Oslo Pride Parade 2026
Shooting a parade is hard. That is why I try to shoot around it, not the parade itself.
Sivert Almvik Photography
Street and documentary photography
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Boats & Hoes: Skaters sailing down the Akerselva on inflatable boats
A friend told me about a skate crew paddling inflatable boats down the Akerselva. I showed up with a camera and no plan. The photos disappeared into my library. Here is what I found when I went looking.
Two weeks against pretty: the photographs I want to show
I set out to make photographs I didn't want to show anyone. I ended up with photographs I am picking out to print. The first few days followed the manifesto. The rest broke it. That gave me something I didn't expect.
Two weeks of not taking pretty pictures
A manifesto. A dogma.
Season with snow, serve under a tree
I was walking through a park on my way to the bus. A frying pan was sitting in the snow next to a tree. Pan, tree, packed snow.
His hands never left his pockets
A couple show their love for each other outside Oslo Central Station on a cold February night. In a city where public affection is rare, they didn't seem to care.
A winter country caught off guard
It snowed in Oslo. In February. You'd think that would be normal. It isn't anymore.
A grand celebration for the men’s national football team qualifying for the World Cup
I went to Rådhusplassen on 17 November 2025 to photograph 50 000 people celebrating the first Norwegian men's national football team World Cup qualification since 1998. Not because I care about football, but because I had new equipment to test and a crowd that size is hard to ignore.
Apparently some of them bring furniture
An older man boards an Oslo tram carrying a rocking chair and a pair of skis. It might be the most Norwegian photo I've ever taken.
Street photography in Taipei, Taiwan – when the lens stops being a choice
Taipei was the final stop on my Christmas and New Year trip through Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan. By the time I arrived, the 28 mm had been on my camera for weeks. This is what I learned about focal length, familiarity and seeing.