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I’m Sivert Almvik (b. 1981), a street and documentary photographer living in Oslo, Norway.
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Recent blogs
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A winter country caught off guard
Read more: A winter country caught off guardIt snowed in Oslo. In February. You’d think that would be normal. It isn’t anymore.
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Photos I forgot I took: A grand celebration for the men’s national football team qualifying for the World Cup
Read more: Photos I forgot I took: A grand celebration for the men’s national football team qualifying for the World CupI went to Rådhusplassen on 17 November 2025 to photograph 50 000 people celebrating the first Norwegian men’s national football team World Cup qualification since 1998. Not because I care about football, but because I had new equipment to test and a crowd that size is hard to ignore.
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Apparently some of them bring furniture
Read more: Apparently some of them bring furnitureAn older man boards an Oslo tram carrying a rocking chair and a pair of skis. It might be the most Norwegian photo I’ve ever taken.
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Street photography in Taipei, Taiwan – when the lens stops being a choice
Read more: Street photography in Taipei, Taiwan – when the lens stops being a choiceTaipei was the final stop on my Christmas and New Year trip through Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan. By the time I arrived, the 28 mm had been on my camera for weeks. This is what I learned about focal length, familiarity and seeing.
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Street photography in Saigon and Hanoi, Vietnam
Read more: Street photography in Saigon and Hanoi, VietnamI went to South East Asia with one camera and two lenses. I only used one lens. Here’s a selection of street photos from Saigon (Ho Chi Min City) and Hanoi in Vietnam.
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Street photography in Bangkok, Thailand
Read more: Street photography in Bangkok, ThailandI went to South East Asia with one camera and two lenses. I only used one lens. Here’s a selection of street photos from Bangkok, Thailand.