Who are we?

We are the equine show photographers Astrid Marie Årdal and Helene Gjerde Aamdal. Together with Une Susrud we started the team Equine Sport Photography in 2022. Our photographer team travels around on international and national shows in Norway. We take both pictures of what is happening in the arena, mood photos and portraits if it is desired.


Astrid Marie Årdal

28 years old and lives in Gjerstad south in Norway. I am a certified photographer, mental trainer and riding teacher. I have run my own company since 2016, but it is not until recent years that I have chosen to focus fully on the dream of working as a full-time photographer.


I have previously photographed during various Norwegian championships in equestrian sports, and covered major events as both photographer and journalist.


In 2022, I was awarded bronze during Landskonkurransen of the Norwegian Photographers' Association for a photo I took during the Norwegian Championship in driving a few years ago. The same picture was a part of the Norwegian Team in World Photographic Cup in 2023.

Helene Gjerde Aamdal

I am 23 years old and live in Oslo. I work as a sports photographer during the outdoor season. My company was founded in February 2020. The last three years, I gave photographed showjumping, dressage and eventing from the lowest to the highest levels in Norway. In addition, I have photographed mounted games, Icelandic horses, driving and vaulting.


For the past years, I have photographed several individual Norwegian championships in showjumping, dressage and eventing. I have also been a press photographer at the Kingsland Oslo Horse Show and Norwegian Horse Festival several times. In 2021, I was awarded bronze during Landskonkurransen of the Norwegian Photographers' Association.


Taking sports photos gives me adrenaline. I like to follow equestrian sports in Norway from the district events to the international ones! It gives me joy to see the rider and horse develop and to get to know new ones.