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Sivert Almvik

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Day job: Communications advisor in the norwegian public sector. My own time: Street and documentary photography. My blog: sivertalmvik.no Founder of Oslo Street Photography Collective: oslospc.com

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Folquetrygden: pensjonskassa for de som har spilt i det norske folk-rockbandet Folque

06.03.2026 20:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Snowy night in Oslo: person runs across tram tracks under streetlights, with a glowing ring above the square. The images is out of focus, but not so much that the scene is not visible.

Snowy night in Oslo: person runs across tram tracks under streetlights, with a glowing ring above the square. The images is out of focus, but not so much that the scene is not visible.

I missed focus, but I still like it.
#Photography #StreetPhotography #MissedFocus

25.02.2026 13:26 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A few of the photos. Now I need to test out Photoshops super upscaler, or what it is called

18.02.2026 11:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
RANGEFINDERFORUM | Photos by siverta Gallery of photos captured with Rangefinder lenses and cameras

Cool! I found my old account on Rangefinderforum from back in the mid00s. Back then I almost exclusively shot range finders and Kodak Tri-X 400. All of of these negatives were stolen when I moved to Oslo in 2010.

www.rangefinderforum.com/gallerysoft/...

18.02.2026 11:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Color photo of a snowy city street on a clear winter day. A hooded crow perches on the edge of a small white kiosk in the foreground. People in winter coats stand nearby, and modern buildings line the street under a bright blue sky.

Color photo of a snowy city street on a clear winter day. A hooded crow perches on the edge of a small white kiosk in the foreground. People in winter coats stand nearby, and modern buildings line the street under a bright blue sky.

Color photo of a ferry approaching a dock on calm winter water. A hooded crow sits on a metal railing in the foreground. Passengers stand on the ferry’s deck, and a historic brick building and harbour structures are visible in the distance.

Color photo of a ferry approaching a dock on calm winter water. A hooded crow sits on a metal railing in the foreground. Passengers stand on the ferry’s deck, and a historic brick building and harbour structures are visible in the distance.

Humans = chance of food.

#StreetPhotography #Photography

12.02.2026 06:44 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black-and-white night photo of a small tree standing in snow. The trunk and bare branches are lit by flash against a dark background. A frying pan lies on the snow near the base of the tree, creating a quiet, slightly surreal scene.

Black-and-white night photo of a small tree standing in snow. The trunk and bare branches are lit by flash against a dark background. A frying pan lies on the snow near the base of the tree, creating a quiet, slightly surreal scene.

Sometimes I wonder what people are up to when they're outside, and in the real world.

#StreetPhotography #Photography #Weird #FryingPan #Surreal

11.02.2026 19:47 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Perfect!

09.02.2026 14:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Black-and-white photo inside a tram or light rail carriage. An elderly person wearing a patterned winter hat sits relaxed in a wooden rocking chair placed in the aisle, one leg crossed. Other passengers sit nearby, including a person with skis and a large backpack. The scene feels quietly surreal within an everyday public transport setting.

Black-and-white photo inside a tram or light rail carriage. An elderly person wearing a patterned winter hat sits relaxed in a wooden rocking chair placed in the aisle, one leg crossed. Other passengers sit nearby, including a person with skis and a large backpack. The scene feels quietly surreal within an everyday public transport setting.

The most Norwegian photo I ever captured.

#StreetPhotography #Photography

09.02.2026 14:28 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Color photo of several hands taping posters to a metal pole at night. The posters advertise the Oslo Street Photo Festival with images, dates, and text. The hands overlap as they smooth the paper into place, with city lights and stickers visible on the pole in the background.

Color photo of several hands taping posters to a metal pole at night. The posters advertise the Oslo Street Photo Festival with images, dates, and text. The hands overlap as they smooth the paper into place, with city lights and stickers visible on the pole in the background.

How many street photographers does it take to hang a poster?

#StreetPhotography

08.02.2026 16:17 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Street photography in Saigon and Hanoi, Vietnam I went to South East Asia with one camera and two lenses. I only used one lens. Here’s a selection of street photos from Saigon (Ho Chi Min City) and Hanoi in Vietnam.

I just posted some photos from my trip to Saigon/Ho Chi Min and Hanoi, and with a short text on my thoughts on why I only used one lens for the whole trip: www.sivertalmvik.no/blog/street-...

#StreetPhotography #Photography #TravelPhotography #NikonZf

07.02.2026 09:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black-and-white photo of two men standing indoors, each holding up a printed poster for the Oslo Street Photo Festival. The posters show a street photography image, dates, and a QR code. The men face the camera in a casual bar-like setting.

Black-and-white photo of two men standing indoors, each holding up a printed poster for the Oslo Street Photo Festival. The posters show a street photography image, dates, and a QR code. The men face the camera in a casual bar-like setting.

Black-and-white photo of people seated at a long table in a bar. A woman in the foreground smiles directly at the camera. Next to her, a man wearing glasses leans in and flashes a peace sign. Other guests sit and talk in the background.

