International Photography Awards
After starting participating in international photography contests as a teenager in 2006, Aleksander has received these awards.
2024
Natures Best 2024 – NBP International Awards (USA)
Entered images: 25.000 from 62 countries
Winning image: Hiking in Norway
Category: Outdoor Adventure
Award: Highly Honored
2023
reFocus Awards 2022
Winning image: Walking Penguins
Category: Wildlife
Award: Honorable Mention
2022
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2022
Entered images: 3.000
Winning image: Mountain Hare
Category: Natur and Wildlife
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2022
Entered images: 3.000
Winning image: Mountain Hare Fight
Category: Natur and Wildlife
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2022
Entered images: 3.000
Winning image: Polar Bear Cub
Category: Natur and Wildlife
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2022
Entered images: 3.000
Winning image: Deception Island
Category: Landscapes
Award: Honorable Mention
2021
Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2021 – NNPC (Norway)
Entered images: 5.600
Winning image: Polar Bear
Category: Nordic Mammal Image of the Year
Award: Highly Commended
Monochrome Photography Awards 2021 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 6.646 from 89 countries
Winning image: Young Polar Bear
Category: Wildlife (Professional)
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2021
Entered images: 3.550
Winning image: Melting Ice
Category: Natur and Wildlife (series)
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2021
Entered images: 3.550
Winning image: Walking Penguins
Category: Natur and Wildlife (single)
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2021
Entered images: 3.550
Winning image: Antarctic Landscape
Category: Natur and Wildlife (single)
Award: Honorable Mention
Monovisions Photoghraphy Awards 2021
Entered images: 3.550
Winning image: Reindeer
Category: Natur and Wildlife (single)
Award: Honorable Mention
Black and White Spider Awards 2021 (USA)
Entered images: 6.200
Winning image: Detail of a Moose
Category: Silhouette
Award: Nominee
Black and White Spider Awards 2021 (USA)
Entered images: 6.200
Winning image: Svalbard Reindeer
Category: Wildlife
Award: Nominee
Black and White Spider Awards 2021 (USA)
Entered images: 6.200
Winning image: Walking Penguins
Category: Wildlife
Award: Nominee
2020
Narava International Contest of Photography 2020 (Slovenia)
Entered images: 3.700
Winning image: The Breakthrough
Category: Open
Award: PSA Bronze Medal
Narava International Contest of Photography 2020 (Slovenia)
Entered images: 3.700
Winning image: Deception Island
Category: Landscapes
Award: PSA Honorable Mention
Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2020 – NNPC (Norway)
Entered images: 4.885
Winning image: Antarctica in black & white
Category: Travel Photo (portfolio of six images taken on the same trip)
Award: 3rd Place
The Societies of Photographers International Photographic Competition (United Kingdom)
Winning image: Norwegian Spring Break
Category: Events – October 2020
Award: Highly Commended
2019
Annual Photography Awards (APA) 2019
Entered images: 1.200 from 63 countries
Winning image: Memorable hike
Category: Landscape
Award: Highly commended
Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2019 – NNPC (Norway)
Entered images: 4.500
Winning image: Roe deer look
Category: Nordic Close-Up Image of the Year
Award: Highly commended
Monochrome Photography Awards 2019 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 5.672 from 89 countries
Winning image: Walking Penguins
Category: Wildlife (Professional)
Award: 3rd Place Winner
Monochrome Photography Awards 2019 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 5.672 from 89 countries
Winning image: Antarctic landscape
Category: Nature (Professional)
Award: Honorable Mention
2017
Fotografis Portfoliopris 2017 (Norway)
Entered images: 1000
Winning image: Another Brick In the Wall (portfolio of 11 pictures)
Award: Honorable Mention
Canon Student Competition 2017
Winning image: Another Brick In the Wall (portfolio of 6 pictures)
Award: 1/5 winners from Norway
2016
Monochrome Photography Awards 2016 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 8.122 from 81 countries
Winning image: A Walk Toward the Sky
Category: Landscapes (Professional)
Award: Honorable Mention
Monochrome Photography Awards 2016 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 8.122 from 81 countries
Winning image: Svalbard Reindeer
Category: Wildlife (Professional)
Award: Honorable Mention
Monochrome Photography Awards 2016 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 8.122 from 81 countries
Winning image: Symmetry
Category: Wildlife (Professional)
Award: Honorable Mention
Adresseavisen Picture of the Month, November 2016 (Norway)
Winning Image: Petter Northug
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up
Adresseavisen Picture of the Month, October 2016 (Norway)
Winning Image: Children’s football
Award: Honorable Mention
2015
Picture of the Year 2015, Oppland Journalistlag (Norway)
Winning Image: Back to 1938
Award: 1st Place – Winner
Monochrome Photography Awards 2015 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 7.212 from 79 countries
Winning image: Evening at the Glacier
Category: Landscapes (Professional)
Award: Honorable Mention
Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2015 – NNPC (Norway)
Entered images: 4300
Winning image: Easter jump
