Back in Shanghai, China
04/11/08
I spent most of October in the Ecuadorian Amazon
working on my book. I had some amazing weeks with some
amazing people and I look forward to showing the images
to you all. Now, I'm back home in Shanghai, China and
am once again available for assignments. Please note
that my cell number has changed, my new number is:
+86 151 021 76 163.
Attending The Nordic Master Class 2008
14/09/08
From October 22 until the 24 I'll be attending the
first Nordic Master Class in Norway. For more info read
previous blog.
Covering the Olympics for Der Spiegel
03/08/08
From August 2nd to August 26, I'll be working in
Beijing covering the Olympics for Der Spiegel. The
focus will be the Hutongs, the people and everything in
between.
Back from Japan
03/08/08
In July I spend two weeks in Japan with freelance writer Rasmus Thirup Beck. During the two weeks we covered a range of stories from the famous annual Fuji Rock Festival to the Amami-Islands in South Japan; the place on earth where people live the longest.
New story published in Der Spiegel
03/08/08
These are some of the tear sheets for a feature story for Der Spiegel on the world of spirit giants and how they are breaking into the Chinese market. See all the tear sheets here.
Earthquake in Sichuan, China
16/07/08
A 8.0 sized Earthquake hit Sichuan province on the 12th of May. Almost one month after the earthquake, death toll is measured at nearly 70 000, with 17 500 still missing. See the picture story here.
New story published: Child Athletes
16/07/08
This story is about a Chinese Elite Athletes School and it was recently published in the Danish magazine PLEASURE. Tear sheets.
Selected for The Nordic Master Class
29/06/08
I'm pleased to announce that I've been selected for the
first Nordic Master Class. The Nordic Master Class is a
brand new after education seminar launched by Nordisk
Journaliscenter and Update in cooperation with The
Danish Photojournalism Programme.
The first part of the seminar will be in Norway in September and from during September and November all the participants will be working on a story from either of the Nordic countries. Finally we'll meet again in the end of November to discuss and edit the stories and all stories will be published on a new website and released in a photo book. Read more here (Danish only)
The first part of the seminar will be in Norway in September and from during September and November all the participants will be working on a story from either of the Nordic countries. Finally we'll meet again in the end of November to discuss and edit the stories and all stories will be published on a new website and released in a photo book. Read more here (Danish only)
Amazonas at the Lumix photo festival
21/05/08
My ongoing project 'Amazonas' has been selected and
will be exhibit at the 'Lumix - Festival for young
photojournalism', which will take place from June 18-
22 in Hannover, Germany. My next trip into the Amazon
will take place in the fall/ winther 2008.
Link to 'Lumix - Festival for young photojournalism'.
See a selection of the images Amazonas - voyage into the wilderness
Link to 'Lumix - Festival for young photojournalism'.
See a selection of the images Amazonas - voyage into the wilderness
On assignment for Stern
21/05/08
In May I went back to the Tibetan areas in China - this
time for Stern Magazine. You can see some of the
pictures and the tear sheet here.
On assignment for Newsweek
21/05/08
In Marts I covered the Tibetan unrest in China for Newsweek. You can see some of the pictures and the tear sheet here.
Democracy with Chinese Characteristics
11/03/08
Picture story from the opening of the 11th National
People's Congress in The Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, China. See it.
Macau story in 'Vagabond'
11/03/08
Back from Niger
16/02/08
I just arrived back in Shanghai after three weeks on assignment in Niger. This image is from the marriage of a 15 year old girl named Oma in the Hausa-village of Gabi. More pictures will be published this spring.
On assignment in Niger
27/01/08
I'm on assignment in Niger from January 26 until February 18th, 2008. The first time I visited was back in 2005, during the worst food crisis this poor country had experienced in more than 20 years.
This time I'm going back together with 'Care International' and a Danish student NGO named 'Operation Dagsværk'. The aim is to raise money for schools and education for kids in Niger so they will be able to break the cycle of poverty.
Picturestory: Food Crisis in Niger, 2005
Care International
Operation Dagsværk (Danish)
Global Assignment by Getty Images
27/01/08
I recently joined the Getty Images team available for
Global Assignments.
My online portfolio.
Contact Getty Images
My online portfolio.
Contact Getty Images
New story: Rebuilding Beijing
18/12/07
"Beijing 2008, building/ rebuilding" is the story about one of the biggest transformations that a city capital has ever experienced. A visit to the Olympic sites; witness world class architecture and the migrant workers who are building it all... So far published in Der Spiegel and Børsen Pleasure-Magazine. Take a tour....
Book Cover
25/11/07
Overpopulation pictures in campaign
25/11/07
New Portfolio: China 2007
17/09/07
Outsourced-story: Award and Exhibition
23/08/07
Henning Larsen Foundation has arranged an international
photography competition on "the soul of architecture",
from spatiality in modern architecture to inspired
innovations in architectural photography.