Black-and-white photo of people seated at a long table in a bar. A woman in the foreground smiles directly at the camera. Next to her, a man wearing glasses leans in and flashes a peace sign. Other guests sit and talk in the background.

Black-and-white photo of a man seated indoors, holding a camera up to his face as he takes a picture. He wears a blazer and T-shirt, with the camera strap hanging down. A dark wall and a graphic mural form the background, giving the scene a casual, intimate atmosphere.

Black-and-white photo of a man seated indoors, holding a camera up to his face as he takes a picture. He wears a blazer and T-shirt, with the camera strap hanging down. A dark wall and a graphic mural form the background, giving the scene a casual, intimate atmosphere.

Black-and-white portrait of a bearded man wearing a knit beanie and a light sweater, smiling at the camera. The background shows a dark bar interior with hanging lights and blurred figures.

Black-and-white portrait of a bearded man wearing a knit beanie and a light sweater, smiling at the camera. The background shows a dark bar interior with hanging lights and blurred figures.

From yesterday's launch party for the third Oslo Street Photo Festival. Interested in street photography? Then come to Oslo on the 5-7. June!

Check out more details on: www.ospf.no

#Photography #PhotoFestival #StreetPhotography

06.02.2026 10:33 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black-and-white photo taken from ground level, looking up at a modern building façade with rows of square windows. Bare tree branches stretch across the top of the frame against a bright, overexposed sky, creating a stark contrast between rigid architecture and organic lines.

Black-and-white photo taken from ground level, looking up at a modern building façade with rows of square windows. Bare tree branches stretch across the top of the frame against a bright, overexposed sky, creating a stark contrast between rigid architecture and organic lines.

High-contrast black-and-white photo of a large, leafless tree seen from below. The dark trunk rises centrally, with a dense web of twisting branches spreading outward against a bright white sky, forming an intricate, almost abstract pattern.

High-contrast black-and-white photo of a large, leafless tree seen from below. The dark trunk rises centrally, with a dense web of twisting branches spreading outward against a bright white sky, forming an intricate, almost abstract pattern.

Messing around with kitchy black and white images to test the grain feature on my Nikon Zf
#Photography #blackandwhite

04.02.2026 10:25 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We at Oslo SPC held our second annual general meeting as an association. Here are a few pictures I took of those who turned up.

30.01.2026 08:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Street photography in Bangkok, Thailand I went to South East Asia with one camera and two lenses. I only used one lens. Here’s a selection of street photos from Bangkok, Thailand.

I spent three weeks traveling in South East Asia with one camera, and two lenses. Used only one lens. Here are some street photos I took in Bangkok, Thailand: www.sivertalmvik.no/blog/street-...

#streetphotography #photography #NikonZf #Nikon

27.01.2026 17:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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- Snapchats moralske frikort koster barna våre dyrt - Snapchat «lager ikke reglene», men de velger hvordan de tolker dem, skriver Hans-Petter Nygård-Hansen.

-- Vi trenger et ærlig og skikkelig oppgjør med en plattformøkonomi der barns oppmerksomhet er blitt handelsvare, og der «vi følger bare reglene» har blitt det mest brukte moralske frikortet, skriver Hans-Petter Nygård-Hansen

www.kampanje.com/tech-og-desi...

13.01.2026 13:37 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
People at a trackside café watch a rooster wander between train rails and a small dog in a red sweater.

People at a trackside café watch a rooster wander between train rails and a small dog in a red sweater.

Spent a few days in Hanoi, Vietnam this Christmas. Spotted a cock on the railway
#Photography #StreetPhotography

13.01.2026 13:39 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
**ALT-tekst (norsk):**
Skjermbilde av en chat i mørk modus. Øverst vises brukerens melding: «Vibe code med meg. Skriv et program i BASIC som skriver “bananflesk” på skjermen hvert 30 sekund». Under følger et lengre svar som forklarer at det finnes mange BASIC-dialekter. Svaret inneholder to kodeblokker: én med et enkelt BASIC-program som bruker `PRINT "bananflesk"`, `SLEEP 30` og `GOTO 10`, og en annen som viser en alternativ løsning med `TIMER` og en løkke. Teksten beskriver programmet humoristisk som et «bananflesk-orakel» og avsluttes med en metafor om et livslangt drypp av bananflesk som en fruktig metronom.

**ALT-tekst (norsk):** Skjermbilde av en chat i mørk modus. Øverst vises brukerens melding: «Vibe code med meg. Skriv et program i BASIC som skriver “bananflesk” på skjermen hvert 30 sekund». Under følger et lengre svar som forklarer at det finnes mange BASIC-dialekter. Svaret inneholder to kodeblokker: én med et enkelt BASIC-program som bruker `PRINT "bananflesk"`, `SLEEP 30` og `GOTO 10`, og en annen som viser en alternativ løsning med `TIMER` og en løkke. Teksten beskriver programmet humoristisk som et «bananflesk-orakel» og avsluttes med en metafor om et livslangt drypp av bananflesk som en fruktig metronom.

Jeg har hørt så mye om vibe-koding at jeg måtte prøve det sjøl. Gikk OK.

