
Pål Hermansen lives in Ski, south of Oslo, Norway. He has worked as a photographer on the international market for more than 35 years, within the fields of nature, documentary and arts photography.
Pål Hermansen regards the exploration of nature through photography as the highest form of photography, dealing as it does with existential questions, life and death for all living creatures. Photographical documentation of nature early changed for him to a growing interest in the photographical language and the power of photography itself, boosting after undertaking a degree in art and photography. As a result of this, Pål has been aiming at blurring the traditional boundaries between nature imagery, documentary and fine art photography. He is also trained as a dentist and a homeopath, knowledge that sometimes can be seen implemented in his imagery and writing.
Publications: Pål has written and/or illustrated appr. 35 books on nature-related topics, and is represented as one out of ten photographers in the 2013 international portfolio book Masters of Nature Photography (BBC-Nat. Hist. Museum). His pictures have been published and exhibited worldwide, and he has garnered more than 30 prizes in major competitions as World Press Photo, Wildlife Photographer of the Year and GDT, and he is published in magazines as National Geographic Magazine, GEO and BBC Wildlife. He has had numerous exhibitions in Norway and abroad.
Major points of interest are images from the Polar regions and Africa, focusing on climate change and the interaction between man and nature in general. In addition, birds have always been a special passion.
palhermansen@hotmail.com