User:Morten Qvale

Morten Qvale
Norwegian born photographer and director Morten Qvale, born in Drøbak 40 km south of Oslo, Norway in 1957. Was active in sports as skating, skiing, handball, football and swimming. Started to paddle kayak in 1973, and made it to silver medal in the Norwegian championship. Educated in the graphic business from Sogn Yrkesskole and Fabritius & sønner.

Started Norway’s first international Fashion Magazine, TIQUE in 1983. Tique become the leading fashion magazine of Norway, and was closed in 2008 by the owner then, Schibsted. Thru TIQUE, Morten got some of the best international fashion photographers to work for the magazine, Knut Bry, Bill King, Guy Bourdin, Therence Donovan, Dick Ballarian, to name a few. It was by working with these top photographers, Morten learned how to become a photographer. When he discovered Ansel Adams work, he knew he had to learn more, and by studying Ansels Adams books he understood more to the secret of photography. Thru TIQUE, Morten has been on the international fashion scene for many years, and still is. He meets lots of international personalities, and photographes supermodels like Claudia Schiffer, Helena Christensen, to actors like Donald Sutherland and Calvin Klein. He spend a lot of time in Paris and New York, and shared apartment in Tribecca, in the beginning of the 90´s with artist Per Front.

Morten Qvale has been a judge on international and national modeling contests, and was a judge in the Norwegian contest, when Mona Gruth came to Miss world contest, and won the title. He has been interviewed on CBS Entertainment tonight, fashion TV, and on Chinese television with more than 400 million viewers, a Top Model judge and photographer.He has been featured in Fotografi, and in VICTOR by Hasselblad as the only Norwegian photographer. Morten Qvale is an Hasselblad Ambassador.

He has worked for brands like Oscar De La Renta, L´oreal, Garnier, Jourdache Jeans, IBM, Adidas, Reebook, H&M, Damas Jewlery, Synsam, Voice of Europe, Bik Bok, Jean Paul, Riccovero, Elixia to name a few, and magazines like, Vanity Fair, L´officiel, Elle, Schön, Mens Health, L´autre, Tirade, Costume and Scanorama. Today, Morten also works as a director for commercials, besides photography. He has directed commercials for Adidas, Synsam with Aqua Lene, Mr Lee, and music videos for Tone Damlie Aaberget,

His art work has been bought by international and national collectors, and he has opened his own gallery, Qvale galleri in Oslo march 2013.