Mads Nissen

Mads Nissen
Born (1979-11-17) November 17, 1979
Hobro, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Education Danish School of Journalism
Occupation Photojournalist
Known for World Press Photo Award 2015

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

Life and work

Nissen completed his studies at the Danish School of Journalism in Copenhagen.

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 The Sunday Times. He has documented the food crisis in Niger, overpopulation in the Philippines, and the Amazon rainforest.

Publications by Nissen

Publications with contributions by Nissen

Awards

Exhibitions

References

  1. "Mads Nissen". World Press Photo.
  2. "Markers of Change". Kathmandu Post. November 2, 2011.
  3. "An Ode to the Amazon - PDN Photo of the Day". PDN Photo of the Day.
  4. "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "The shot that nearly killed me: War photographers – a special report". The Guardian (UK).
  7. World Press Photo
  8. PhotoQ
  9. Mads Nissen on his Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Grant (Photographie.com)
  10. "World Press Photo of the Year 2014 goes to Mads Nissen". worldpressphoto.org. 2015.
  11. "Mads Nissen – in his own words". British Journal of Photography.
  12. Estrin, James (February 12, 2015). "A Subtle Moment Becomes the World Press Photo of the Year". New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  13. Donadio, Rachel (September 4, 2015). "At Visa Pour l’Image Festival, Photojournalists at the Ramparts". New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  14. Mads Nissen - LensCulture. "Mads Nissen". LensCulture.
  15. SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (12 February 2015). "World Press Photo: Gewinner Mads Nissen im Interview". SPIEGEL ONLINE.

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