- Asgeir Helgestad has a passion for capturing the perfect image and his love for his subjects shines through his work. How we treat this beautiful planet is always part of his films.
Growing up in the countryside of Norway, in the small village of Svene, it is not surprising that its nature has become a major arena for his work, while the Arctic has grabbed his heart with its vast landscapes, beautiful light and majestic animals. He got his first stills camera at the age of fourteen and started experimenting with it.
He studied electrical engineering in the town of Kongsberg, Norway, but he had always been dreaming of the wild. He soon realized that a life inside an office was not for him. He decided to follow his dreams and bought his first film camera in 1988 while still studying. Living from nature photography would not be easy, especially back then, but Asgeir always knew what his heart was burning for.
Asgeir has worked as a wildlife filmmaker and photographer since 1991. He has a broad background as a film photographer, but he is particularly experienced in filming birds and mammals, as well as people during outdoor activities. He is trained in working under cold and harsh conditions since many of his projects are from the Arctic and Antarctica. Most films are shot on Ultra High Definition (8K), using the large format RED Epic W camera. From 2007 until 2014, the Norwegian television channel TV 2 screened daily Asgeir's images of Norwegian mountains and fjords for the Bergans sports brand in an advertising campaign aiming to inspire people to go outdoors.
His stills photography and films have won him several international awards including prizes at the biggest wildlife film and photo competitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Wildscreen Film Festival.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ageliki Lefkaditou
- I think that too many people forget that we have only this planet. We have one planet and we should not destroy it. It is the most important thing I can do as a wildlife photographer for it at all. It is to show them the beauty and importance of taking care of what we have.
- I think that shooting wildlife is not about getting as close as possible but [about capturing] the feeling of being there and what it is to be there in the morning light. I think that it is important for me to be out there and capture the soul of the animal actually. I do not want to just look into their world, I would like to be part of it. [...] I think it is a passion for the wildlife that drives me out there every day. This isn't just a job, it is actually from my heart.
- If you have been in the Arctic, you will always carry it in your heart and mind. And to experience the dramatic changes going on there due to rising temperatures just compels you to tell the world about it.
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