Photographer Marc Norberg in his prime. (Provided by Howard Christopherson)
Marc Norberg, a photographer and artist who did extensive work with ICEBOX Quality Framing and Gallery, a studio space in Northeast Minneapolis, 1500 Jackson St. NE, died in his home on September 22, 2025.
Norberg was born in 1954 in Sioux Falls, S.D. He moved to Minnesota to study photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), where he would eventually teach photography himself.
Norberg was best known for his commercial photography. He photographed many blues musicians in the ’80s and ’90s, culminating in the release of Black & White Blues in 1996.
In addition to his work at the MCAD, he also taught photography at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul. He retired from commercial photography in 2006.
Howard Christopherson, owner of ICEBOX, said Norberg “saw art everywhere he looked.” ICEBOX ran several exhibitions of Norberg’s work over the years, including “Now My Soul, GOD Delivers, .Com” in 2001, which featured black-and-white prints of everyday objects; “Cold Snap Blues” in 2015, which featured a selection of his blues photography and “Inside Looking Out,” which featured what Christopherson described as “his unique view of his life and the world as he experienced it.”
Marc was preceded in death by his parents Guna Watson and Don Norberg, as well as his sister Ilse Hoehl. He is survived by his sister Sandra Watson, her husband James Watson, their daughter Jessica Kjenstad and his sister Ingrid Norberg.