Quiet light on the western coast.
I photograph the slow life of fishing villages, glacier valleys and the people who stay through the long winters. Long-term projects, editorial assignments and limited-edition prints from Bergen, Norway.
Selected work
A small edit from ongoing series shot between 2019 and 2025. Full project sets available on request.
About
I'm Marta Halvorsen, a photographer working mostly in natural light along the fjords and islands of western Norway. My pictures tend to be patient ones — I'll wait out the weather, return to the same harbour a dozen times, and let people forget the camera is there.
After studying visual communication in Oslo, I spent six years assisting on editorial shoots before turning to my own long-form documentary projects. Today I split my time between commissioned work for magazines and tourism boards, and a continuing personal series on coastal communities that are slowly emptying out.
Prints are produced in small runs on cotton rag paper at a studio I share with two other photographers near Bryggen. If a frame on this site speaks to you, it can usually be made.
Prints & commissions
Honest pricing, no surprises. Sizes and editions are kept small on purpose.
Open prints
Most images are available as A4 and A3 archival prints, hand-signed on the back. Typical turnaround is two to three weeks. Drop me a note with the title and a size.
Limited editions
Select frames are released in editions of 25, larger format and numbered. These sell mainly through gallery shows; remaining stock is listed by request.
Commissions
I take a handful of editorial and travel assignments each year, plus the occasional family or working-life story. Tell me what you have in mind and roughly when.
Contact
The best way to reach me is by email — I read everything myself, usually within a couple of days. For print orders, please include the photograph's title.
Newsletter
A few times a year I send out a short note when a new series goes up or a print release opens. No spam, easy to unsubscribe. To join, email me with “list” in the subject line and I'll add you.