The Norwegian Polar Institute’s photo library consists of a total of 90,000 photographs, dating 140 years back from 1872 and up to today. A range of interesting historical pictures may be found, as well as depictions of polar landscapes, wildlife and field work.
Buy photos?
Visit the photo archive?
You can visit our photo Library in Tromsø. Appointment must be made in advance.
Here you can browse albums and archives of photos. The photos are organized by theme, location and expeditions. You will find an archive of trapping cabins from Svalbard and also files of trapping cabins from Greenland. We also have an vessel archive of vessels that have operated in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Prices
NOK | |
Books | 800 |
Books, front page | 1200 |
Journal | 200-600 |
Journal, front page | 800 |
Journal/magazine (commercial) | 1200 |
Journal/magazine – front page (commercial) | 1800 |
Newspaper – local | 500 |
Newspaper – national | 1000 |
Posters – whole | 1000 |
Posters – part of | 500 |
Postcard | 1500 |
Calendar | 800 |
Interior decorating | 1500 |
Exhibitions – museums | 400 |
Exhibitions – others | 1000 |
Internet* – front page (commersial | 2000 |
Internet* – underlying page (commersial) | 1300 |
Internet* – front page | 1000 |
Internet* – front page | 600 |
Film: still images used in education | 300 |
Live film pr. minute | 4800 |
Advertisiing, local/press, journal | 1000 |
Advertising, national media | 1500 |
TV commersial | 2500 |
Commercials in the cinema | 2500 |
Film, still images used in film/TV, additial fee of 50% for reruns. | 1000 |

Ann Kristin Balto
Photo librarian / communications adviser