wide awake photography
Meeting Bergen Faces
by Lise Hendrix
This series aim to be exhibited in public places around Bergen. Together or separately. Shining light on the inhabitant of Bergen, their unique stories and talents. Build a stronger sense of community and support. Everyone has a story to tell and a story worth telling! As a professional Portrait Photographer and Mindful Visual Storyteller I go out and meet Bergen Faces.
If you are interested to hang two or more frames in your space contact me: lisehdx@gmail.com
Each Portrait of the series will have a short Podcast episode attached accessible via a QR code on the frame.
I love expressing myself with my voice more than with written words. Also I feel the pull to share more about my impression and experience creating those portraits. As a photographer and as a fellow human being. I dive deeper into introducing my models, the reasons behind our photo session together and my thoughts on creativity and creative living. As an artist, as an entrepreneur, as a storyteller, a guide, a woman.. living from my passion.
My intention is to share more inclusion, celebrate each other, give visibility to those I portrait, empowerment, motivation and the belief that yes you can make your dreams come true and find a community to support you in that.
The series will keep growing
About the Artist
I pick up my camera to step into the depth of the present moment.
Born and raised by the sea in Normandy,
I studied Fine Art and discovered my lifelong love for photography, both analogue and digital. At 20, I moved to Norway, studied Creative Photography with a Magnum Photographer, and earned a Master’s in Advanced Media Production.
At 27, I built what I thought was my dream house in Romania, a project where I poured all my creative energy and vision. This experience taught me one of life’s deepest truths: you can create beauty all around you, yet if you’re not at peace within, it will never feel complete. Real fulfilment begins on the inside. That realisation led me into a profound journey of self-awareness, spirituality, and creative presence, a turning point that transformed both my art and my life.
Today I am back in Norway and I call Bergen my home. I get to collaborate with incredible artists, change-makers and truth-seekers. My work weaves together photography, brand alchemy, and creative mentorship. I guide visionary creators and entrepreneurs to reconnect with their essence, clarify their vision, and design a business that feels as free and alive as they are.
Creativity, for me, isn’t just an art, it’s a lifestyle. It’s a way of seeing, feeling, and responding to life with openness, awareness, and wonder. Through my work, I help others awaken this creative lens, so they can build what’s true to them, express their purpose, and live in harmony with the pulse of their own inspiration.
Everybody deserves to be seen and feel seen fully.
