Per Ole Hagen is a prize-winning Norwegian photographer living in Oslo.
With decades of experience behind the lens, Hagen is best known for showcasing some of the world’s most famous musical artists. This includes household names such as Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, Madonna, Patti Smith, Metallica and Steven Van Zandt.
Hagen’s photographs have proven extremely popular due to their unrivalled ability to eternalise moments from music history. Hagen has been present at countless festivals and concerts – attending more than 300 shows alone in 2022. His images capture the emotion, atmosphere and magic of these events so they can be enjoyed for years.
During his career, Hagen’s work has been exhibited numerous times and seen by audiences across Europe in countries such as Poland, Lithuania and Switzerland. In particular, he was notably part of Oslo’s Galleri MAP’s Norwegian Metal in Concert exhibition, which toured the continent in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2012.
Since 2018 Hagen has been a photography contributor for Getty Images. This has given his work an even bigger international platform and seen him published in some of the most acclaimed publications in the world. This includes Rolling Stone, Billboard, NME, People, Harper’s Bazaar, Guitar Player and Forbes.
Hagen’s photographs have been applauded by critics and won accolades. In particular, in 2019, he picked up second prize in the music photography competition held by the Preus Museum in Horten, Norway.
In addition, his images were featured in the award-winning book “Da musikken stilnet” (When the Music Stopped) in 2021. A follow-up book, titled “Da musikken våknet” (When the Music Woke Up), also features Hagen’s pictures and was published in 2022.
During his career, Hagen hasn’t just made waves in the art world but also the world of music and academia. Until 2016 he’d enjoyed a long career with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and Norway’s largest radio station NRK P1. He was first the head of music at NRK P1 before becoming the manager of music rights at NRK.
Since 2016 Hagen has been sharing his passion for music by teaching music business part-time at the Institute of Musicology at the University of Oslo.
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DuaLipa, 2022
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JohnMayall, 2004
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PER OLE HAGEN NickCave, 2022
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PattiSmith, 2019
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Marco Toschetti
Marco Toschetti is a travel photographer living in London, England. With an eye-catching catalogue of work that grows with every trip he takes, Toschetti is highly accomplished in capturing images that showcase different cities, countries and continents worldwide.
During his travels from east to west and north to south, Toschetti has become a master at photographing the planet’s most awe-inspiring sights – both in nature and human societies. In particular, his work is so remarkable in his ability to bring forth themes of both beauty and decay in a single image.
Born in Italy before moving to the UK in 2006, Toschetti has travelled far and wide in his quest to capture the most outstanding photographs imaginable. Just some of the countries in which he’s stood behind the lens include Iran (Asia), Peru (South America) and Namibia (Africa). This has provided him with a broad portfolio of photos that never fail to delight and intrigue him.
In particular, some of Toschetti’s most famous images were captured during his travels to China. The wondrous structures he photographed include the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace.
These photographs make up just one collection of a broader catalogue in which Toschetti is skilled at giving thoughtful glimpses of ancient monuments, wild landscapes and people’s lives in a way that brings them to life and tells their stories.
In those moments when his trusted camera isn’t in his hand, Marco can be found working in the finance sector in London. He juggles this successful career alongside his passion for taking photographs and documenting his experiences of travelling the world.
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ADream, 2017
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Bird, Fish, 2016
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MARCO TOSCHETTI Bluekitten, 2022
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Colour, Loss, 2016
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DawninAlertBay2, 2022
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DawninAlertBay3, 2016
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Exploring, 2019
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Faith, Dust, 2016
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MonitorLizard, 2022
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Mountain, Destiny, 2016
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Mountain, Infinity, 2016
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Net, Mountain, 2016
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Peak, Solitude, 2016
Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching paper, framed, limited ed of 20
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Pika, 2019
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MARCO TOSCHETTI PortatDawn, 2022
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Road, Past, 2016
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Salineras, 2018
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SanMarino, 2017
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HARINI NARAYAN
1:SUNSETOVERBAYINStVINCENT, CARIBBEANISLANDS, 2021
Photography
Harini Narayan is a talented artist who has lived in the United Kingdom for a significant part of her life. She is quickly building a lauded reputation for her paintings and photography, both of which tend to focus on bringing to life the people, places and events that she has encountered during her journeys around the world.
While a doctor by profession, Narayan boasts a broad – and growing – portfolio of art pieces that already have a strong record for catching people’s attention. Narayan tends to use various mediums in her paintings, including graphite, acrylic and oils, to produce figurative realism. Currently, her preferred style is oil on canvas.
