Trond Froestad was raised on the southwest coast of Norway. His work is shaped by the region’s shifting light and cold northern winds, sparking a deep interest in how memory, place, and transformation intersect.
With professional roots in public administration, Froestad brings a structured lens to his artistic practice. His photography explores how political and economic forces shape the environments around us, often focusing on the altered landscapes we pass through every day.
Adopting long-form visual narratives, he reflects on themes of quiet change, vulnerability, and the understated beauty found in the overlooked.
In 2023, he presented his ongoing book project, And Sometimes, Even Today, I Call It Beauty, at the Chico Photobook Review in Montana, USA. Inspired by James Wright’s poem Beautiful Ohio, the project searches for meaning in space marked by distance, tension, and time.
Froestad’s photographs do not aim for spectacle, but for the quiet poetry found in the mundane and our layered history.
He lives and works in Haugesund, Norway.