Portrait of Matthis Kleeb
Photo: Bjørn Wad

About

Matthis Kleeb (born 1987 in Zürich) is a Swiss-Norwegian documentary photographer whose work is shaped by his background in the social sciences. He holds a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Oslo and UC Berkeley, and studied photography at Volda University College and The Norwegian School of Photography in Trondheim. Since 2018, he has worked as a freelance photographer, and his work has appeared in a range of publications and exhibitions. In his long-term documentary projects, Kleeb combines sociological perspectives with visual journalism to draw attention to social, contemporary and environmental issues.

Awards

  • 2026 First prize in the editorial category, Gullsnitt
  • 2025 First prize, Documentary Norway, Norwegian Picture of the Year
  • 2025 First prize in the editorial category, Gullsnitt
  • 2021 First prize, Documentary Norway, Norwegian Picture of the Year
  • 2021 Third prize, Climate and Environment, Norwegian Picture of the Year

Exhibitions

  • 2027 Fotografiens Hus, Oslo, Norway
  • 2025 DOK-Festivalen, Fredrikstad, Norway
  • 2025 Perspektivet Museum, Tromsø, Norway
  • 2024 Preus museum – Norway’s national photo museum, Horten, Norway
  • 2022 Picture of the Year exhibition, Oslo, Norway
  • 2022 Haus der Fotografie, Olten, Switzerland
  • 2022 Photo SCHWEIZ, Zürich, Switzerland
  • 2021 F² Fotofestival, Dortmund, Germany
  • 2019 Fernwehfestival, Bern, Switzerland

Member of

  • Forbund Frie Fotografer (FFF) / The Norwegian Association for Fine Art Photographers
  • Norsk Journalistlag (NJ) / The Norwegian Union of Journalists
  • Pressefotografenes Klubb (PK) / The Press Photographers’ Club
  • Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP)

Selected editorial publications