Sara Angelica Spilling is a photographer based in Oslo, working across people, art and design. Her practice is rooted in a fascination with nature, human presence and the quiet power of a carefully considered image. With a refined and detail oriented approach, she works intuitively with light, form and composition.
Whether photographing people, objects or landscapes, she is drawn to images where atmosphere and visual precision coexist, where every element has a sense of intention, yet nothing feels overly constructed. Light plays a central role in her work. She observes how natural light shifts, reveals and transforms a subject. This sensitivity to light allows her to find moments of unexpected beauty and create images that feel both immediate and considered.
Across her practice, Spilling is interested in creating photographs that are visually striking while retaining a sense of subtlety. She looks for the point where simplicity becomes expressive. Her work invites the viewer to slow down, look closer and find their own meaning within the image.
EXPERIENCE
Education
2016 - Phase One Certified Professional, London
2010 - 2012 - Bilder Nordic School of Photography, OsloEducational work
2022 - present - Photographer Sara Angelica Spilling AS
2019 - present - Photographer Represented by Pudder Agency
2017 - 2019 - Photographer Freelance
2014 - 2016 - 1.st Photographers assistant / Digi tech Freelance
2013 - 2014 - 1.st Photographers assistant / Producer / Retoucher / Digi tech Simon Skreddernes AS
2012 - 2013 - 1st. Photographers assistant / Retoucher / Digi tech Freelance / Einar Aslaksen
Exhibitions, books, awards
2026 - Solo Exhibition - Galleri D142 - Elsewhere
2024 - Award, Gullsnitt GULL for arkitektur, campaign for InBed
2024 - Award, Gullsnitt SØLV for mote, campaign for Infinite Garbage
2022 - Award, Gullsnitt SØLV for music, Warner Music
2021 - Award, Gullsnitt GRAND PRIX for most winning awards
2021 - Award, Gullsnitt SØLV for Næringslivsprofilering DNB #huninvesterer kampaign
2021 - Award, Gullsnitt GULL for product, Poppy Lawman
2021 - Award, Gullsnitt GULL for Næringslivsprofilering, Sony Music, Lars Vaular.
2019 - Award, Gullsnitt DIPLOM for Editorial - Renate Reinsve for A New Type of Imprint - April
2019 - Award, Gullsnitt BRONSE for Product advertorial David Andersen - April
2019 - Award, Gullsnitt SØLV for Product - campaign ISA collection - April
2018 - Contribution - Yme Art Poster vol. 3 - May
2018 - Solo Exhibition - "móðir jörð" - Aker Brygge, Oslo, June / July
2018 - Group Exhibition - 2 works from "móðir jörð"- Nordic Light International Photo Festival, Kristiansund April
2018 - Solo Exhibition - "Untitled" - selected work - Deichmanske Bjerke, February
2018 - Solo Exhibition - "móðir jörð" - Deichmanske Nydalen, January
2017 - Festival Solo Exhibition #2 - "Untitled" - Korsvei 2017
2017 - Festival Solo Exhibition #1 - "Kort Pause" - Korsvei 2017
2017 - Award, Gullsnitt silver for Editorial "Nose First into Coffee" for Brygg Magazine
2017 - Group exhibition, "Kollektiv: USA", at Kollektiv Oslo
2016 - Uncontaminated Photo Festival Oslo - Collected works in collaboration with Nordic School of Photography
2016 - Group exhibition, grand opening of Kollektiv Oslo, a collaboration space and gallery located at Tøyen, Oslo
2014 - Personal photo book Sleepless
2012 - Group exhibition at EGER Karl Johan with Untitled
2012 - Group exhibition with Shameless in Oslo with Skin hunger (ongoing project)