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Photographer Mads Nissen (1979)
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark
Member of Panos Pictures
Represented by Prospekt in Italy and LAIF in Germany

 

Bio:
2011:           Member of Panos Pictures
2009:           Participant at the 16th World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
2009 -:         Guest teacher at The Danish School of Media and Journalism, Photojournalism
2009 -:         Staff photographer at the Danish national newspaper Berlingske
2009:           Moved back to Copenhagen, Denmark
2008:           Participant at the first Nordic Masterclass for young talents
2007:           Moved to Shanghai, China to cover the social, economical and political development.
2007:           Graduated with distinction from The Danish School of Journalism, Photojournalism
2006:           Began my personal long term project ’AMAZONAS’
2006:           Participated in the World Press Photo/ ASEF seminar for young photographers in Manila, The Philippines
2004-06:      Staff photographer at the Danish national newspaper Politiken
2003:           Started at The Danish School of Journalism, Photojournalism
2001:           Finished the three-year education ‘Den Frie Ungdomsuddannelse’
2000-01:      Worked on personal photographic projects in South America and Ghana
1998-99:      Studied spanish and did voluntary work in Venezuela
1979:           Born the 17 th of November in Hobro, Denmark

 

Selected Awards:
2012:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Photographer of the Year
2012:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Picture of the Year, First Prize
2012:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Portrait, First Prize
2012:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Foreign News Picture story, First Prize
2012:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Foreign Picture Story, First Prize
2012:            POYi: Best news picture story, Second Prize
2012:            The PGB Photo Award, General News Picture of the Year, First Prize
2012:            The PGB Photo Award, Portrait Picture of The Year, First Prize
2011:            World Press Photo, Daily Life Picture Story, Third Prize
2011:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Multimedia, First Prize
2010:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Photographer of the Year
2010:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Foreign Picture Story, First Prize
2010:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Foreign News Picture story, First Prize
2010:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, News Picture of the Year, First Prize
2010:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Foreign Picture Story, First Prize
2010:            POYI: Photographer of the Year, Second Prize
2010:            POYi: Issue Reporting Picture Story, Third Prize
2010:            Best Of Photojournalism, Environmental Picture Story, Second Prize
2009:            UNICEF Photo of the Year, Honorable Mention
2008:            China International Press Photo Contest, Environmental Picture Story, Honorable Mention
2007:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Picture of the Year
2007:            Danish Press Photo of the Year, Best Feature Picture Story, Second Prize
2007:            POYi: Issue Reporting Picture Story, Award Of Excellence
2007:            Days Japan – International Photojournalism Award, Best Picture Story, Third prize
2007:            Winner of the Scanpix-award; Best bachelor project at the Danish School of Journalism
2006:            Days Japan – International Photojournalism Award, Best Picture Story, Third prize
2006:            China International Press Photo Contest, Daily Life Picture Story, Honorable Mention

 

Selected exhibitions:
2012:             Group exhibition: ‘After the war – Libyan cityscapes’, Øksnehallen, Denmark
2012:             Group exhibition: ‘Libyan Revolution”, Lumix Photo Festival in Hannover, Germany
2010+11:      Group exhibition: ‘Gold, Fever Gold’ and ‘The Fallen’, Øksnehallen, CPH, Denmark
2010:             Group exhibition: ‘Fever, Gold Fever”, Lumix Photo Festival in Hannover, Germany
2009:             Group exhibition: ‘Chinese Olympic Dream’. Noorderlicht, The Netherlands.
2009:             Group exhibition: ‘Tibetan Unrest’, Chobi Mela V’ in Bangladesh
2008:             Group exhibition: ‘AMAZONAS’, Lumix Photo Festival in Hannover, Germany
2007:             Exhibition: 12th Festival Voies Off, Arles, France, ’AMAZONAS’
2007+09       Group exhibition: Luis Valtueña Humanitarian Photography, Different European countries
2006:             Group exhibition: Forgotten crisis, Médecins du MondeVisa pour l’image, Perpignan, France
2004+05+06:   Eyewitness – the year seen by the photographers of Politiken Annual book and group exhibition in Øksnehallen, CPH, Denmark

 

Grants:
2012:            Palle Fogtdal
2011:            Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography, Grant

 

Selected clients:
Time Magazine, Newsweek, Der Spiegel, Stern, Geo, Sunday Times Magazine, D magazine, l’Espresso magazine,  Foto8, 6 Mois, Berlingske, Dagbladet Politiken, Euroman, Kulturmagasinet Lousiana