About
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 Monde, Visa 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