Bjorn Opsahl (born 10 August 1968) is a Norwegian photographer, director and lecturer from Oslo. Opsahl debuted as an artist with the exhibition "Deadscapes" in 2005 at the Henie Onstad Art Centre, and followed up with "Ask the Dust" on Stenersen Museum in 2009. Opsahl was photographer and judge on ''

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/ref> Opsahl has no formal photography training, either from school or as an assistant. He started as a roadie for various festivals and rock concerts. During a lunch break from work job he went to the local convenience store to buy a sausage and five lottery tickets. He won 25,000 NOK (approximately US$5,000) and left directly for Stockholm to party. Arriving home a few days later, he had also been bought his first camera. In 2010 he was the wedding photographer when the Norwegian Forbes-billionaire Petter Stordalen married the environmental activist Gunhild Anker Stordalen to the tune of 5 million USD in Marrakech Bjorn Opsahl also works as a director of commercials and music videos. Opsahl is a friend of photographer legend Anton Corbijn and has taken Corbijn's current press photos.

Exhibitions

Solo

*1995: Björk – Venice/Stockholm – Barbeint, Oslo *2005: Deadscapes – Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Bærum *2009: Ask the Dust – Stenersen Museum, Oslo *2012: Black Eye - Nordic Light International Festival of Photography, Kristiansund

Collective

*1996: Trikkehallene i Oslo – Tinagent's Arena 18:39 *1998: Kuba i Oslo – Tinagent's Arena 1998 *1998: Henie Onstad Kunstsenter – Christo Hommage *2002: Havnehallene, Oslo – KORK, 53 musikere møter 53 fotografer *2002: Quart-festivalen: - Opsahl/Leardini *2003: T-banen, Oslo – Undereksponert

References

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