Together with photographer Casper Balslev, I received an award for our long-term project on Outsourcing in Denmark.
Selected photographs are displayed at an exhibition at Tuborg's administration building , the Rosen building , Strandvejen 54 in Hellerup, Denmark from 22 August to 2 September. The exhibition will be open every day from 14 to 18.
See Outsourced picture story here
www.spaceimage.dk
Together with photographer Casper Balslev, I received an award for our long-term project on Outsourcing in Denmark.
Selected photographs are displayed at an exhibition at Tuborg's administration building , the Rosen building , Strandvejen 54 in Hellerup, Denmark from 22 August to 2 September. The exhibition will be open every day from 14 to 18.
See Outsourced picture story here
www.spaceimage.dk
AMAZONAS-story at Voies Off in Arles
28/06/07
The Amazonas picture-story will be showed at the 12th
Festival Voies Off, which will take place from July 3rd
to 7th in Arles, France.
www.voiesoff.com
www.voiesoff.com
Danish Kids for PKA
24/05/07

Earlier this year I shot the 2006 Annual Report for PKA - one of Denmark's major pension funds. The idea was to show the daily life of Danish kids. (Text only in Danish) See pictures here
New story published: "OUTSOURCED"
15/04/07
The long-term project "Outsourced - End of the Industrial Revolution" is now being published in FAGBLADET. Together with photographer Casper Balslev I have documented companies compounds which were left empty in Denmark after their production has been outsourced to other countries.
See picture story here // FAGBLADET // Tear sheets
Winner of Kravling-award 2007
15/04/07
My ongoing picture story AMAZONAS won the
Kravling-award 2007 given to a young journalist or
photojournalist in Denmark.
AMAZONAS // Kravling-award (danish) // Tear sheet, Politiken
AMAZONAS // Kravling-award (danish) // Tear sheet, Politiken
Freelance in Shanghai
31/03/07
I decided to move to Shanghai,China to take a deeper
look at the country - its economic boom and the
consequences of it.
I am available for freelance assignments in Shanghai, Beijing, China and the rest of the region.
I am available for freelance assignments in Shanghai, Beijing, China and the rest of the region.
Vinder af Årets Pressefoto/ Winner of Danish Press Photo of the Year
03/03/07
Mit billede fra en fødeklinik i Filippinerne er blevet Årets Pressefoto 2006-7. Billedet er fra en reportage om overbefolkning i Filippinerne. En reportage der desuden vandt en anden plads i feature kategorien.
My picture from a maternity ward in the Philippines was selected as the best picture of the year 2006-7 in the Danish Press Photo of the Year contest. The picture is from a story about overpopulation in the Philippines. This story was also awarded with a 2nd place in best feature of the year.
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Overpopulation in Manila, the Philippines: Picture story and article
Årets Pressefoto (Danish)
POYi: Award Of Excellence/ Issue Reporting Picture Story
01/03/07
The story about overpopulation in the Philippines
received an Award of Excellence at this year's Picture
Of The Year (POYi) in the 'Issue Reporting Picture
Story' category.
POYi
POYi
Third prize in 'Days Japan, International photojournalism award'
01/03/07
Once again this year I received the 3rd prize in 'DAYS
JAPAN - International Photojournalism Award'. This time
it was for the story about overpopulation in Manila,
the Philippines.
See picture story here: Overpopulation in Manila, the Philippines
Article here
Days Japan -International photojournalism award
See picture story here: Overpopulation in Manila, the Philippines
Article here
Days Japan -International photojournalism award
Winner of the Scanpix-prize.
29/01/07
The Scanpix-prize is given to a photojournalist for the
best Bachelor Project at The Danish School of
Journalism.
My bachelor project AMAZONAS is a personal voyage into the wilderness of the Amazon.
Scanpix-prize
The Danish Scool of Journalism
Læs begrundelse her (Danish)
My bachelor project AMAZONAS is a personal voyage into the wilderness of the Amazon.
Scanpix-prize
The Danish Scool of Journalism
Læs begrundelse her (Danish)
Graduated from The Danish School of Journalism, Photojournalism
29/01/07
Today I graduated from The Danish School of Journalism where I have been studying Photojournalism for the last four years. My bachelor project AMAZONAS is a personal voyage into the wilderness of the amazon in South America. It's an ongoing book project.
From February I will be working freelance based in Shanghai, China.
Médicos del Mundo -Group exhibition for Humanitarian Photography
20/01/07
Pictures from my story about overpopulation in Manila, Philippines will be part of a group exhibition on humanitarian photography. In 2007, the exhibition will be on display in Spain, Portugal, France, England, Netherlands, Germany and Japan.
Médicos del Mundo
Luis Valtueña Int. Humanitarian Photographic Award
Overpopulation in Manila, The Philippines
NEW STORY: Overpopulation in Manila
05/11/06
Too many people. Too little space.
