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A triptych of three portraits. A person in a navy polo shirt and cap stands against a green background, followed by a person in a suit posing with a model car, and a person in a white lab coat holding a megaphone.

Photography: Meet fantastic documentary photographer and storyteller, Jørn Tomter

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Date
2 August 2013

I’m going to put my hands up and say that I’m one of those people that buys the Sunday papers, tears off the plastic, retrieves the supplements and chucks the rest away. There I SAID it. But supplements are so, so brilliant – the documentary photography in them is unparalleled, whole stories told in just one image. There’s a lot of staple documentary photographers out there, but at the moment it’s really Jørn Tomter who’s taking the biscuit. From Sir Paul Smith, to Marina Abramovic, to an old couple in Norway, to the Wimbledon ball boys and girls, to Damien Hirst getting his nipple out – you’re unlikely to see a more interesting and diverse portfolio than Jørn’s. Read the backstory behind the Damien Hirst nipple thing here. Super interesting.

A person with curly grey hair leans out of the window of a vintage maroon car. They are smiling and looking towards the camera, framed by autumn leaves and green trees.
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Jørn Tomter: Sir Paul Smith

Two people sit together on a white wicker sofa, wearing athletic wear and sunglasses. One holds a magazine titled “Inside Tennis” while they both smile.
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Jørn Tomter: Tennis

A person stands against a solid green backdrop, wearing a navy blue Polo Ralph Lauren polo shirt and matching shorts. A wide green and purple sash is draped across their chest, and they wear a matching navy baseball cap.
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Jørn Tomter: Wimbledon Boys & Girls for D2 magazine

A person wearing a high-visibility yellow vest and a white head covering looks tiredly at the camera. Their vest features several sponsor logos, including “CCAP” and “Lenzlinger”, and the text “Transeurope Footrace 2009”.
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Jørn Tomter: 2 minutes after running 4500 km over 60 days

A person in a blue suit and patterned tie smiles at the camera. They lean over a wooden table, resting their hands on a small, burgundy model car.
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Jørn Tomter: Tony Crook of Bristol Cars

A person wearing a white lab coat holds a megaphone towards the camera. They look directly forward with a neutral expression.
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Jørn Tomter: Marina Abramovic for D3 Magazine

A person looks out from the red window of a boat's cabin. The white deck of the vessel stretches towards a rocky shoreline under a clear blue sky.
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Jørn Tomter: Kristian on his Fishing Boat

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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