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Tom Martinsen

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Tom Martinsen
Born(1943-08-04)4 August 1943
Tønsberg, Norway
Died31 March 2007(2007-03-31) (aged 63)[1]
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPhotographer
EmployerDagbladet
Awards

Tom Martinsen (1943–2007) was a Norwegian photographer.

Born in Tønsberg on 4 August 1943,[1] Martinsen studied photography with Christer Strömholm in Stockholm, and was appointed as reporting photographer for the newspaper Dagbladet from 1973. He was a co-founder of the Oslo gallery Fotogalleriet [no] in 1977. His publications include the book 118 øyeblikk from 2003.[1]

Martinsen was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2006.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tom Martinsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Fritt Ords Honnør 2006 - Tom Martinsen". frittord.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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