Photo©Petter Hegre Petter Hegre (born 1969, Norway) is a Norwegian photographer, most famous for his nude photography of women. Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Books by Petter Hegre 4 External links Biography Hegre studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography in California and worked in New York with Richard Avedon before returning to his native Norway. He received the "Photographer of the Year 2001" award at the 8th annual 'Erotic Oscars' in London, securing his position as a world-class photographer. He has published 6 books and his work has been exhibited internationally. Petter Hegre is married to model Luba Shumeyko and they divide their time between a villa set in orange groves in the Algarve, Portugal and an atelier in the heart of Paris. Hegre-Art.com, his official website, was launched in 2002 as Hegre-Archives.com and has become one of the most highly rated, most talked about erotic websites on the internet. In December 2005 the site went through a major redesign and name change from Hegre-Archives to Hegre-Art. On the 5 th of August 2004, Global Media Publishing and Petter Hegre announce the publication of: HEGRE: The New Nude - No. 1 Autumn 2004. This erotic art photography print magazine would be relaunched as The New Nude in the summer of 2005. Petter Hegre is the creative director and chief photographer at The New Nude. Awards 2001 - Photographer of the Year 2001 award at the 8th annual Erotic Oscars Books by Petter Hegre 100 Nude Models, 2006 Petter Hegre: 100 Naked Girls, 2004: Foreword By Clifford Thurlow Wild Shaven Angel, 2003 Luba, 2003 Russian Lolita, 2002 My Book, 2000 My Wife, 2000: by Corporate Author Svanborg Thorisdottir External links Hegre-Art.com Petter Hegre's official website NewNudeMag.com Official The New Nude Mag website Search Term: "Petter_Hegre" Categories: 1969 births | Living people | Norwegian photographers