«The greatness of landscapes has always captivated me. Open scenes, where mountains and the sea meet the sky on the horizon are the places where I love to be, searching for themes to photograph. I look for the unusual in everyday nature. I seek the unconventional detail or the unexpected moment of light that adds atmosphere, drama or magic to a landscape. I try to reveal a level of harmony within the chaos, create images that strike a chord in me and discover subjects that have the potential for connections and interpretations both by me and the observer.»
Orsolya Haarberg (1977) is a multiple award-winning photographer. Her accomplishments include numerous international exhibitions and the publication of four stories in the US and international editions of the National Geographic magazine. She has published four coffee table books with photographs from Iceland, Lapland and Laponia World Heritage Site in Sweden.
Orsolya is from Hungarian heritage and is a landscape architect by training. She turned her passion for photography into a profession when she moved to Norway in 2005. After a long period of almost solely focusing on her photography whilst travelling, she has recently settled down in Vågå and opened Fjellheimen Galleri in 2020.
Orsolya also designs and creates handcrafted items from raw materials collected locally, which are too available in the gallery. Old wood, reindeer antlers and wool are her favorite materials that she brings into life by crafting functioning pieces which create a unique ambience in the modern home. Her handcrafted frames are made of naturally aged, sun-burnt wood dismantled from old buildings and barns in Vågå and Jotunheimen. Orsolya carefully observes the shades of colours, the radiance and the texture of the wood used to match each photographic detail to emphasize its connection to the mountains.
Selected exhibitions:
Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary | Images of light – 2nd National Salon of Photography 2021 | Collective exhibition | 2021
Ullinsvin, Vågå | Laponia – majestic stillness, Iceland – land of contrasts | 2020
Stadtmuseum Schleswig, Tyskland | Visions of the North | 2019
Ájtte, Svenskt fjäll- och samemuseum, Sverige | Laponia – majestic stillness | 2018
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary | naturArt 25 collective exhibition | 2018
Gallery Naturfotografiska, Hallstahammar, Sweden | Laponia – majestic stillness, Iceland – land of contrasts | 2018
Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary | Pictures and Pixels, Photographic Art – and Beyond | 2016
Photo Fair Stockholm, Sweden | Solo exhibition | 2012
Photo Fair Copenhagen, Denmark | Solo exhibition | 2012
Photo Fair Oslo, Norway | Solo exhibition | 2012
