The tractor was huge and brutal. Every flower on the roadside was violently being cut down and I bawled my eyes out as I watched something so beautiful disappear, right in front of my eyes. I was just 5 years old and it was terrifying.
I grew up in Norway, where nature is part of everyday life. I spent a lot of time on my own on skis, and later found the same feeling at sea — sailing, adjusting to wind, movement and light, learning to trust instinct more than control. Those moments always allowed me to escape to a place of calm and peacefulness.
My work has grown naturally from that. I’ve shot for advertising, travel brands and luxury publications who want to capture beauty and escapism around the world.
Get in touch
+47 90 02 53 30
Represented by PLEAT Artists, London — worldwide (except Norway)
Selected clients
Condé Nast Traveller (UK / S / GER / IND) · House & Garden · The Thinking Traveller · Soho House · Viking Cruises · Lindblad Expedition Cruises · D2 Magazine · Elle (UK / SWE) · Food & Wine · Travel + Leisure · Vogue NL · NY Times · Enroute Magazine · Mercedes · Porsche · Toyota · Telia · Snøhetta Design · Quince & Co · TINE · Color Line · Elite Travel · We Oslo
Øivind Haug is an Oslo-based photographer specialising in travel, hospitality and hotel photography. With over 35 years of experience, he shoots for international publications and brands who want images that make people feel what it's like to be in a place — peaceful, elegant escapes that stay with you.
Contributing photographer to Condé Nast Traveller.
Available for commissions across Europe and internationally.