Nordic Light International Festival of Photography (or just Nordic Light) is an international photo festival held annually in the city of
Kristiansund,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
.
Background
The festival was established in 2006, and has grown to become one of the most important photo festivals in Europe. The festival attracts famous photographers from all over the world, like
Martin Parr
Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in p ...
,
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey (born March 14, 1948) is an American photojournalist and war photographer.
He has been awarded the Overseas Press Club's Robert Capa Gold Medal five times and two World Press Photo awards. In 2003, Nachtwey was injured in a gren ...
and
Bruce Gilden. The biggest festival as of 2011 was that of 2011, with over 50 exhibitions and guests like
Gered Mankowitz and
Lucien Clergue
Lucien Clergue (; 14 August 1934 – 15 November 2014) was a French photographer. He was Chairman of the Academy of Fine Arts, Paris for 2013.
Biography
Lucien Clergue was born in Arles, France. At the age of 7 he began learning to play the ...
.
[Morten M. Løberg,]
Nordic Light i gang
, Fotografi.no, 4 May 2011. Accessed 31 July 2011.
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External links
Nordic Light
Photography in Norway
Photography exhibitions
Kristiansund
Photography festivals
Art festivals in Norway
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