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Kristiansund

A coastal town in Norway

Martin Doonan



Kristiansund

A coastal town in Norway

A photographic study

by

Martin Doonan



All text and photographs © Martin Doonan, 2008

All rights reserved. No part of this book my bereproduced in any form or by any mechanical orelectronic means, including information storage andretrieval systems, without permission in writingfrom the publisher, except by a reviewer, who mayquote brief passages in a review.

A pdf version of this book will be available online.This pdf verson may be freely downloaded forpersonal, non-commercial use.



Kristiansund lies in a remote corner of mid-

Norway. It is built on a series of islandssurrounding a naturally protected Sound.

Until recently it was entirely cut off from the mainland,until a deep tunnel and suspension bridge were built.Historically the town was supported by the fishing

industry, both catching and exporting fish. The localdried, salted cod, "klippfisk", is the traditional centralingredient in the Portuguese dish Bacalao. With recenttrends in fishing around northern European waters,Kristiansund saw years of decline.

Introduction



A revitalisation of the town has been underway for thelast decade or two. As the Norwegian oil industry movesits efforts northwards, so Kristiansund has found a role asan impotant support centre for the activities in the mid-

Norway region. Even in the few years I have known thetown, there has been a dramatic change in its character.The signs of rejuvenation are everywhere but not at theexpense of historic influences.

Now the harbour is a busy mix of pleasure craft, small

fishing boats, foreign trawlers, ferries and oil industryvessels.

For several years I lived and worked in Kristiansund butnever paid it much attention, photographically. Recently Ireturned for a series of visits, giving me the opportunityto photograph the town and its surroundings. Thisallowed me to work as a sort of informed outsider - not aresident but with the local knowledge of one. With theseimages I hope to capture what is for me the essence of the town - a beautiful yet remote place with strongconnections to the sea.



Past Industry



Travelling by Sea



Harbour Front



Public Buildings



Perched on the Hills



The Wider View



Surrounding Landscape



All of the photographs in this ook were shot

with a Canon 35mm SLR camera with a 28mmlens using Ilford HP5+ black and white film.

This book has been put together as part of theinternational SofoBoMo 2008 project.

www.sofobomo.org

Martin Doonan

May 2008

First edition

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