Petter Hegre

Petter Hegre (born 1969 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian photographer, most famous for his nude photography of women.

Biography

Hegre studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography in California and worked in New York with Richard Avedon before returning to his native Norway. He received the "Photographer of the Year 2001" award at the 8th annual 'Erotic prizes' in London. He went on to publish six books and have his work exhibited internationally.

Hegre-Art, his official website, was launched in 2002 as Hegre-Archives. It underwent a dramatic redesign in December 2005, coinciding with the name change. [ [http://www.adultsitesurfer.com/review/hegre-art/index.html Adult Site Surfer review of Hegre-Art] ] Hegre is married to model Luba Shumeyko and they divide their time between a villa set in orange groves in the Algarve, Portugal and an atelier in the heart of Paris.

Photography

On 5 August 2004, Global Media Publishing and Petter Hegre announce the publication of: "HEGRE: The New Nude" - "No. 1 Autumn 2004". This erotic art photography print magazine would be relaunched as "The New Nude" in the summer of 2005, with Hegre as the creative director and chief photographer.

Awards

2001 - Photographer of the Year 2001 award at the 8th annual Erotic Prizes.

Books by Petter Hegre

* "Marketa", 2006: foreword by Clifford Thurlow (featuring Markéta Bělonohá)
* "100 Nude Models", 2006
* "100 Naked Girls", 2004: foreword by Clifford Thurlow
* "Wild Shaven Angel", 2003
* "Luba", 2003: foreword by Jack Gilbert
* "Russian Lolita", 2002
* "My Book", 2000
* "My Wife", 2000: by corporate author Svanborg Þórisdóttir

References

ee also

*Elena Berkova

External links

* [http://www.hegre-art.com Petter Hegre] (Official Website)