Biography
Pål Hermansen (1955, Oslo, Norway)
Education:
Photographic Workshop in Havana, Cuba with Alex and Rebecca Webb 2012
BA, Arts and Photography, Robert Meyer College of Art, Oslo 2004-2008
5 Photographic workshops 1995-1999
Research education microbiology, Oslo 1985-1986
Homeopathy, Oslo 1980-1984
Dentistry, Oslo 1974-1979
Pål Hermansen has since 1971 worked as a freelance photographer, artist and writer.
Since 1985 he has published 23 books (both text and photography). In addition he has
written and/or supplied imagery for 12 more books. Included in the NHM/BBC-book (2013)
Masters of Nature Photography as one of ten photographers.
Images have been published internationally by media as National Geographic Magazine,
GEO (GEO Magazine /Special/ Saison/ GEOLino /GEO books), Conde Nast Traveler,
Stern, Welt Am Sonntag, The Sunday Times, New York Times, The Observer, The
Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, Sierra Club Magazine, L’Illustre (Switzerland), BBC
Wildlife Magazine, Digital Camera, Outdoor Photography (UK), Orion Magazine (USA),
Hasselblad Forum, Terre Sauvage, Bell’Europa, Focus (Italy, Greece), Altair, Travel
Holiday, Camera Natura, Self Realization Fellowship calendar, CD covers etc.
The photography has also been presented by photography magazines in Norway,
Sweden, Finland, Brazil and China.
Images are represented internationally by Getty Images (STONE, STONE+ and Image Bank) (www.gettyimages.com), Photoshot/NHPA (www.nhpa.co.uk), Steve Bloom Images (www.stevebloom.com) and Nature Picture Library NPL (www.naturepl.com).
In Scandinavia a large selection of images is supplied by NTB-Scanpix (www.ntb.no).
Membership:
Member of Forbundet Frie Fotografer (FFF) –The Norwegian Fine Art Photographers’
Association and member of the board and honorary member of Norske Naturfotografer (NN) – Norwegian Nature Photographers’ Association.
Miscellaneous:
Multivision shows and lectures in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, UK, Lithuania and
Spain, leader of many photographical workshops in Norway and abroad, contributed to
several radio and TV-programs.
Member of the jury of the international environmental photographic competition hosted by Friends of the Earth International 2006, and the Russian Press Photo competition 2006/7.
Member of the finalist jury Veolia Environnement Wildlife
Photographer of the Year 2011 competition, head of the jury of the Nordic Nature
Photo Contest (NNPC) from 2011 and member of the 2014 jury European Nature Photographer of the Year competition, Germany.
Speaker at WildPhotos 2007 and 2013 (BBC/Wildlife Photographer of the Year), London,
the international Nordic Light Festival of Photography, Kristiansund, Norway 2009 and 2012,
AEFONA-congress Sevilla, Spain 2011, GDT Festival Lünen 2002 and 2013. Speaker at Norsk Naturfotofestival (Norwegian Nature Photography Festival) 2014-
Part of the Wild Wonders of Europe Project (www.wildwondersofeurope.com)
Artist in Residence on Arctic and Antarctic voyages (Quark expeditions, Hurtigruten, PolarQuest).
Solo exhibitions:
Norsk Naturfotofestival, (Norwegian Nature Photography Festival) Ski, Norway 2014
GDT Bilderhalle, Lünen, Germany 2013
Kongsvinger Library, Norway 2013
The Voss Art Association, Voss, Norway 2012
Nordic Light International Festival of Photography, Kristiansund, Norway 2012
Fotomessen 2011, Scandinavian Photographic Fair, Oslo, Norway 2011
Turtagrø hotel, Norway 2011
Galleri (Ø), Mullsjö, Sweden 2010
Galleri Vikerødegården, Hamar, Norway 2010
KunstPause Svalbard/Galleri Svalbard 2009
Deichman Public Library, (2 exhibitions) Oslo 2008
Center for Norwegian Culture, Saratov, southern Russia 2008
Norwegian Parliament/Nordic Council session, Oslo, Norway 2007
Foto Sojuz Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2007
Avistegnernes Hus, Drøbak, Norway 2007
Galleri Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 2007
Cfl/Galleri Mazarin, Söderhamn, Sweden 2006 (with Helena Larsson)
Galleri Infra, Upplands Väsby/Stockholm, Sweden 2006 (with Helena Larsson)
Väsby Konsthall, Upplands Väsby/Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Galleri Sunniva, Sauda, Norway 2005
Sauda Kultursenter, Sauda, Norway 2004
Galleri Adamstuen, Oslo, Norway 2004
Josef Sudek Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2003
Gallery Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 2003
Galleri Herman, Lillestrøm, Norway 1993
Preus fotomuseum, Horten, Norway 1993
Major collective exhibitions
Contemporary Landscape Photography: An International Perspective, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California 2013-14
Polish Academy of Sciences/Museum of the Earth an The Polish Parliament, Warsaw, Polen 2013
Norsk Natur, Biodiversity year 2010, Rådhusplassen, Oslo, Norway 2010
Forest, Norwegian Forest Museum, Elverum, Norway 2009
Art of Photography Show, San Diego, California 2008
Fotoloft Gallery, Winzawod Contemp. Art Centre, Moscow 2008
Natur-unser kostbares Netz, GEO + GZT, Kloster Eberbach, Germany 2007
Gemeinde Merchweiler, Germany 2007
Green Art Festival, Seoul, Korea 2007
«Fotografi 2007″, Oslo 2007
World Press Photo Exhibition world tour 2006
“Tiden”, Galleri Infra/Edsvik konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna/Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Gemeinde Merchweiler, Germany 1998
The Olympic exhibition, Lillehammer, Norway 1994
Major prizes:
Highly honoured, Nature’s Best, USA 2013
Fritz Pölking Preis, The European Nature Photo Journalist Prize, + 1 commended, GDT, Germany 2013
1 st prize + 1 commended, BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
2nd prize (runner-up), BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012
H M (2 images) Nature and Fine Arts, International Photography Awards (IPA), California, 2012
Highly honoured, Nature’s Best, USA 2010
Highly honoured , Glanzlichter competiton, Germany 2010
1st Prize Concurso Asferico, Italy 2010
1st Prize European Nature Photographer of the Year 2009
2nd Prize European Nature Photographer of the Year 2008
Howies Art think Prize, UK 2007
2nd Prize Nature, singles, World Press Photo Competition 2006
Nordic Nature Photographer of the Year 2005 (one winner biannually)
1st Prize European Nature Photographer of the Year 2005
1st Prize European Nature Photographer of the Year 2004 + several highly commended
2nd Prize Hasselblad Open 1998
1st Prize Wildlife Photographer of the Year 1993 + 6 highly commended images 1993-2001
1st Prize junior category United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), international
environmental photographic competition 1974
Stipends:
Norsk Faglitterær Forfatterforening 1998/2003/2006/2014
Fagfotografenes Fond 2004/2007/2011
Decoration:
Conoco Phillips Hotel section, Ekofisk oil platform 2014
Sykehuset Møre og Romsdal, Kristiansund hospital 2013
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo 2008
KLIF (Norwegian Climate and Pollution Control Authority), Oslo 2007
Royal Norwegian Dept. of Justice, Oslo 2007
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, Svalbard 2007
Alstom Norway, office premises 2005-2007
Fine arts:
Represented by Galleri Svalbard.
Represented in collections:
Robert Meyer Collection
Galleri Svalbard
Preus Museum, The Norwegian Photographical Museum, Horten, Norway