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Marie Høeg

1866

1949

Marie Høeg was a Norwegian photographer based in Finland. Together with her partner Bolette Berg, she played a pivotal role in the emerging women's rights movement, founding several women-led organizations.

Marie began her career with a photography apprenticeship in Brevik in 1890. After completing her training, she moved to Finland to work as a professional photographer.

In 1895, after meeting her creative, business and romantic partner, Bolette Berg, the couple relocated to Horton, Norway, where they established a professional photography studio.

The Høeg & Berg studio primarily focused on landscape and portrait photography for souvenirs. However, In the 1980s, a private collection of over 400 of their photographs was published, featuring many staged scenes in which Marie and Bolette assumed the characteristics of male protagonists.
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north_east Hundred Heroines – Marie Høeg north_east CNN – Gender-defying portraits of a norwegian couple