Arild Heitmann
Arild Heitmann is a full time panorama photographer specializing in the simplicity discovered throughout the arctic areas.
Michéla Griffith
In 2012 I paused by my native river and every thing modified. I’ve moved away from what many count on images to be: my photographs deconstruct the literal and reimagine the subjective, reflecting the curiosity that water has impressed in my follow. Water has been my conduit: it has sharpened my imaginative and prescient, given me permission to experiment and continues to introduce me to new methods of seeing.
I confess I’d missed the truth that Tim had reviewed Arild’s ebook ‘Heime’ in February however I bought a decidedly constructive response after I steered that we interview him as one among our Featured Photographers. I’m going to cheekily borrow a bit from Tim’s evaluate, because it makes pretty much as good an intro as I might in all probability write:
“Arild Heitmann’s portfolio isn’t wanting the elegant photographs that many photographers goal for (however largely miss). He has many images drawn from journeys to the mountains of Italy or Iceland or of the enduring Arctic hotspots of Lofoten or Sejna.
His ebook ‘Heime’ options the images he takes near his dwelling in Northern Norway and he has beforehand stated that the realm that he refers to because the Misty Mountains will doubtless present him with a lifetime of inspiration. It’s likely a very good place to retreat to after the enterprise of excursions for somebody who admits he doesn’t like crowds.”
In addition to speaking about dwelling, pictures and books, we discover out that Arild has a fantastic ardour for fishing and values the connections that pictures has given him with fellow photographers internationally.
Would you want to start out by telling readers a bit about your self – the place you grew up, what your early pursuits had been, and what that led you to do?
I principally grew up in the midst of nowhere, in Northern Norway, a tiny place within the woods with perhaps 30 households scattered round.
I principally grew up in the midst of nowhere, in Northern Norway, a tiny place within the woods with perhaps 30 households scattered round. Fortunately we had been 4 youngsters across the identical age who would hang around collectively continually; this was earlier than any web or cell telephones, so all of the enjoyable we needed to create ourselves.
Fortunately we had been 4 youngsters across the identical age who would hang around collectively continually;this was earlier than any web or cell telephones, so all of the enjoyable we needed to create ourselves. The one factor we had out there was nature. No playgrounds, no shops, nothing actually. So we spent all our time exterior within the forest or within the mountains. Taking part in soccer in the summertime, snowboarding within the winter, simply doing all types of enjoyable and searching again, a number of the issues we did I might by no means enable my very own youngsters to attempt. It’s a miracle we didn’t get significantly damage, it got here shut just a few instances.
