VG - Verdens Gang AS
Gisle Oddstad is an experienced Senior Staff Photojournalist at VG - Verdens Gang AS, where Gisle has held various roles since 1990. Prior to their current position, Gisle served as Head of the photo department and as a Freelance Photojournalist. Gisle also has experience as a Project Manager and Picture Editor in various media companies. Gisle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Press Photography from Norsk Pressefotografskole.
VG - Verdens Gang AS
Verdens Gang AS is a media company whose objective is newspaper publication and related activity. The objective of the newspaper Verdens Gang is to be a party-politically and financially independent daily newspaper covering the whole of Norway. The main office is in Oslo, but there are local editorial teams in other Norwegian cities, and in some cities abroad. VG is owned by the Scandinavian media Group, Schibsted. VG aims to be the leading contributor of news, to entertain and to be useful. VG’s core values is to be courageous, open and people-minded. With these values VG sets the agenda for both the public and the official news in Norway. With skillful journalists, sharp headlines and good use of pictures, VG gets through to the people. Since its foundation in 1945, VG has grown to be the most read newspaper in Norway on all platforms; paper, web, cell phone and iPad. In the future VG’s focus is to continue to grow with its digital services, and to stop the fall for the printed newspaper.