Julie Lauritzen is a writer, creative producer and photographer with cutting-edge expertise in printed matter, story telling and publishing.
Photo by Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard.
Member of The Norwegian Association for Fine Art Photographers (Forbundet Frie Fotografer).
Her artistic practice is project-based and immersed in topics that, amongst other themes, explore the human relationship with nature and society at large.
Through her various roles in the photographic industry, Julie has actively engaged as a producer and writer. By creating a common platform for public exchange of story telling, expertise and dissemination, the aim has been to strengthen relations and collaborations across genres and niches.
Julie has worked as a guest lecturer in photography at Ytre Art College in Ålesund, focusing on documentation of artworks and the development of photographic projects.
She has worked as a writer for the Norwegian magazine Fotografi, and as curator of the academic program at Nordic Light Festival of Photography in Kristiansund.
In 2020, she founded the small artist-run publishing house Pressure Press. Based at the intersection of art and activism, the press focuses on experimental publications through interdisciplinary, artistic collaborations.
In 2021, she co-founded the interdisciplinary organisation JAM Collective along with Armelle Bruil and Marie Payan. In november 2024 they organised the very first Oslo Zine Fest at ROM for Kunst og Arkitektur.
Selected clients and partners: Ytre Art College, Tanken v/ Bærum Kommune, Nordic Light Festival of Photography v/ Nordic Light Events, Propeller Recordings, Dagens Næringsliv / D2, Footnote Centre for Image and Text (Belgrade), Luft Recordings, Magasinet Fotografi, Trafo.no, Oppland Fylkeskommune, Recens Paper #1, Antenne Books (UK) and Pure Land Press (UK) .