Audun Rikardsen is a talented self-taught photographer, who was raised in a fishing community in northern Norway and has always been fascinated by the Arctic coasts wildlife.Audun is also a Professor in freshwater and marine biology at the University of Troms and a Scientific Advisor at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.

Most of my pictures are taken locally or during job-related field work, he says. Photography is combined with my other interests where I utilize my knowledge about biology and the coastal area.