Petter Hegre

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Petter Hegre
Born
Petter Hegre

1969 (age 4950)
Website www.hegre.com

Petter Hegre (born 1969) is a Norwegian photographer, known for his nude photography of women. [1]

Photographer person who takes photographs

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Nude photography photographs of the naked human form for any purpose

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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]

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