Thor Elias is a Norwegian Gold Coast based photo media artist whose work has been featured in several publications such as a cultural History of fashion in the 20th century, French Photo, Camera Arts, Capture and Australian Photographer. The recipient of grants, and international prizes, including those of the Norwegian government, the Queensland Arts Council, the International photography Awards and The Centre for Fine Art Photography. He has won art commissions, being the first photo media artist to do the commission for the Queensland Arts Councils Directory Cover artwork for 2007 in 20 years. He has had several solo exhibitions, Feeling Cambodia, to name one, at the Queensland Centre for Photography as well as being represented in many group shows world wide. He also has a permanent exhibition in Siem Reap, Cambodia where the revenue goes to a local orphanage, supporting the children's education. Thor Elias is represented as an artist by United Galleries, Australia.

"Just A Moment, Please" 'Just a Moment, Please' explores the phenomenon of Japanese Harajuku fashion, in which a youth sub-culture uses bizarre extremes of costume and make-up to rebel against uniformity and norms of Japanese society. This behaviour appears to be driven by a superficial desire to create an individual identity, rather than making a political or philosophical statement.

"Feeling Cambodia" Cambodia is a place whose rich history conjures images of incredible extremes, from the romantic and mysterious, to the chillingly brutal. Crossing the country on a dirt bike for this photographer was more than just a great adventure. The intimate interaction with the people was the cause of a shift in my perspective of just what is important to human life. One could reasonably expect, if familiar with Cambodia’s traumatic recent past, that the citizens would have a suspicious, cautious, or even hostile nature. Incredibly, the opposite appears to be true. This selection of images attempts to portray the less tangible features of the culture and landscape, especially those that suggest a mood or a feeling unique to this country.

"The North Series, 2007/08" This new personal project is an ongoing process of rediscovering the North, where I come from. For me after living five years in Australia, the north has become exotic. Ironically, most other Norwegians would normally associate that word with tropical islands, rainforests, beaches and sun! The series studies what I once took for granted growing up there, both in the rich human history of Scandinavia, as well as the more immediately tangible features of this part of our planet, such as the unique and striking landscapes resulting from natural forces. I have tried to capture some of the moods, atmospheres and ambience, while attempting also to incorporate experienced feelings. The cold, the solitude, the remote emptiness, the darkness in winter, and the sun that never sets in summer.