Education
Nissen completed his studies at the Danish School of Journalism in Copenhagen.
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Mads Nissen
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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. 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, The 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: Freelens Gallery, AMAZONAS solo, Hamburg.
Achievements
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2006: Third Prize (with two others), Days Japan International Photojournalism 2007: Third Prize, Days Japan International Photojournalism 2007: Danish Press Photo of the Year. 2010: Danish Press Photo of the Year. 2011: World Press Photo Award, World Press Photo, Amsterdam, for a Libyan fighter standing on a burning tank. 2011: Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Photography Grant. 2015: World Press Photo of the Year for a photograph of two gay men in Street St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Born
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Denmark
Awards
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World Press Photo of the Year 2006: Third Prize (with two others), Days Japan International Photojournalism 2007: Third Prize, Days Japan International Photojournalism 2007: Danish Press Photo of the Year. 2010: Danish Press Photo of the Year. 2011: World Press Photo Award, World Press Photo, Amsterdam, for a Libyan fighter standing on a burning tank. 2011: Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Photography Grant. 2015: World Press Photo of the Year for a photograph of two gay men in St Petersburg, Russia.World Press Photo of the Year 2006: Third Prize (with two others), Days Japan International Photojournalism 2007: Third Prize, Days Japan International Photojournalism 2007: Danish Press Photo of the Year. 2010: Danish Press Photo of the Year. 2011: World Press Photo Award, World Press Photo, Amsterdam, for a Libyan fighter standing on a burning tank. 2011: Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Photography Grant. 2015: World Press Photo of the Year for a photograph of two gay men in St Petersburg, Russia.