Category: Nordic Outdoor Picture of the Year
Award: Highly commended
2014
Universitas Picture of the Year 2014 (Norway)
Winning Image: Long arm of the law
Award: 1 of 14 selected images - no mutual ranking
Universitas Picture of the Month, November 2014 (Norway)
Winning Image: Clapping
Award: 1st Place – Winner
2013
Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2013 – NNPC (Norway)
Winning image: Knutshø
Category: Nordic Outdoor Picture of the Year
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up
Biofoto Østlandet Picture of the Month, September 2013 (Norway)
Winning Image: Freedom
Award: 1st Place – Winner
2012
Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2012 – NNPC (Norway)
Entered images: 3168 from 14 countries
Winning image: Dancing on slack line
Category: Nordic Outdoor Picture of the Year
Award: Highly commended
Memorial Maria Luisa – MML 2012 (Spain)
Entered images: 9000 from 44 countries
Winning image: Freedom in the Wilderness
Category: Young Photo Prize
Award: Highly commended
Norwegian Nature Photographer of the Year (Norway)
Winning image: Winter night in Jotunheimen
Category: Round 9
Award: Gold
2011
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 41.000 from 95 countries
Winning image: The Duel
Category: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (15-17)
Award: Highly commended
Focus Norway 2011 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Rock ptarmigan white-out
Category: Wildlife
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged 16-18
Focus Norway 2011 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: The black sheep of the family
Category: My environment
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged 16-18
Focus Norway 2011 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Sunset on Helgeland
Category: Landscape
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged 16-18
Wild Wonders of Europe, August 2011
Winning image: Rock ptarmigan white-out
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, July 2011
Winning image: Fighting black grouse
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, June 2011
Winning image: European pine marten
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, June 2011
Winning image: Fighting black grouse
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
2010
Focus Norway 2010 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: European pine marten
Category: Wildlife
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged 16-18
Wild Wonders of Europe, November 2010
Winning image: Feather-care
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, October 2010
Winning image: Jumping Arctic fox
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged under 18
2009
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 (United Kingdom)
Entered images: 43.135 from 94 countries
Winning image: Feather-Care
Category: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (15-17)
Award: Highly commended
Focus Norway 2009 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Jumping Arctic fox
Category: Wildlife
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged 16-18
Focus Norway 2009 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: The photographer
Category: Birds
Award: Highly commended, aged 16-18
Wild Wonders of Europe, August 2009
Winning image: Jumping Arctic fox
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, April 2009
Winning image: Fighting black grouse
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, February 2009
Winning image: Dog sledding in backlight
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, February 2009
Winning image: Parked pigeons
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, February 2009
Winning image: Reindeers in Forollhogna
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, February 2009
Winning image: Canada goose x Greylag goose
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, January 2009
Winning image: Sunset on Håja
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
2008
Focus Norway 2008 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Gråmåke letter
Category: Wildlife
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged 13-15
Focus Norway 2008 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Fishing White-tailed Eagle
Category: Wildlife
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged 13-15 (portfolio of 3 pictures)
Wild Wonders of Europe, December 2008
Winning image: Herring gull in flight
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, December 2008
Winning image: Fishing White-tailed Eagle
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, December 2008
Winning image: Crane Itching
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
Wild Wonders of Europe, December 2008
Winning image: Dog sledding
Category: Young Wild Wonders of Europe
Award: Highly commended, aged under 18
2007
Focus Norway 2007 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Squirrel
Category: Wildlife
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged 13-15
Focus Norway 2007 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Puffin in Flight
Category: Wildlife
Award: 2nd Place – Runner Up, aged 13-15
Focus Norway 2007 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Puffin with a sign
Category: My environment
Award: Highly Commended (3rd Place), aged 13-15
2006
Focus Norway 2006 (Norway)
Entered images: 2.000
Winning image: Puffin
Category: Wildlife
Award: 1st Place – Winner, aged 13-15