Draft:Petter Hegre
Petter Hegre | |
|---|---|
| Born | Petter Hegre 8 September 1969 |
| Website | www |
Petter Hegre (born 8 September 1969 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian photographer, known for his nude photography of women.[1]
Biography
Hegre studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara and worked in New York City with Richard Avedon before returning to Europe.[2] He went on to publish six books and have his work exhibited internationally. After living in Algarve, Portugal, as of 2008[update], Hegre is based in Barcelona.[citation needed]
Photography
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2017) |
The widest exposure of Hegre's works has been with his website Hegre-Archives launched in 2002. The name of the website was changed to Hegre-Art.com by December 2005 and Hegre.com by 1 August 2016.
On 5 August 2004, Hegre launched The New Nude, which was published by Global Media Publishing.
Awards
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2017) |
- 2001: Photographer of the Year 2001 award at the 8th annual Erotic Prizes.
Books
- Tuscany Nudes, 2009
- Marketa, 2006: foreword by Clifford Thurlow (featuring Markéta Bělonohá)
- 100 Naked Girls, 2004: foreword by Clifford Thurlow
- Wild Shaven Angel, 2003 (featuring Vilita Monkute)
- Luba, 2003: foreword by Jack Gilbert (featuring Luba Shumeyko)
- Russian Lolita, 2002 (featuring Katya Mitina)
- My Wife, 2000 (featuring Svanborg Þórisdóttir)
- My Book, 2000
Personal life
Hegre is married to the Ukrainian model Luba Shumeyko (b. 1982) with whom he has one son. He also has two daughters from a previous marriage. He was earlier married to Icelandic model Svanborg Þórisdóttir (b. 1977).
References
- ^ Petter Hegre Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine in Store norske leksikon Template:No icon
- ^ Model Mayhem - Petter Hegre