Sverre Hjelmeland

Photographer 

UIAGM IVBV IFMGA Mountain guide/ Tindevegleder

Milestones 

1981 - born in Sunnfjord, Norway. My parents triggered a lifelong interest in "Friluftsliv" and fishing

1995 - got my first real camera. A well used Canon A1. Sadly the camera was crushed in a rockfall on Store Skagastølstind, Norway's highest alpine climb

1996 - started glacier guiding on Jostedalsbreen. Discovered that I wanted a life with people in nature. I have never regretted this  

1997 - got involved in the volunteer rescue service. I still educate different branches of the professional rescue service

1999 - captured my first photo series on a high mountain climb and hitch hiking trip in South America

2001 - ended my military service as a medic and started at Norges Høgfjellskole

2002 - started teaching "learning and leadership" for The Norwegian Military Academy. I still enjoy this work

2002 - first work with movie and film production

2004 - started a program to learn teachers a way of creating meaningful experiences in nature with their students. Except of my family this is maybe what I am most proud of

2006 - finished my qualification as a NORTIND Mountainguide and joined the most renowned alpine guiding company in Norway, Norgesguidene AS. Later to be one of the owners. We owned and ran the company on a flat structure

2009 - my son Gaupe was born, and my days of living in a backpack without an address was over. Our small family moved to Sunnmøre in the alpine fjord region of Norway. We live in the yellow house in Sæbø, you are welcome to come by

2018 - my second son Falk was born

I have been lucky to have enough work and I am able to choose what to do.

I only do work I enjoy or think is important.