Born and raised in Norway, I’ve always loved wildlife and nature. Since early childhood I dreamt of Africa (The Lion King was definitely a strong influence). Through studying biology I eventually got to live my dream, by doing a Master’s degree on elephants in the Serengeti, Tanzania, and working a couple of years on a PhD project in South Africa. My time in Africa got me even more hooked on wildlife, and at the same time I discovered wildlife photography. I eventually ended up spending most of my free time trying to get the best shots of different animal species. I wasn’t great at it, but it was a lot of fun and it resulted in the creation of my own website and blog wildlifevagabond.com.

The fixation on finding and photographing new species followed me back home to Norway. However, with most of the larger wildlife pretty hard to find I’ve had to focus most of my attention on birds. Still, with better equipment at hand, I am set to continue my quest to document all of the species I can, both in Norway and abroad, improve my skills as a photographer.