Narayan’s artwork proudly hangs in numerous homes, including on walls in the UK and India. While much of her work is a fascinating exploration of her adventures and passions, she is also skilled at portraits and has been commissioned to produce these.
As well as exhibiting her work in person, Narayan’s next artistic venture is an upcoming book about her solo travels to remote and off-limit places in the world, which her photographs will illustrate.
Born in India, Narayan’s art – both her paintings and her photography – are enriched by her various passions and experiences. The places she’s visited, the people she’s seen and the sights she’s witnessed are all different dimensions that can be observed within her work.
Uniquely, she can capture a personal moment – be it a fleeting glance, a mood, or the personality or spirit of a person. It’s often the case that viewers are drawn into a rare world that’s often quite unlike their own, yet in a way where they are both invested and enlightened by the story being told.
Just some of the places that she skillfully brings to life include countries such as Bhutan, Pakistan, Iran, India, Cambodia, Jordan and Egypt. These can be through her enchanting photographs or through paintings that she has created from memory or parts of her photographs.
In many cases, Narayan can engage people with global or social concerns through her artwork. However, in other cases, the subject can simply be a means for her to explore her passion – such as her staunch interest in archaeology, which has led to research into ancient civilizations and their monumental ruins.
This passion is one of the significant influences that has motivated her to undertake solo journeys to some of the world’s most dangerous and remote places, where she is often entirely off any safe
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tourist trail. Her photography has recorded the art, architecture and scripts of these many enchanting ancient sites that are rapidly disappearing due to wanton human destruction or neglect.
In addition, she is an avid deep-sea diver and her ‘Marine Magic’ series reflects this experience. She has dived into several shipwrecks in the world’s oceans and over ancient sunken underwater cities off the coast of India.
Despite excelling in art through her childhood and earning a scholarship to train in art, Narayan is a doctor by profession and has worked in the NHS for decades as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.
Much like her success in the art world, there’s been no shortage of success in her medical career. She has received national and international acclaim for her medical services and innovations. Narayan has also published a significant speciality textbook on obstetrics.
Artist statement:
“My art represents various aspects of life’s journey, the world and its rich tapestry. I have loved painting since childhood, and my long career as a doctor has given me deep insight into observing people – the littlest nuance like a fleeting glance, a smile, a frown, a gesture, can all carry a mood and tell a story. I attempt to capture this as each photograph or painting carries a memory and tells a story.
The subjects are unique, mainly people or places encountered during my journeys to remote places to see and record disappearing remains of ancient civilizations before they become wastelands, victims of man’s prejudices, greed or neglect. I have been lucky thus far in travelling on my own, armed with my Leica SLR and have escaped some challenging situations because of the kindness of strangers. These solo adventures into less-trodden places have inspired me greatly for my artwork and photography.
The ‘Marine Magic’ series of paintings are inspired by my deep-sea diving and are of underwater imagery or the places I have dived in. These paintings have been inspired by the specialized underwater photographs taken by my diving buddy, my husband. Most images of a diver, if seen in the painting, would therefore be of the artist herself – me!
Primarily self-taught, I have experimented and evolved my art over the years, painting mainly with oils on canvas, less often with acrylics or graphite.
My favourite subjects are people, the young and old and those in between. I paint unusual landscapes if they carry exciting stories, attempting to create a deliberate structure to introduce rare, less familiar scenes to the viewer, such as the Underwater series.
I aim to inspire those who see my art to pause and look more carefully at the world around me, to share my passion for unusual places and amazing people.”
HARINI NARAYAN AVICTIMOFSANCTIONS, HAMADAN, IRAN , 2021 Print
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ANARCHEDWINDOWANDKIDS, THIMPHU, BHUTAN , 2021 Print
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ANENIGMAANDHISDONKEY, BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, 2021
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ANCIENTBUDDHISTSTUPAATSANNATI, SOUTHINDIA, 2021
BRASSWATERCONTAINERS, THARDESERT, INDIA, 2021
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MUQARNAS(HONEYCOMBVAULTING)INISFAHAN, IRAN, 2021
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PRAYERFLAGS(DHAR)ATPAROTAKTSANG, BHUTAN, 2021
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PRAYERWHEELANDBEADS, PUNAKA, BHUTAN, 2021
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SMELTINGGOLD, PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN , 2021
HARINI NARAYAN STONECHIMERA, SRIRANGAM, SOUTHINDIA, 2021
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THEHANDOFFATIMA, CAIRO, EGYPT, 2021
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THEQUEEN’SSTEPWELL, PATAN, GUJARAT, 2021 Print
UMBRELLASFORELEPHANTS, KERALA, INDIA, 2021
