I am an autodidact professional freelance photographer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. From the very beginning of my career, I have been focusing on social and cultural stories, documenting on many different issues, including Iraqi refugees living in Syria, the Coptic garbage city in Egypt, the masked women of southern Iran, the Holi festival in India, the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, refugees in Tunisia fleeing Libya and many more. I have been working with organisations like CARE (Niger, Nepal), Doctors Without Borders (Haiti) and lately with Danish Refugee Council (Iraq, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti).
In 2010/2011 I began working on what has become my life’s work – the Dead and Alive Project, documenting death rituals and how we relate to death around the world. Until now, I have been photographing death rituals and stories related to death in Greenland, Haiti, Guatemala, The Philippines, Nepal, India, Ghana, Madagascar, Indonesia, Israel and Denmark. The Dead and Alive Project is an ongoing project, which I probably will continue working on until my own death. For more background, images and stories, please visit Dead and Alive.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 - Lydmar Hotel Stockholm (nov 2019 – feb 2020)
2019 - Hadsten Cultural House
2019 - Målev Cultural House
2019 - Leica Boutique Copenhagen
2018 - Frederikshavn Library
2018 - Danish POY, Touring Exhibition
2017 - Landsforeningen Liv&Død (oct 2017 – ckt 2018)
2015 - Moesgaard Museum
2014 - Cph Photo Festival
2011 - Visa pour l’image, Perpignan, Visa d’Or, Daily Press Award
2008 - Days Japan, Touring exhibition
2006 - Middle East Festival, Images of the Middle East, Copenhagen
2006 - Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, ”We Are Here Too..”
2005 - Brandts Klædefabrik, Odensee, Danish Epilepsy Organisation -Surfaces
2003 - Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, ”Agnus Dei II”
2002 - Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, ”Agnus Dei I”
2019 - Lydmar Hotel Stockholm (nov 2019 – feb 2020)
2019 - Hadsten Cultural House
2019 - Målev Cultural House
2019 - Leica Boutique Copenhagen
2018 - Frederikshavn Library
2018 - Danish POY, Touring Exhibition
2017 - Landsforeningen Liv&Død (oct 2017 – ckt 2018)
2015 - Moesgaard Museum
2014 - Cph Photo Festival
2011 - Visa pour l’image, Perpignan, Visa d’Or, Daily Press Award
2008 - Days Japan, Touring exhibition
2006 - Middle East Festival, Images of the Middle East, Copenhagen
2006 - Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, ”We Are Here Too..”
2005 - Brandts Klædefabrik, Odensee, Danish Epilepsy Organisation -Surfaces
2003 - Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, ”Agnus Dei II”
2002 - Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, ”Agnus Dei I”
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2020 - Siena Int Photo Awards, Duócumentary and Photojournalism – Honourable Mention
2020 - Siena Int. Photo Awards, Storyboard – Honourable Mention
2020 - Nominated to participate in Leica Oscar Barnack Award
2018 - Liv&Død Prisen 2018
2017 - Picture Of the Year, Deanmark, Portrait - 2. prize
2017 - Award of Excellence, Picture Of the Year International
2015 - Picture Of the Year, Denmark, Reportage Abroad - 2. prize
2011 - Visa d'Or – Daily Press Award, Finalist
2011 - Yonhap Int Press Photo Awards, Common Prosperity of Human Being, Story – Bronze
2011 - Picture Of the Year, Denmark, Reportage Abroad - 2. prize
2011 - International Photography Awards, Photo Essay Pro - Honorable Mention
2011 - Gaffa Photo Award, Feature 2. prize
2008 - Picture Of the Year, Denmark, Portrait - 1. prize
2020 - Siena Int Photo Awards, Duócumentary and Photojournalism – Honourable Mention
2020 - Siena Int. Photo Awards, Storyboard – Honourable Mention
2020 - Nominated to participate in Leica Oscar Barnack Award
2018 - Liv&Død Prisen 2018
2017 - Picture Of the Year, Deanmark, Portrait - 2. prize
2017 - Award of Excellence, Picture Of the Year International
2015 - Picture Of the Year, Denmark, Reportage Abroad - 2. prize
