Morten Andersen (photographer)

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Morten Andersen

Morten Andersen is a Norwegian photographer who began his career as a photojournalist in the late 1980s. [1] [2] Andersen was taught about photography as a teenager in secondary school.

Career

In 1986, Andersen began working at a photo lab, where he worked for the next eleven years. [3] He has published several books, including 'Fast City' (1999), 'TOKYO 20002002' (2016), and 'Fast Cities' (2018). [4] Andersen has stated that he enjoys photo books because they have the ability to tell a whole story. He believes that a photo book is not just a collection of photos, but representative of a work in and of itself. [3]

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References

  1. "Morten Andersen". foodforyoureyes.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. Morten Andersen. "Morten Andersen" . Retrieved 11 September 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Forsang, Hans-Olav (November 2020). "Portfolio: Morten Andersen (Norwegian)". Fotografi.no. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. "Photobooks | ANDERSEN, Morten | purchase online". www.cafelehmitz-photobooks.com/. Retrieved 2022-09-22.