Biography
Gry Monica Hellevik is a photographer living and working near Oslo, Norway. Portrait photography has been her main interest, as well as street photography (often street portraits), and close up nature photography, shot with her macro lense. She also works with multilayer composite images in Photoshop, combining images of nature (natural scenery, flowers or animals) with portraits.
She has studied multimedia and photography at Noroff School of Design and Technology and participated in several workshops with photographers like Morten Krogvold, Joyce Tennesson, Connie Imboden and William Ropp.
Awards
• 2021, November, honorary mention in the international photo competition Neutral Density Photography Awards 2021 (ND Awards) with the image «The Universe is You».
• 2021, Spring, Norwegian Championship of Photography, NSFF: 6 images accepted. Digital monochrom: «Leah», Culture landscape/Urban Nature «Kuer ved veien – Norgesferie» and «Alt blir bra - Lofoten 2020, Digital Colour: «Withered dream».
• 2021, September: 11th Arctic Exhibition: 6 images accepted; “Fregner”, “Leah”, “Linda”, “Football”, “Instagrammers” and “Street Fight”.
• 2021, June: Malmø International Photographic Society, 4th Photorama Digital Sweden 2021 MONOCHROME, 3 accepted: “Leah, “Fregner”; “Barna i gata”
• 2021, April: 4th “Munken” Photo Contest, by Trondhjems Kameraklubb: 2 Honorary Mentions for “Leah”, and “Høstjenta” and “Sove til vinteren” was accepted.
• 2021: International Photography Awards (IPA): Honorary mention in category Portrait with “Leah”.
• 2021: Athens HPS (Hellenistic Photographic Society) – International Contest of Art Photography, accepted with 4 images: “Autumn Girl”, “Goddess”, “Withered Dream”, “Rødhette i snøen”.
• 2021: 7th Fine Art Photography Awards, 2 images nominated; in category Architecture: “Morning at the Operahouse” and in category Portrait: “Goddess”.
• 2020, Dec: 1st and 2nd place at Asker og Bærum Photo Clubs yearly competition, black and white. Portrait and street.
• 2020: International Photography Awards (IPA): Honorary mention in category Fine Art for the Images “Rusty Tones Diptych” and “Shapes and Forms”. Fine Art Photography.
• 2019: International Photography Awards (IPA): Honorary mention in Street Photography for the image “Chess Board of Life”. Street Art Photography.
• 2012, May: National Photography Walk, Japan Photo: Winner in region Oslo-Akershus with the image Boys at the Old City (Gutter i Gamlebyen), street photography.