2011 - Visa d'Or – Daily Press Award, Finalist
2011 - Yonhap Int Press Photo Awards, Common Prosperity of Human Being, Story – Bronze
2011 - Picture Of the Year, Denmark, Reportage Abroad - 2. prize
2011 - International Photography Awards, Photo Essay Pro - Honorable Mention
2011 - Gaffa Photo Award, Feature 2. prize
2008 - Picture Of the Year, Denmark, Portrait - 1. prize
PRINT
2019 - New Philosopher Magazine #25, (14 pages feature)
2019 - Der Greif, Curated by Broomberg and Chanarin
2019 - Fotografi (Norwegian magazine)
2018 - Danish POY (Catalogue)
2017 - Jyllands Posten (Danish Daily)
2017 - Fagbladet Journalisten – Danish magazine for media people
2017 - Publico (Portugese Daily)
2017 - Danish POY (Catalogue)
2017 - Kristeligt Dagblad (Danish Daily)
2017 - Politiken (Danish Daily)
2017 - Progresso Fotografico (Italian magazine)
2017 - Magasinet Ekstra (Danish Daily) – Five articles
2012 - Politiken (Danish Daily) – Varanasi
2012 - Vidnerne – Historien (The Witnesses – The Story)
2011 - Danish POY (Catalogue)
2011 - Yonhap Int Press Photo Awards (Catalogue)
2019 - New Philosopher Magazine #25, (14 pages feature)
2019 - Der Greif, Curated by Broomberg and Chanarin
2019 - Fotografi (Norwegian magazine)
2018 - Danish POY (Catalogue)
2017 - Jyllands Posten (Danish Daily)
2017 - Fagbladet Journalisten – Danish magazine for media people
2017 - Publico (Portugese Daily)
2017 - Danish POY (Catalogue)
2017 - Kristeligt Dagblad (Danish Daily)
2017 - Politiken (Danish Daily)
2017 - Progresso Fotografico (Italian magazine)
2017 - Magasinet Ekstra (Danish Daily) – Five articles
2012 - Politiken (Danish Daily) – Varanasi
2012 - Vidnerne – Historien (The Witnesses – The Story)
2011 - Danish POY (Catalogue)
2011 - Yonhap Int Press Photo Awards (Catalogue)
ONLINE
2020 - LensCulture (feature)
2019 - Dance Past Sunset (American podcast by Brant Huddleston)
2019 - LeBizzareum – (English and French by Juliette Cazes)
2017 - Magasinet Ekstra – Five articles
2017 - p3.publico.pt – Portugese
2016 - pov.international – 2 articles
2015 - National Geographic – 30 images
2020 - LensCulture (feature)
2019 - Dance Past Sunset (American podcast by Brant Huddleston)
2019 - LeBizzareum – (English and French by Juliette Cazes)
2017 - Magasinet Ekstra – Five articles
2017 - p3.publico.pt – Portugese
2016 - pov.international – 2 articles
2015 - National Geographic – 30 images
TV/RADIO
2018 - DR P3 (Danish National Radio)
2018 - DR P1 (Danish National Radio)
2017 - TV2 Go’morgen Danmark (Danish National Television)
2017 - DR TV (Danish National TV)
2017 - Et Spejl På Livet (A Mirror on Life)
2016 - TV København (Local TV Copenhagen)
2018 - DR P3 (Danish National Radio)
2018 - DR P1 (Danish National Radio)
2017 - TV2 Go’morgen Danmark (Danish National Television)
2017 - DR TV (Danish National TV)
2017 - Et Spejl På Livet (A Mirror on Life)
2016 - TV København (Local TV Copenhagen)
TALKS (selected)
2020 - Folkeuniversitetet i Emdrup (Folk University)
2020 - Landsforeningen Liv&Død (Danish Association on Life and Death)
2019 - Københavns Universitet (University of Copenhagen)
2019 - Folkekirkens Hus (The House of the Folk Church)
2019 - Grundtvigs Højskole (Folk High School)
2019 - Fotografiska (Stockholm)
2019 - Kvindelige Eventyrers Klub (Women Adventurers’ Club)
2018 - Resonansfestival
2017 - Pressefotografforbundets Konference (Danish Press Photographers)
2017-2018 Landsforeningen Liv&Død 6 talks
2017 - Hospice Sjælland
2015 - Borups Højskole (Folk High School)
2020 - Folkeuniversitetet i Emdrup (Folk University)
2020 - Landsforeningen Liv&Død (Danish Association on Life and Death)
2019 - Københavns Universitet (University of Copenhagen)
2019 - Folkekirkens Hus (The House of the Folk Church)
2019 - Grundtvigs Højskole (Folk High School)
2019 - Fotografiska (Stockholm)
2019 - Kvindelige Eventyrers Klub (Women Adventurers’ Club)
2018 - Resonansfestival
2017 - Pressefotografforbundets Konference (Danish Press Photographers)
2017-2018 Landsforeningen Liv&Død 6 talks
2017 - Hospice Sjælland
2015 - Borups Højskole (Folk High School)
OTHER
2018 - CPH:DOX. Panel debate on grief
2018 - CPH:DOX. Panel debate on grief