It’s just been announced that Lærke Posselt, Danish student at her final semester, have won first prize in the portrait category at the World Press Photo 2012.
Lærke Posselt wins with a portrait of the 27-year-old Iranian-born actress Mellica Mehraban who grew up in Denmark, but debuted as an actor in Iran in 2011. The portrait was made while Lærke Posselt were doing her internship at Politiken.
Read more at Politikens webpage.
Lærke Posselt also won first prize at the CPOY with the same portrait.