Augusta Solberg

Augusta Charlotte Solberg (1856–1922) was an early Norwegian professional photographer who managed a studio in Bergen from 1885.

Born in Bergen on 1 August 1856, Solberg was the daughter of the ferryman and police constable Anders Solberg (1819–1883) and midwife Anna Samuelsdatter Lund (1821–1882).

She was assisted by her sisters Valborg and Ragna Solberg who were also photographers.

[1][2] Solberg was one of several women who established early photographic studios in Norway.

Others include Marie Høeg in Horten, Louise Abel in Christiania, Louise Wold in Holmestrand, and both Agnes Nyblin and Hulda Marie Bentzen in Bergen.