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Sivert Almvik
@sivertalmvik.no
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Day job: Communications advisor in the norwegian public sector. My own time: Street and documentary photography. My blog: sivertalmvik.no Founder of Oslo Street Photography Collective: oslospc.com
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Mar 29
Trond Lindholm jokes about how he had a midlife crisis when turned 50, and went down the street photography route. Now he's doing what he calls «people photography»: youtu.be/A4cUQgsb274
The Photographers of Oslo: Trond Lindholm | DOCUMENTARY
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · 13d
I just posted a video in my serie «Photographers of Oslo». This time it is about Nicolas Levy and his photo project on Bygdøyfergene (the Bygdøy ferries) in Oslo, Norway
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#DocumentaryPhotography #DocumentaryFilm #PhotoJournalism
Photographers of Oslo – Nicolas Levy and the Bygdøyfergene (Bygdøy ferries) in Oslo
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · 19d
Nicolas Levy explains why he doesn’t shoot in hiding—he’s there with the person, sharing the moment, building the photograph together.

Part of my ongoing project «Photographers of Oslo». The full video with Nicolas Levy will be out soon on YouTube!
#PhotographersOfOslo #DocumentaryPhotography
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · 20d
Every time I use an LLM, I always say «thank you» and «please» when interacting with it – like it is a human being.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 31
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 31
Last sunday here in Oslo, Tamima Nibras Juhar was murdered by a far right activist. Today people gathered to remember her and take a stance against racism and violence, and the far right.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 29
I bought a zine from a friend yesterday. He signed it.
#PhotoZine #Photography #PhallicDrawings
A person signing a printed street photo at a wooden table, surrounded by headphones, a phone, and a glass.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 22
A shot from a disposable camera photowalk this summer arranged by Oslo SPC, my street photography collective

#StreetPhotography #Photography #DisposableCamera #Filmphotography
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 22
I shot a few photos around the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway: www.sivertalmvik.no/blog/street-...
#StreetPhotography #Photography #SummerProject #Blogs
Street photography at the Royal Palace in Oslo – a mini summer project
This summer I did a simple mini-project of street photography in Oslo. I shot pictures at the Royal Palace, guided by intuition and candid photos.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 21
Fant 50 eurocent på bakken. Fy faen, nå kan det gå bare en vei!
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 19
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 19
Walked outside of Stortinget where Vebjørn Bjelland Berg was being thrown out by the police. He is on a hunger strike to get the norwegian government to start phasing out oil and gas. This is day 21 on hunger strike.
#PhotoJournalism #StreetPhotography #DocumentaryPhotography
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 11
- Buy a camera that has at least 40 megapixels. 24 megapixels is too low for anything other than social media!

Hyperbole, yes, but they summarize all the «rules» I've heard through the years.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 11
- Without weather sealing, your camera will be ruined if it is foggy outside!

- Never shoot horisontal images. Instagram is made for vertical content!
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 11
- Never shoot APS-C when doing professional stuff. It will be too noisy and you can't blur the background!

- Never set your lens aperture higher than f/11. If you do, the diffraction will ruin your photos!
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 11
What people have told me on how to do photography: 👇

- Never have a black or a white point in your image. You should be able to see the spots on the sun and Satan himself in the blackest depths of hell!

- Never shoot higher than the base ISO. If you do, you’ll ruin your photos with noise!
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Aug 7
Jeg tenkte litt sånn i starten med foto, men så kom jeg på hvorfor jeg holder på med denne hobbyen. Jeg gjør det for den viktigste personen i livet mitt: meg selv
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jul 23
Old camera gear boxes are pretty nice to look at
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jul 19
Online comments tend to obsess over what's «real» or «authentic» in street photography, but not the picture taking act itself. But who really decides how street photos should be taken, and why do we care so much?: www.sivertalmvik.no/blog/street-...
#streetphotography #photography
Street photography myths: Why the Decisive Moment isn’t about the technique
Does burst mode make you less of a «real» street photographer? A critical YouTube comment got me thinking about outdated rules in street photography—and why capturing the moment matters far more than ...
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jul 2
Tucked away in a drawer for 18 years, a roll of Fuji Reala 100 unexpectedly revealed a lost chapter from my student days in Trondheim. The colours were still intact – and so were the stories. Here's what I found: www.sivertalmvik.no/b/Cv
#FilmPhotography #Photography #Blog
I developed a forgotten film roll from 2007 – and uncovered memories I didn’t know I had
Tucked away in a drawer for 18 years, a roll of Fuji Reala 100 unexpectedly revealed a lost chapter from my student days in Trondheim. The colours were still intact – and so were the stories. Here's w...
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jun 29
A little more context: The police say that up to 100K people participated. This is a record attendance following the 2022 religious terrorist incident targeting queer people. This small religious group was (and is) in an extreme minority.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jun 29
During the Oslo Pride Parade yesterday, a small gaggle of religious people had set up a «counter protest». They shouted their special brand of religious love at the parade and the onlookers, only to be drowned out by the sound of the parade and people cheering it
#Oslo #OsloPride #Pride
Person waving flags. A man waves a transgender flag and a progress pride flag in front of a religious protest in central Oslo, smiling defiantly while holding a rose. Two people kissing. Two women kiss in front of a Christian protest in Oslo, surrounded by photographers and onlookers, with pride flags and vibrant outfits.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jun 26
A woman walking past a construction site in Oslo covered in posters and scaffolding on a sunny afternoon. Two smiling men standing on a quiet Oslo street in front of a yellow wooden building with traditional windows.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jun 26
My photo collective arranged a disposable camera photo walk. Here are some of the shots I got that were decent
#photography #disposablecamera #photowalk
Visitors interacting with a stone sculpture in Vigeland Park, Oslo, while others take photos under a bright summer sky. A group of tourists taking photos and relaxing on the steps in Vigeland Park, surrounded by lush green trees. A woman photographing an older couple posing in the centre of Vigeland Park on a sunny day. Top-down view of a woman and a young child walking up concrete steps, casting soft shadows in the sun.
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jun 21
Hver morgen jeg står opp, hører jeg naboens mobilalarm dundre avgårde i 30-40 minutter. Forstår ikke. Bare en fugl på taket fiser, våkner jeg
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Sivert Almvik @sivertalmvik.no · Jun 15
I made a video with street photographer Connor Bryan about how – and why – you should make a handmade photo book.
It's not just about paper and tape, but about spending time with your own photos.

The video is out now: youtu.be/f8Qe_Uq2nlQ

#streetphotography #diyzines #photobooks
From Instagram to Print: Why Every Photographer Should Make a Handmade Photo Book
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