In 2001 "The Mammoth Book of Erotic
Photography" and 2005 "The Mammoth
Book of Erotic woman" placed Petter
Hegre at the top of the list among the
world’s leading photographers.
He has also secured his position by
winning the absolute prestigious Erotic
Photographer of the Year award at the
8th annual Erotic Oscars in London.
The road to success wasn’t an easy
one: Hegre studied at Brooks Institute
of Photography in Santa Barbara, USA.
From there he moved to New York and
worked for Richard Avedon for a period
of one year before he returned to use
what he had learned and develop his
own unique style in Europe.