo + 12th Photoshow Awards Nominee
Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP)
Photographer of the Year Awards 2019 - Finalist - # 6 in Europe
- Individual Image Awards 2019
Valhalla Rising + Distinction Award
White Angel + Merit
Chimera + Merit
Golden Hour + Merit
One Eyeland
- World`s Top 10 Black & White Photographers 2019
#1 in Norway
2018
One Eyeland Photography Awards 2018
Photographer of The Year – Norway
Tokyo International Photography Awards (TIFA) 2018
Valhalla Rising + Bronze
Prix De La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2018
Golden Hour + Bronze
Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2018
Enchanted + Bronze
One Eyeland Awards
- World`s Top 10 Black & White Photographers 2018
#5 in the United States
2017
One Eyeland Awards
- World's Top 10 Landscape Photographers 2017
Title Winner - #8 in the World
#2 in the United States
One Eyeland Photography Awards 2017
Gaia - Bronze
Prix De La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2017
Desert Cathedral + Silver
Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2017
Golden Hour + Silver
2016
Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
- International Photographic Competition 2016
Chrysopelea + Merit Collection
