Mads Nissen
Born (1979-11-17) November 17, 1979 (age 44)
Hobro, Denmark
NationalityDanish
EducationDanish School of Journalism
OccupationPhotojournalist
Known forWorld Press Photo Award 2015
Websitewww.madsnissen.com

Mads Nissen (born November 17, 1979) is a Danish documentary photographer and winner of 2015 and 2021 World Press Photo of the Year[1][2] and 2023 World Press Photo Story of the Year.[3]

Life and work

Nissen was born on November 17, 1979, in Hobro, Denmark. He completed his studies with distinction at the Danish School of Journalism in 2007.

From 2004 to 2006 he worked as a staff photographer for the Danish newspaper Politiken, and subsequently as a freelance photojournalist for Newsweek, Time, Der Spiegel, Stern and The Sunday Times.[citation needed]

He moved to Shanghai, China (2007-2008) to document the human and social consequences of China's historic economic rise. Since 2014 he has worked as a staff photographer at the Danish daily Politiken, a newspaper internationally praised for its strong commitment to visual journalism. In addition to Politiken, his images have been published in Time, Newsweek, CNN, National Geographic, The Guardian, Stern, Der Spiegel and many publications.

He frequently gives lectures and workshop and has had solo-exhibitions across Europe and Latin America in such places as The Nobel Peace Center (Norway), The National Museum (Colombia), GAF (Germany), Frederiksborg Slot (Denmark) and Festival dela Fotografia Etica (Italy).

In 2015, his photograph of two gay men in St Petersburg, from a series on homophobia in Russia, was selected as World Press Photo of the Year.[4][5][6][7] In 2021 he was nominated for the prize once again. In 2018 he was named ‘Photographer of the Year’ for the third time in Denmark. He has also twice been shortlisted as ‘Photographer of the Year’ at the Pictures of the Year International Award (POYi).

Nissen has published three photo books: The Fallen (People's Press), Amazonas (Gyldendal) and most recently We are Indestructible (GOST). This book provides a glimpse of the multi-layered seams of Colombia's past, present and future and is the culmination of many years of work in the country. It provides a portrait of a war-torn country navigating the complexities of newfound peace after more than 50-years of conflict.

Publications

Books of work by Nissen

Books with contributions by Nissen

Awards

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References

  1. ^ "Mads Nissen". World Press Photo.
  2. ^ "Markers of Change". Kathmandu Post. November 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Fidler, Matt (April 20, 2023). "World Press Photo 2023 contest global winners – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mads Nissen – in his own words". British Journal of Photography.
  5. ^ Estrin, James (February 12, 2015). "A Subtle Moment Becomes the World Press Photo of the Year". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Donadio, Rachel (September 4, 2015). "At Visa Pour l'Image Festival, Photojournalists at the Ramparts". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Mads Nissen. "Mads Nissen". LensCulture.
  8. ^ "An Ode to the Amazon". PDN Photo of the Day.
  9. ^ "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "About".
  12. ^ PhotoQ Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Mads Nissen on his Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Grant Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Photographie.com)
  14. ^ "The shot that nearly killed me: War photographers – a special report". The Guardian (UK). June 17, 2011.
  15. ^ World Press Photo Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Jurek Skrobala (February 12, 2015). "World Press Photo: Gewinner Mads Nissen im Interview". Der Spiegel.

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