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.
High-contrast black-and-white portrait of a man in a top hat, suit, and tie against a wooden plank wall
High-contrast black-and-white portrait of a man in a top hat, suit, and tie against a wooden plank wall

Odesa, Ukraine — July 2026

Bearded man in a dark puffer jacket sitting outdoors at night beside a parked car and metal structure
Bearded man in a dark puffer jacket sitting outdoors at night beside a parked car and metal structure
Bearded man in a knit hat and winter coat sitting beside a person under a bridge on a rainy city street
Bearded man in a knit hat and winter coat sitting beside a person under a bridge on a rainy city street
Close-up portrait of a tattooed woman wearing a black headscarf and brown fringed jacket against a concrete wall
Close-up portrait of a tattooed woman wearing a black headscarf and brown fringed jacket against a concrete wall
Older Black man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, oversized glasses, suit jacket, white shirt, and layered gold chains in front of a metal shutter
Older Black man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, oversized glasses, suit jacket, white shirt, and layered gold chains in front of a metal shutter
Three people with dark hair leaning close together in a dimly lit setting
Three people with dark hair leaning close together in a dimly lit setting
Tattooed person in a brown jacket and pearl bracelet lifting a shirt to reveal a large torso tattoo beside a chain-link fence
Tattooed person in a brown jacket and pearl bracelet lifting a shirt to reveal a large torso tattoo beside a chain-link fence

Philadelphia, U.S. — October 2025