The Community Board
Oslo SPC was founded in 2021 by Sivert Almvik with the purpose of supporting and showcasing the local community of street photographers by creating an inclusive social space and hosting different events.
The board are the following photographers.
Sivert Almvik
@sivertalmvik • sivertalmvik.no
Born 1981, street photographer since 2001.
Documenting daily life and capturing it as it unfolds before me gives me great joy, as it is as fascinating as it is challenging. So many things has to come together in a blink of an eye. Composition, light, human moments, you name it!
My subconscious does a lot of the decision making for me. Style, mannerism, movement or peoples relation to the surroundings. This is documentation of life in practice.
Tonje Sivertsen
@tonje_streets_and_more • tonjestreets.com
Born 1975, street photographer since 2016
I have always been a street roamer, but when I first picked up a camera in 2016, photography was just a natural extension. I enjoy most kinds of photography, but I favour street photography because it can be done spontaneously, everywhere, and as an integrated part of daily life. I like the idea that every situation is a potential photo opportunity.
I don´t anticipate any particular photo when I go out; I want to be surprised in the same way I want my viewers to be. Most times I am drawn towards the surprising, the interesting, the absurd and the witty.
Eva Brodtkorb
@evabrodtkorb_photography • evabrodtkorb.com
Born 1982, street photographer since 2019
I enjoy the surprise of catching unique moments in the streets, like beautiful, funny, or dramatic scenes. It's about capturing the emotions of the moment and sharing them. Street photography offers a special freedom that no other type of photography can match.
I'm drawn to scenes with vibrant colors, and strong contrasts that make the moment come alive in my photos. At the same time, it's crucial for me not to confine myself to anything specific. I want to remain open to the unexpected, to those small moments that often go unnoticed. Street photography, to me, is about capturing the moments in the urban landscape, the small stories unfolding around us every day.
Morten Andresen
@morten.clicks
Born 1979, street photographer since 2018
I enjoy capturing everyday moments and making them look cool. Street photography is also very accessible, so it's a great way to be creative and express yourself.
I usually find a location I like and wait for something interesting to happen in that space. I don't mind hanging around one spot for a while because to me the location is just as important as the subject.
Andreas Feydt
@andreasfphoto • andreasfeydt.com
Born 1986, street photographer since 2018
I have always enjoyed studying people and how life unfolds around me. In addition, I am interested in history. Seeing pictures that show life in yesteryears really fascinates me.
For me, street photography plays an important role as documentation of the contemporary. Therefore, it gradually became natural for me to draw my photography in this direction. The fact that it is a very accessible form of photography that easily can be included in daily life is also a helpful factor.
I am often drawn towards the unusual in the usual. Rarities in daily life, humour, strange coincidences and so on. But it can sometimes also just be a scene that I find visually pleasing.
Øyvind Nordhagen
@oyvindwashere • bio.site/nordhagen
Born 1981, street photographer since 2019
Walking the streets alone and watching and reflecting on everything around me ultimately made me start to document it, like a bystander to humanity. That being said I don’t consider myself strictly a street photographer.
I take interest in human behaviour. From banal and mundane moments to the deadpan funny, to the outright bizarre things people do in public. Norwegians aren’t typically outgoing, flamboyant people who wear their identities on their sleeves. We expect privacy even in public, which makes it a challenge to catch them doing interesting things. That’s part of the fun!
I also have a background in graphic design, which breaks through in the form of just pleasing compositions sometimes.
Mats Halvorsen
@h.a.l.v.o.r.s.e.n
Born 1989, street photographer since 2014
I am a photographer…
That’s my literal job description these days, and with that comes the drab and tiring dark reality of fatigue. I made my hobby my job, and now I’m definitely paying the price.
However, street photography is different. It keeps me sharp, inspired and on top of my game both mentally and professionally. That’s just one of the appeals of this wild and wonderful art form for me, and that’s why I do it. I never really know what I’m doing, and I love it.