Mads Nissen

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

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

Life and work

Nissen was born on November 17, 1979 in Hobro, Denmark. He 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 Sunday Times. He has documented the food crisis in Niger, overpopulation in the Philippines, and the Amazon rainforest.

Publications

Publication by Nissen
  • Amazonas. Gyldendal, 2013. ISBN 978-8-7021361-0-4.[3]

Publication with contributions by Nissen

Awards

Exhibitions
  • 2006: Forgotten crisis, Médecins du Monde, Visa pour l'Image, France.
  • 2007+2009: Luis Valtueña Humanitarian Photography, Several European countries.
  • 2008+2010+2012+2014: Lumix Photo Festival, Hannover, Germany.
  • 2009: Chobi Mela V, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 2009: Noorderlicht Photography Festival, Netherlands.
  • 2010+2011+2012+2013+2014: Personal Projects, Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 2011+2012: Visa pour l’image, France.
  • 2012: Ashes and Gold, Museum Schloss Moyland, Germany.
  • 2012: Nordox, Shanghai, China.
  • 2013: Festival dela Fotografia Etica, Lodi, Italy.
  • 2014: Amazonas solo exhibition, Freelens Gallery, Hamburg.

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.
  4. "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  5. "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  6. "The shot that nearly killed me: War photographers – a special report". The Guardian (UK).
  7. World Press Photo Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. PhotoQ Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Mads Nissen on his Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Grant Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (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". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  13. Donadio, Rachel (September 4, 2015). "At Visa Pour l'Image Festival, Photojournalists at the Ramparts". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  14. Mads Nissen. "Mads Nissen". LensCulture.
  15. Jurek Skrobala (February 12, 2015). "World Press Photo: Gewinner Mads Nissen im Interview". Der Spiegel.
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