Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
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Gunnar Høst Sjøwall is a Norwegian portrait
photographer and former competitive tennis player.
. He was educated at Institutt for Färgfoto (Institute for Color Photography) in Lund, Sweden.
He won the Portrait of the Year award in the 1967 Photography Yearbook, as well as other national and international awards. He has completed a number of portrait assignments for the Norwegian Royal Family
, the Norwegian Nobel Institute
, and other large organizations.
In 1968 at the age of 32, Sjowall took over his father's studio. In addition to the assignments noted above, he has completed a number of photographic restorations. He speaks out on issues of quality in professional photography.
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
photographer and former competitive tennis player.
Early life and education
Gunnar Host Sjowall was born in 1936 in xxxx, the son of Gunnar Theodor Sjowall, a photographer, and his wife xxxx. As a child, he showed early promise in tennis and was given intensive training.Tennis
Sjøwall went on to compete in tennis, devoting his time to the sport. He won 14 national championships in tennis between 1955 and 1966. He also made good showings in several international tournaments.Photography
Sjowall had an apprenticeship in photography with Edvard Welinder in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. He was educated at Institutt for Färgfoto (Institute for Color Photography) in Lund, Sweden.
He won the Portrait of the Year award in the 1967 Photography Yearbook, as well as other national and international awards. He has completed a number of portrait assignments for the Norwegian Royal Family
Norwegian Royal Family
The Royal Family of Norway is the family of King Harald V of Norway. In Norway there is a distinction between the Royal House and the Royal Family. The Royal House includes only the King and his spouse, the Queen, the King's eldest son with spouse, being the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and the...
, the Norwegian Nobel Institute
Norwegian Nobel Institute
The Norwegian Nobel Institute was established in 1904 in Kristiania , Norway.The principal duty of the Nobel Institute is to assist the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the task of selecting the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and to organize the annual Nobel event in Oslo.The institute is situated...
, and other large organizations.
In 1968 at the age of 32, Sjowall took over his father's studio. In addition to the assignments noted above, he has completed a number of photographic restorations. He speaks out on issues of quality in professional photography.