I currently live in Copenhagen and have worked for various long established papers and magazines.
Phone: (+45) 33 16 45 30
Biography
I grew up in the Copenhagen suburb Greve, a city of 50.000 inhabitants, which divides the cityscape from the farm land on the brink of the Danish capital. My path from I was born in 1977 went from the suburbs to the city through high school, the arts, literary and post colonial studies at the University of Copenhagen and finally The Danish School of Media and Journalism, where I graduated as a photojournalist in 2009. In between I have worked as an electrician, a dishwasher, a care helper for mentally ill adults and a staff photographer.
In 2009 I travelled to the Tulun Islands in the Solomon Sea and stayed with the locals in their bottomless huts for a month. Later the same year I had an opportunity to invite one of the chiefs to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, where he spoke on two occasions. I have travelled the world extensively since 1998 with a predilection for Latin America – especially Mexico City. I was in my early twenties when I became interested in photography, and my first attempt with the photo-journalistic genre took place in a dim hotel room inside the red light district of Mexico City. Since these first photographs of a Mexican transvestite my personal projects have had their roots in the tradition of social documentary, which has sought to expose social inequality and bring unknown worlds to the consciousness of its readers.
The Economist / intelligent life (UK), Daily Mail (UK), Der Tagespiegel (Germany), Sermitsiaq (Greenland), VG (Norway), Submerge (USA), Samvirke (Denmark), Politiken (Denmark), Børsen (Denmark), Berlingske Tidende (Denmark), Ekstra Bladet (Denmark), Green Owl / Warner Music Group (US) and more.
Awards
2010 Prix de la Photographie (Peoples Choice Awards), Nature/Environment pro, 1st place
2010 New York Photo Awards / shortlisted
2009 ipa – International Photography Awards™ / 2 x honorable mention
2008 European Photo Competition for Diversity / shortlisted
2006 Danish Press Photo of the Year / 2nd prize Portrait
Screenings / cinematic presentations
2011 “Ask For”, alteredzones.com
2009 “Tulun: A Case Study”, Bright Green/COP15, Forum, Copenhagen
Exhibitions
2011 ”Tulun”, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark
2010 ”European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion”, various Danish cities
2009 “Tulun: A Case Study”, Postcards distributed via GoCard at 400 cafés in Denmark
2008 ”European Photo Competition for Diversity”, various European cities
Grants
2011 Ophavsretsfonden
2009 Danida, Politiken-Fonden, Oticon Fonden