With every passing second, there are more and more of us. By the year 2050, the global population is expected to pass nine billion people, a significant increase from the six-and-a-half billion today. In the Philippines, they are already running out of space. The capital of Manila is one of the largest and most densely populated cities in the world.
* Photo story: Overpopulation in Manila
* Article: "Too many people. Too little space" (English)
* Tear sheets
NEW STORY: Moldova 2006
05/11/06
With Freedom Came Poverty – a reportage from Moldova
Moldova was one of the richest states in the former Soviet Union. Today it’s the poorest country in Europe. 34 percent of the population survive on less than 1,70 Euro a day. But the European Union (EU) is getting closer to Moldova. When Moldova’s neighbour Romania joins, it will be just next door. That may be as soon as in January 2007. Published in Euroman, November 2006.
See photo story here and article here
ØJENVIDNER 2006
05/11/06

Øjenvidner 2006/ Eyewitness 2006.
Photos of the year by the photographers from Politiken.
Photo book and exhibition in Øksnehallen, Copenhagen from November to December the 4th. Together with the annual World Press Photo exhibition.
Buy book here
WPP/ ASEF Workshop in Manila
05/09/06
This august Mads Nissen represented Denmark in the Asia-Europe Forum for young photographers.
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), World Press Photo Foundation (WPPF) and the Philippine Center for Photojournalism (PCP) co-organised the Asia-Europe Forum for Young Photographers 2006 in Manila, Philippines, bringing together 21 young photojournalists from Europe and Asia. More pictures will be released in late september.
More summer work at Politiken
08/08/06
This summer Mads Nissen has been working for the Danish national newspaper Politiken. See some of the pictures here.
More summer work at Politiken
Summer work at Politiken
www.politiken.dk
Exhibition about forgotten crisis at Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan
24/07/06
Mads Nissen will participate in a Médecins du Monde
exhibition, about forgotten crisis at Visa pour
l’image in Perpignan, from the 2nd to the 17th of
September 2006, on the esplanade in front of the Palais
des Congrès. His contribution will be a picture of a
woman who lost eight children during the food crisis in
Niger 2005.
www.medecinsdumonde.org
www.medecinsdumonde.org
Summer work at Politiken
12/07/06
This summer Mads Nissen will work for the Danish national newspaper Politiken. Some of the pictures will be showed HERE.
NEW Pictures from Istanbul
30/04/06
After a short visit to Istanbul, Turkey this Easter, a
few new pictures are now released as part of the
ongoing project from the city that straddles the border
between Europe and Asia. See Story.
Honorable Mention in 'China International Press Contest'
26/04/06
Mads Nissen received Honorable Mention for his story
about the foodcrisis in Niger -the poorest country in
the world.
The Honorable Mention was given in the 'Daily Life -picturestory category' in China International Press Contest (CHIPP).
See links:
Current news about the foodcrisis in East Africa and Niger from MSF
Foodcrisis in Niger -The picturestory
China International Press Contest (CHIPP)
The Honorable Mention was given in the 'Daily Life -picturestory category' in China International Press Contest (CHIPP).
See links:
Current news about the foodcrisis in East Africa and Niger from MSF
Foodcrisis in Niger -The picturestory
China International Press Contest (CHIPP)
Book cover
20/04/06
The Skyscraper
15/03/06
It has been called 'The Suicide Skyscraper', 'A Vertical Village', and 'The Perfect 'Domus Vista' - The home with a view; with its 29 floors rising 102 meters above ground. It is the tallest residential building in Denmark. Inside every window is a different story.
Published in Politiken the March 11th 2006.
See the Picturestory here. And Tearsheets here
Third prize in 'Days Japan, International photojournalism award'
15/03/06
Mads Nissen won the third prize in 'Days Japan,
International Photojournalism Award', for his story
about the foodcrisis in Niger -the poorest country in
the world.
See links:
Current news about the foodcrisis in East Africa and Niger from MSF
Foodcrisis in Niger -The picturestory
Days Japan -International photojournalism award
See links:
Current news about the foodcrisis in East Africa and Niger from MSF
Foodcrisis in Niger -The picturestory
Days Japan -International photojournalism award
Muhammed Cartoons
18/02/06
Demo in Aarhus, Denmark for peace, respect and
understanding between cultures.
Ny hjemmeside. Nye billeder.
20/01/06
Ny hjemmeside. Nye billeder.
Sammen med en ny hjemmeside, kan jeg præsentere en ny reportage fra det afrikanske land Niger. Landet har siden sidste vinter været ramt af akut fødevarekrise, og er fornyligt udnævnt til verdens fattigste land. Reportagen blev bragt i Politiken PS, 27 december. Du finder historien her.
Den nye hjemmeside består først og fremmest af en række reportager, men du vil også kunne finde portrætbilleder, tearsheets fra aviser og magasiner. Derudover vil der jævligt blive lagt nyheder på, med blogs og løse billeder der også fortjener at blive vist. God Fornøjelse.
Mads Nissen





