Hi, I’m Sivert Almvik
I’m a street and documentary photographer living in Oslo, Norway. This is my little space on the interwebs.
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Recent blogs
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How street photography has ruined me
Read more: How street photography has ruined meI shoot street photography almost every day here in Oslo. Sometimes I’m on holiday and a tourist. Still, I think like a street photographer. The result is that I often come home from holiday with pictures of strangers instead of pictures of old buildings or beautiful nature.
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Hyperfocal distance – faster than the world’s fastest autofocus
Read more: Hyperfocal distance – faster than the world’s fastest autofocusArtificial intelligence, eye tracking, pet mode, follow focus. Yes, there’s no shortage of ‘magical’ autofocus aids for the modern photographer who needs to get images sharp in no time. When it comes to shooting street photography, I prefer to make it even easier and even faster. The solution is hyperfocal distance.
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That time I went to Chornobyl and Prypiat in Ukraine
Read more: That time I went to Chornobyl and Prypiat in UkraineIn 2017, I travelled to the exclusion zone around Chornobyl. I spent two days inside the zone, seeing the areas around the power plant and the abandoned town of Prypiat.
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Mixing things up with the Fuji X20
Read more: Mixing things up with the Fuji X20Ten years ago I bought my girlfriend a small camera: the Fuji X20. She’s not using it that much anymore. It is time for me to give it a go, and use it to boost my creativity.
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I found some old negatives from a film shoot
Read more: I found some old negatives from a film shootRecently I found a box with old negatives in my shed. When I moved to Oslo in 2010, we had a break in and the thieves stole all my old negatives. I had several suitcases filled with folders with old negatives in them. It was a big loss for me since I hadn’t bothered to…
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#Oslove – leftovers after consumption of intoxicants
Read more: #Oslove – leftovers after consumption of intoxicantsThere are empty nitrous oxide containers all over the city scape here in Oslo. They are left behind after people have finished getting high.
