Two welcome lectures to start the spring 2025 term at DMJX

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The 32 photojournalism students of the spring 2025 term met Monday, January 27 for a full day of Danish “hygge” and two welcome lectures by Meli Petersson Ellafi and Tobias Nicolai.

Meli Petersson Ellafi speaking to the DMJX students. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

The welcome for all DMJX photojournalists started in the morning, Monday, January 27 with a mutual breakfast, where the students mingled and got to know about each other.
After breakfast, the Swedish photographer Meli Petersson Ellafi spoke about her long term work about Swedish youngsters living in the suburbs of Stockholm.
In the afternoon, after having had lunch together, DMJX alumnus Tobias Nicolai gave a talk about his personal projects and his daily work as a freelance photographer.

Danish second and fourth term students in conversation with a newly arrived international Photo 1 student. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Two newly arrived Photo 1 students speaking with two Danish second term students during breakfast. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Students getting ready for the first lecture. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Meli Petersson Ellafi presenting herself before showing her work. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
DMJX students listening to Meli Petersson Ellafi’s presentation. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Meli Petersson Ellafi and Photo 1 student Zifan Zhang in conversation during the break in between Meli’s presentations Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Meli Petersson Ellafi answering questions after her presentation. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
After the lunch break, Tobias Nicolai started his lecture by telling about his project Wolf Land that he made in 2017 for his final BA-exam . Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Students listening to Tobias Nicolai’s lecture. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
During his lecture, Tobias Nicolai presented his ongoing project The Ritual (on the screen) and talked about the variety of assignments he do as a freelance photographer.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Tobias Nicolai (right) in conversation with three second term students after his lecture.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
30 of the 32 photojournalism students of the spring 2025 term with the teachers Mads Greve and Søren Pagter. Photo: Tobias Nicolai.