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BERGEN - Architecture and Stories
A fine art photography book in black and white
Bergen - Architecture and Stories is a photographic exploration of Bergen’s architecture — from historic facades and narrow streets to modern structures shaped by light, rain, and time.
Presented in black and white, the book focuses on atmosphere, form, and the quiet dialogue between buildings and their surroundings.
The photographs are accompanied by short texts and reflections that place the architecture within a broader cultural and historical context. Rather than documenting the city in a conventional sense, the book offers a more contemplative view — where details, shadows, and absence become as important as the structures themselves.
Bergen is not presented as a postcard city, but as a living place shaped by weather, memory, and everyday life. The result is a book that invites slow viewing and repeated readings.
Bergen Architecture and Stories is produced as a high-quality hardcover book, printed with great attention to tonal depth and detail — allowing the black-and-white photographs to retain their full range and texture.
Here is what other authors say about the book:
Arne Skinlo has a keen eye for details and distinctive features in Bergen's urban geography. The book Bergen, Architecture and Stories belongs on every self-respecting Bergen bookshelf. Gunnar Staalesen, one of the most famous crime writers in Norway.
Arne Skinlo’s photography book about Bergen is a one-of-a-kind story in images about one of the most important cities of the Hanseatic League and one of the most characteristic and charming cities of Norway. Even if you have never been to Bergen, this book will make you think you know it. Julia Anna Gospodarou, writer of the book From Basc to Fine Art.
The text is both in Norwegian and English.
Available worldwide.
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The book is suitable for readers with an interest in architecture, photography, and cities — and for those who appreciate a slower, more reflective approach to visual storytelling.