13.01.2026 12:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
HEMA in Oslo: Photos from the Oslo Penguin Cup 2025 I photographed the Oslo Penguin Cup 2025 at Bygdøy in Oslo, a two-day Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) tournament featuring longsword, sabre and rapier. Here are the images that capture the spe...

Last Saturday I took pictures of people bashing and stabbing each other with longswords: www.sivertalmvik.no/blog/hema-in...

#DocumentaryPhotography #Photography #Blog #HEMA #Fencing

21.11.2025 08:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two fighters in full HEMA protective gear clash with longswords in a sports hall, their blades meeting above their heads. Several spectators in armour watch from the background.

Two fighters in full HEMA protective gear clash with longswords in a sports hall, their blades meeting above their heads. Several spectators in armour watch from the background.

ALT text: Two HEMA practitioners wearing padded jackets and arm protection bump fists after a bout, while others in the hall talk and rest in the background.

ALT text: Two HEMA practitioners wearing padded jackets and arm protection bump fists after a bout, while others in the hall talk and rest in the background.

Two armoured HEMA fencers stand ready with longswords while two people in the foreground talk. The two fencers look toward the camera, one wearing a fencing mask.

Two armoured HEMA fencers stand ready with longswords while two people in the foreground talk. The two fencers look toward the camera, one wearing a fencing mask.

A woman in full HEMA gear stands with hands on hips next to a woman seated on her knees, while two medical assistance sit at a table behind them in a wooden-panelled sports hall.

A woman in full HEMA gear stands with hands on hips next to a woman seated on her knees, while two medical assistance sit at a table behind them in a wooden-panelled sports hall.

I shot 1168 images in three hours of people fighting with longswords today. Going back tomorrow. Need to slow down. It was fun! Shot with manual focus lenses. It was hard, but I got the handle of it pretty quick.
#DocumentaryPhotography #Photography #Fencing #Longswords

15.11.2025 13:17 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A person in a wetsuit balances on a hydrofoil board near the MUNCH museum in Oslo, with another person standing on a dock in the foreground. The large, tilted grey museum building dominates the scene under a cloudy sky.

A person in a wetsuit balances on a hydrofoil board near the MUNCH museum in Oslo, with another person standing on a dock in the foreground. The large, tilted grey museum building dominates the scene under a cloudy sky.

Two people in wetsuits are standing on floating docks in a harbour under construction, surrounded by cranes and new apartment buildings. In the background, autumn trees and Akershus Fortress can be seen on the hill under a grey sky.

Two people in wetsuits are standing on floating docks in a harbour under construction, surrounded by cranes and new apartment buildings. In the background, autumn trees and Akershus Fortress can be seen on the hill under a grey sky.

Surf or die
#StreetPhotography

12.11.2025 06:00 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It is when hear how other photographers organize their photos that you realize people are actually maniacs

01.11.2025 11:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photographers of Oslo – Nicolas Levy and the Bygdøyfergene (Bygdøy ferries) in Oslo
Photographers of Oslo – Nicolas Levy and the Bygdøyfergene (Bygdøy ferries) in Oslo YouTube video by Sivert Almvik

I just posted a video in my serie «Photographers of Oslo». This time it is about Nicolas Levy and his photo project on Bygdøyfergene (the Bygdøy ferries) in Oslo, Norway
youtu.be/Zyoc40HtQPg
#DocumentaryPhotography #DocumentaryFilm #PhotoJournalism

05.10.2025 17:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Nicolas Levy explains why he doesn’t shoot in hiding—he’s there with the person, sharing the moment, building the photograph together.

Part of my ongoing project «Photographers of Oslo». The full video with Nicolas Levy will be out soon on YouTube!
#PhotographersOfOslo #DocumentaryPhotography

29.09.2025 11:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Every time I use an LLM, I always say «thank you» and «please» when interacting with it – like it is a human being.

28.09.2025 08:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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31.08.2025 13:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Last sunday here in Oslo, Tamima Nibras Juhar was murdered by a far right activist. Today people gathered to remember her and take a stance against racism and violence, and the far right.

31.08.2025 13:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A person signing a printed street photo at a wooden table, surrounded by headphones, a phone, and a glass.

A person signing a printed street photo at a wooden table, surrounded by headphones, a phone, and a glass.

I bought a zine from a friend yesterday. He signed it.
#PhotoZine #Photography #PhallicDrawings

29.08.2025 16:30 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A shot from a disposable camera photowalk this summer arranged by Oslo SPC, my street photography collective

#StreetPhotography #Photography #DisposableCamera #Filmphotography

22.08.2025 13:43 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Street photography at the Royal Palace in Oslo – a mini summer project This summer I did a simple mini-project of street photography in Oslo. I shot pictures at the Royal Palace, guided by intuition and candid photos.

I shot a few photos around the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway: www.sivertalmvik.no/blog/street-...
#StreetPhotography #Photography #SummerProject #Blogs

22.08.2025 12:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fant 50 eurocent på bakken. Fy faen, nå kan det gå bare en vei!

21.08.2025 12:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0