Arild Kristo

Arild Kristo (May 17, 1939 – July 7, 2010) was a Norwegian photographer, graphic designer, actor and filmmaker. He was considered one of the most creative photographers and filmmakers in Norway during the sixties, but also one of the most rejected. Kristo got photographic education at ArtCenter College of Design and received a letter of recommendation by the editor Richard Pollard at Life (magazine).

Career In Paris 1961 Arild Kristo took one of his most appreciated and highly priced photographs, The portrait painter on Montmartre, now in the collection of the Norwegian National museum. In Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie he discovered the boy Manfred Stein, who played the lead in Kristo's first experiment in photojournalism. The series was purchased by Look (American magazine) 1967: Kristoball (11 min.) 1991: Mirakelet (13 min.) As actor 1987: Over grensen as a security head

Permanent collections The Portrait Artist on Montmartre, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway.

Awards World Press Photo, 1963.