Knut Johannes Bry (born 3 October 1946) is a Norwegian fine-art photographer and film director. Bry chose photography as a profession in 1975, when he was 29 years old. He has won a number of photographic awards, among them Photographer of the Year in the

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in 1986 and in Norway in 1989. He has permanent exhibits at the

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, the

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, and Nord Norske Kunstsamlinger. His work has also been exhibited at Espace Canon in

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, in

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, and various museums in Norway. He has published and contributed to several books within photography, fashion, and food. He was born in

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