Arne Nævra (born 7 December 1953) is a Norwegian photographer and politician.

Biography

Nævra was born in

Øvre Eiker Øvre Eiker is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hokksund. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into ''Øvre Eiker'' ...

. He was elected representative to the

Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...

from

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

for the period 2017–2021 for the Socialist Left Party. He was a member of Buskerud county council from 1979 to 1983. Nævra has studied biology and ecology at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

, and is a

nature photographer Nature photography encompasses a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures. Nature photography tends to place a stronger ...

and film producer by profession. His books include ''Norske Rovdyr'' from 1997, ''Dyrene på Langedrag'' from 2001, and ''Villdyr og Villmark'' from 2010. He was awarded ''Friluftslivets Hederspris'' in 2013.

References

1953 births Living people People from Øvre Eiker Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Buskerud politicians University of Oslo alumni Norwegian nature photographers Norwegian republicans Members of the Storting 2017–2021 {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub