Photographic Workshop: With Øyvind Hjelmen

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH ØYVIND HJELMEN

Midtun Dowling Gallery, Strandgaten 205, Bergen
26 February – 1 March 2026

Digital or black-and-white film-based photography
Maximum 12 participants, minimum 5
Camera type — expensive or inexpensive — is not important
Price: NOK 7,000 (lunch included each day)
Registration deadline: 5 February 2026

ØYVIND HJELMEN has worked with photography for over 30 years. He has exhibited in 16 countries, and his works are included in both public and private collections in Norway and internationally.

In addition to leading his own workshops, he has lectured and conducted workshops at educational institutions in Norway and abroad. For 13 years, he has been a regular reviewer at PhotoFolio Reviews during the annual photography festival in Arles. Øyvind Hjelmen has published eight books, four of which are monographs. His three most recent publications — Moments Reflected (Skeleton Key Press, Oslo, 2020), Broken Shadow (Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2022), and Being Here (Skeleton Key Press, Oslo, 2024) — have all received awards.

MIDTUN DOWLING GALLERY (formerly UpNorth Art Society) is a private art gallery centrally located on Nordnes in Bergen. The gallery works broadly across disciplines, with a strong focus on quality and authenticity. Teaching sessions and lunches will take place in the gallery’s dedicated education space.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The workshop will focus on each participant’s individual path toward developing their own photographic practice. The goal is to move forward from wherever one starts. The programme includes lectures, one-to-one conversations, and assignments over three engaging and intensive days.

The core of the workshop is the review and discussion of the participants’ own images, produced during the workshop. All feedback will be tailored to the individual level of each participant, whether beginner or advanced.

Key themes include:

• Developing a photographic project

• Selecting images for a portfolio

• Presenting one’s own work

This is not a technical workshop, but if participants require guidance on camera functions and controls, this will be accommodated.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

The workshop fee is NOK 7,000, including lunch each day. A deposit of NOK 2,000 must be paid shortly after registration as confirmation of your place. The deposit is refundable only if the workshop is cancelled.

If you wish to work with film, developing chemicals are included in the fee. Participants must bring their own film and negative sleeves. Printing on photographic paper will not be part of the workshop.

The workshop begins on Thursday, 26 February, with teaching from 18:00–21:00, and concludes on Sunday, 1 March at 14:00.
Teaching starts at 09:30 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, each day beginning with a review of participants’ images. There will also be substantial input and daily practical work. Sessions are expected to conclude around 19:00 on Friday and Saturday.

Further programme details will be shared after registration.

We warmly welcome you to a creative and engaging long weekend in a special setting.

For more information and registration, please contact

Øyvind Hjelmen at oh@oyvindhjelmen.com