Anne Helene Gjelstad: Biography, Facts and Career

Anne Helene Gjelstad (9 May 1956 in Oslo) is a Norwegian photographer and fashion designer. As a photographer, she mainly works with portraits, fashion and documentary, but also with interiors, products and lifestyle. Gjelstad is educated from Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1982. She then had her own fashion studio for design and production of exclusive models. For 5½ years, she also had her own knitting production in Estonia for the Norwegian and international market. In 2009, she completed at two-years course in digital photography at Bilder Nordic School of Photography. She has also participated in workshops with Morten Krogvold, Mary Ellen Mark, and Joyce Tenneson. In 2009, she also worked at Mary Ellen Mark Studio in New York City. In 2020, she worked on a project in Kihnu, an island in the Baltic Sea considered Europe's last matriarchy. She met women from the island during a Nordic Knitting Symposium. She later said that out of 35 women she photographed, only 10 are still alive.

Quick facts about Anne Helene Gjelstad

• Full name: Anne Helene Gjelstad
• Born: 1956-05-09
• Nationality: Norway
• Known as: Fashion figure
• Wikidata ID: Q3364925

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