Freelance photographer / photojournalist based in Reykjavík Iceland.
Have been working as a photographer for the past 16 years, mostly in photojournalism and editorial work.
Enjoy documentary photography and love doing weird projects.
Work:
Currently a freelance photographer I shoot mostly for companies and media outlets both nationally and internationally.
Icelandic Media Work:
2015 - still. freelance photographer at Stundin newspaper
2007 -2017. staff photographer at Birtingur the largest magazine publishing house in Iceland
where I shot for magazines like Vikan, Nýtt Líf, Hús og Híbýli, Gestgjafinn
2004-2007 staff photographer at Fréttablaðið Iceland largest newspaper
Education:
Photojournalism in Danish school of media and journalism.
Multimedia and web design in Margmiðlunarskólinn (now Tækniskólinn)
Art in Fjölbrautarskólinn í Breiðholti college
Exhibitions:
2019 "Irma" - group exhibition at Far North Photo Festival - Yellowknife, Canada
2018 - 2019 "SPIritual" - solo exhibition in National Museum of Iceland
2005 - 2019 "Photo of the year" - exhibition of The Icelandic press photographers association.
2015 "Ísó" group exhibition with FÍSL in Ísafjörður
2015 PAA group exhibition Teplice Spa Czech Republic
2012 "Dream" - solo exhibition in Skotið, Reykjavík Museum of Photography
2013 “European Borderlines”, “Happy” group exhibition, Nordic house, Reykjavik.
2012 “European Borderlines”, “Happy” group exhibition, Festival FotoLeggendo, Rome, Ítalía.
2012 “European Borderlines”, “Happy” group exhibition, Bursa Fotofest, Bursa, Tyrkland.
2012 “European Borderlines”, “Happy” group exhibition, Festival Encontros da
Imagem, Braga, Portúgal.
2011 “ISSP”, "Sisters" group exhibition, Kuldiga City Museum, Lettland.
Awards from The Icelandic press photographers association:
Portrait photo of the year 2019
Daily life photo of the year 2019
Photo of the year 2018
Portrait photo of the year 2018
Photo story of the year 2018
Portrait photo of the year 2017
Photo story of the year 2017
Photo of the year 2016
Photo story of the year 2016
News photo of the year 2016
Daily life photo of the year 2016
Photo story of the year 2015
Daily life photo of the year 2015
Photo story of the year 2014
Environment photo of the year 2014
Portrait photo of the year 2009
Member of :
The Icelandic press photographers association
The Icelandic Contemporary Photography Association
Contact:
tel. (+354)-6978663
All images © Heiða Helgadóttir