Tyheim

Vidar Korneliussen, also known as Tyheim, is a Norwegian contemporary photographer whose work exists at the intersection of art and documentary. With a Leica M11-D and a flash, he approaches the street as both stage and canvas. His work doesn’t simply document; it confronts the viewer with an unvarnished reality, at once beautiful and brutal.

Person in a green protective suit wearing a vintage gas mask and holding laboratory equipment in a futuristic industrial interior

Kharkiv, Ukraine — July 2026

Bald, scarred man in a black-and-white costume standing against a red backdrop
Bald, scarred man in a black-and-white costume standing against a red backdrop
Close-up portrait of a shirtless, heavily tattooed man with striking pale eyes against a dark industrial wall.
Close-up portrait of a shirtless, heavily tattooed man with striking pale eyes against a dark industrial wall.
Smiling man lifting his shirt to reveal a large eagle tattoo on his chest outdoors
Smiling man lifting his shirt to reveal a large eagle tattoo on his chest outdoors
Black-and-white close-up of a shirtless person with a large tiger tattoo and two star-shaped chest tattoos.
Black-and-white close-up of a shirtless person with a large tiger tattoo and two star-shaped chest tattoos.
Shirtless tattooed man wearing a baseball cap outside a modern building with a Cyrillic sign
Shirtless tattooed man wearing a baseball cap outside a modern building with a Cyrillic sign
Woman with blonde hair wearing a pink “Angela’s 21st” shirt standing on a city street
Woman with blonde hair wearing a pink “Angela’s 21st” shirt standing on a city street
Black-and-white selfie of a smiling person wearing a patterned headscarf, septum ring, nose stud, and leather jacket while reclining on a bed.
Black-and-white selfie of a smiling person wearing a patterned headscarf, septum ring, nose stud, and leather jacket while reclining on a bed.

Odesa, Ukraine — July 2026

Bearded man in a dark jacket standing beneath an elevated railway at night
Bearded man in a dark jacket standing beneath an elevated railway at night
Bearded man in a black knit hat and tan parka sits on a wet city sidewalk beside another person sheltering under a plastic sheet.
Bearded man in a black knit hat and tan parka sits on a wet city sidewalk beside another person sheltering under a plastic sheet.
Close-up of a woman with dirty and scarred face, wearing a black satin headscarf, tan jacket, gray shirt, and holding a pearl bracelet against a plain wall background.
Close-up of a woman with dirty and scarred face, wearing a black satin headscarf, tan jacket, gray shirt, and holding a pearl bracelet against a plain wall background.
Older Black man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, oversized glasses, dark suit, white shirt, and layered gold necklaces in front of a metal shutter
Older Black man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, oversized glasses, dark suit, white shirt, and layered gold necklaces in front of a metal shutter
Long-haired tattooed person in a blood-splattered white “Under Suicide” T-shirt standing beside a dark brick wall.
Long-haired tattooed person in a blood-splattered white “Under Suicide” T-shirt standing beside a dark brick wall.
Person with red hair, dramatic eye makeup, a black beanie, and a shirt reading “I HATE MY JOB” standing behind a black metal fence
Person with red hair, dramatic eye makeup, a black beanie, and a shirt reading “I HATE MY JOB” standing behind a black metal fence
Three people with dark hair huddle closely in a dimly lit setting, with one person wearing a red jacket.
Three people with dark hair huddle closely in a dimly lit setting, with one person wearing a red jacket.
Bearded person in a red sweater sitting outdoors beside a chain-link fence, with muddy injured knees in the foreground.
Bearded person in a red sweater sitting outdoors beside a chain-link fence, with muddy injured knees in the foreground.

Philadelphia, U.S. — October 2025