Kurt Norlin

(American, born 1939)

Photographer Kurt Norlin grew up in a family of artists. Of his photographic interests he notes, "Rather than pure descriptive fact, I wish to search for the essence of the location, person, or event." He is based in Corvallis, southwest Oregon.

Norlin first studied art at Oregon State University. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Central Washington University in 1974, where he studied under late professor and photographer James Sahlstrand. He has served as a photography instructor for Oregon State University, Linn-Benton Community College in Corvallis, Oregon, and Yakima Valley College in Yakima, Central Washington.