Master class in Saint Petersburg

This week Mads Greve and Mads Nissen has been running the first part of the Nordic-Russian master class Next To Me.

From the first week of the Nordic Russian master class Next To Me. Picture by Mads Greve.

16 young, talented photojournalists have been selected to participate in the master class. There are eight photographers from Northwest Russia and eight from the Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

From the first week of the Nordic Russian master class Next To Me. Picture by Mads Greve.


The first week has been spent on lectures by the two teachers, developing of the participants’ ideas, small exercises, research and planning.

From the first week of the Nordic Russian master class Next To Me. Picture by Mads Greve.


After this first part of the master class the participants will begin to work on their individual stories – and they’ll all meet again to finalize their stories.

From the first week of the Nordic Russian master class Next To Me. Picture by Mads Greve.


The master class has initiated by The Nordic Journalist Centre and financed by the The Nordic Council of Ministers.