Photographer Paul S. Amundsen - contact Fotograf Paul S. Amundsen

I live and work in Bergen, Norway, as an independent photographer.

Since 2003 I've been working as a freelance photographer for newspapers,
magazines and other clients, among others:

Bergens Tidende, The New York Times, VG, DN, Dagbladet, KK,
Henne, Journalisten, Forskerforum, NHH, UiB, InPress, Tv3.

I am member of The Pressphotographers Union (PK) and Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ).

For more information in Norwegian, click here.

I am currently available for assignments in Bergen.

Awards etc

2011: Gold and Bronze, Prix de la Photographie Paris
2011: Runner Up (top five), Jacob Riis Award
2010: 3rd Prize Foreign documentary of the year, Picture of the Year Norway
2010: Honorable mention, multimedia, Picture of the Year Norway
2010: Group exhibition: Vestlandsutstillingen
2009: Honorable mention, portrait story, Prix de la Photographie Paris
2009: Group exhibition: Portrait Now
2008: Selected for the Nordic Master Class
2007: 1st Prize, Sport Feature Story, Picture of the Year Norway.
2003: 1st Prize, Domestic Documentary of the Year, Picture of the Year Norway
2002: The funniest picture of the Year, Picture of the Year Norway
2001: 3rd Prize Sport Story, Picture of the Year Norway

Nominated for Picture of the Year
FEBRUARY 2012

I am one of the photographers shortlisted for the annual Picture of the Year, Norway.
The final winners will be announced on February 22nd, 2012, in Oslo.
Click here to see the shortlist.

Work in progress: Schizophrenia
DECEMBER 2011

Photo: Paul S. Amundsen

In March this year I began on a new project where I am photographing Randi who lives nearby.
She's diagnozed with schizophrenia, but her daily life is fairly stable. She is writing a text to
the images that I have shot so far. Hopefully it will be a book one day.
See some of the pictures here.

Work in progress: Norwegian Landscapes
OCTOBER 2011

Photo: Paul S. Amundsen

I am currently working on a project where I am photographing the Norwegian landscape my way.
This long-term project will be produced over several years. See some of the pictures here.

Work in progress: Bergen Rain
OCTOBER 2011

Photo: Paul S. Amundsen

In September this year I began on a new project about my hometown Bergen. For the next months
I will shoot pictures when it's raining - which is quite often. Somehow it's a kind of therapy.
This project makes me more happy about bad weather. See some of the pictures here.

Norway After the 22/7 Killings
JULY 2011

Photo: Paul S. Amundsen for Bergens Tidende

On July 22, 2011 77 people were killed in a bomb attack in central Oslo and a shooting rampage
on Utoya. Three days after the massacre, Anders Behring Breivik, who is charged for both of the
incidents, appeared in court in a closed hearing. This is a serie of portraits of people
outside the court during the hearing in Oslo. See the portraits here.

A Memoir of a Boy published on Burn
JULY 2011

Screenshot from www.burnmagazine.org

A multimedia version of the photo essay A Memoir of a Boy is now available on burnmagazine.org.
Burn is curated by the Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey.

Gold and Bronze: Prix de la Photographie Paris
JUNE 2011

Screenshot from www.px3.fr

I recieved Gold medal in the press/feature category for the photo story A Memoir of a Boy in Prix de la Photographie 2011 (PX3).
The same serie also recieved a 3rd place in the Press Category. The winning pictures will be exhibited at Espace Dupon in Paris from 29. June 2011.

Runner up: Jacob Riis Award
MAY 2011

Some pictures from A Memoir of a Boy.

I am one of four runners up in the second edition of the Jacob Riis Award. Alex Masi won the first prize.
My photo essay, A Memoir of a Boy, was selected from 388 submitted portfolios.
The pictures will be exhibited in Buenos Aires in January next year.

Two prizes: Picture of the Year Norway
MARCH 2011

I won two prizes in the Norwegian Picture of the Year competition 2010.
3. Prize Foreign Documentary of the year: A Memoir of a Boy.
Honorable Mention, multimedia for A Memoir of a Boy.

Invited to Trondheim Documentary Festival
NOVEMBER 2010

Some pictures from A Memoir of a Boy.

I am invited to Trondheim Documentary Festival that takes place from 18. to 20. November.
My latest project, A Memoir of A Boy, will be shown for an audience for the very first time.
Other participants: Jonas Bendiksen, Marie Sjøvold, Rune Johansen and Andrea Gjestvang.

Hardanger in The New York Times
NOVEMBER 2010

Photo: Paul S. Amundsen for The New York Times

"Opposition to Power Line at a Fjord Runs Deep" writes The New York Times on 11/11 2010.
The journalist reports from Hardanger and writes about the construction of a high-tension line
that have many opponents. I took the pictures for the article.

Exhibited at Vestlandsutstillingen
JUNE 2010

The exhibited pictures.

"Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics" will be exhibited in Suldal from 28.5-13.6. This work was published
in the photobook "Sort of Safe" in 2009. Vestlandsutstillingen is an annual art exhibition, and this year
the art works are on display in seven different galleries on the west coast of Norway.

Prize-winning photo story
DECEMBER 2009

Tear sheets from BTMagasinet August 2009.

Bergen Union of Journalists awarded a 2. prize for "Working with dead people" in their annual photo competition.
The story was published in Bergens Tidende in August 2009. See the tear sheets here.

Exhibition and book release
2009

The cover of the book Sort of Safe.

I am one of 15 participants in the photo book Sort of Safe. Sort of Safe is the result of the Nordic Master Class workshop where 15 photographers from the Nordic countries were making visual stories about the Nordic welfare states. Pictures from the book are exhbited at the Town Hall in Århus (from 31.08). The pictures will also be exhibited in other Nordic countries in 2009. Here is my contribution to the book.

Prize-winning portrait story
2009

The awarded portait story.

I was awarded a Honorable Mention at Prix de la Photographie Paris 2009 for this portrait story. The pictures are from an unfinished and unreleased project.

Exhibited in Denmark
2009

Diane

The exhibited portrait: Diane.

This portrait was exhibited at Portrait Now (7. May-2. August), Det Nationalhistoriske Museum, Denmark.
Portrait Now! is the exhibition for the selected entries for Brewer J.C. Jacobsens Portrait Award.,
and the picture will also be exhibited in the other Nordic countries:

Sweden: Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby, May - July 2010

Iceland: Akureyri Kunstmuseum, Akureyri, October - December 2010

Finland: Tikanojas konsthem, KUNSTI, Vaasa, January - March 2011

Norway: Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, April - August 2011

Summer exhibition in Bergen
2009

Two of the pictures exhibited at Per Vigelands store at Bryggen, Bergen.

Four images on canvas (100x70cm) are exhibited and for sale at Per Vigelands store in Bergen. Per Vigeland is a terrific goldsmith and his store is located in the old wharf of Bergen, Bryggen. Other pictures are also for sale at Ting Bryggen, a nearby store.