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Beating gravity

A group of girls taking part in the Norwegian national day parade through Bergen city center on the 17th of May 2025.

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Color Photography Contest

2026

Gold

People

Professional

People’s Vote Award

People

Professional

Beating gravity

A group of girls taking part in the Norwegian national day parade through Bergen city center on the 17th of May 2025.

About Artist

Helge Skodvin

Helge Skodvin is a photographer born and based in Bergen, Norway. He works for magazines, newspapers, publishers, commercial clients as well as long-term personal projects. Skodvin works mainly in the documentary genre with a strong and distinctive visual style. He has made four photo books and his book 240 Landscapes was selected as best in the world in 2015, by photographer, and photo book critic and guru, Martin Parr. Skodvin has been nominated for Leica Oskar Barnack Award and the Magnum Photography Award. He has won numerous awards at the Norwegian Picture of the Year awards. He is a devoted supporter of Liverpool FC and he likes his coffee black with two sugars.

Helge Skodvin

Photographic Areas of Focus

Landscapes, Landscapes, People, Photojournalism

Location

Norway

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