Norwegian Journal of Photography #1 (by Espen Rasmussen)

Background information, content

"The first volume of the Norwegian Journal of Photography is featuring the work of ten Norwegian photographers afforded by Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP), an opportunity to present their long-term projects,
i.e. stories they have worked with during the two years they have taken part in NJP. The book is 384 pages long, with a soft cover and featuring different types of paper, adapted to the stories told by the photographers.

Content

In this first edition, you can see Andrea GJESTVANG’s story of young people in Finnmark County, Helge SKODVIN’s 'Volvo 240' project and Marie SJOVOLD’s study of people sleeping. Linda Bournane ENGELBERTH shadowed the Roma people closely, while Ellen Lande GOSSNER documented the life of the deaconesses at Lovisenberg. Eivind H. NATVIG travelled all over Norway and documented everyday life and realities, while Ingvild Vaale ARNESEN explored young girls’ identities. Karin Beate NOSTERUD observed life at the Paulus nursing home. Monica LARSEN’s project in NJP #1 is about foreign women who take jobs cleaning Norwegian homes, while Oddleiv APNESETH travelled to western Norway and observed the Sogn and Fjordane Theatre, Norway’s smallest theatre." (© Journal, SE)

Book review

"From road trips to more metaphysical journeys from isolated northern towns to more ethnically diverse southern cities, from Norway’s elderly to its youth, what these NJP projects share is a kind of questioning of the complicated issues that face Norway today."
(© Alex WEBB and Rebecca NORRIS WEBB, in: intro of 'Norwegian Journal of Photography #1')

About the participated photographers

Oddleiv APNESETH, Ingvild Vaale ARNESEN, Linda Bournane ENGELBERTH, Andrea GJESTVANG, Ellen Lande GOSSNER, Eivind H. NATVIG, Karin Beate NOSTERUD, Monica LARSEN, Marie SJOVOLD and Helge SKODVIN.

Photo books by participating photographers

• APNESETH, Oddleiv
  ARNESEN, Ingvild Vaale
  ENGELBERTH, Linda Bournane
  Andrea GJESTVANG,
  EGOSSNER, llen Lande
  NATVIG, Eivind H.
  NOSTERUD, Karin Beate
  LARSEN, Monica
  SJOVOLD, Marie
  SKODVIN, Helge