DMJX video documentary finalist at Picture of the Year international

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Rhiannon Johnston and Katja Hasenöhrl‘s video documentary “Home in the Heather” has been named finalist in the Daily Life category at POYi – Picture of the Year international.

Selfie of Rhiannon Johnston (left) and Katja Hasenöhrl while making their prize winning video documentary “Home in the Heather” at Lystbækgaard near the town of Ulfborg in Denmark.

“Home in the Heather” has been named one of two finalists in the Daily Life Video Documentary Category at the 82nd POYi – Picture of the Year international. It is the first time ever, a DMJX video documentary wins at the prestigious competition.
The two DMJX students and their documentary were in good company, since the other finalist was “Palestinians in the West Bank Are Living in the Shadow of the War in Gaza” made by The New York Times. The winning story was “Cookie & Zo’e” made by ProPublica.

Rhiannon Johnston and Katja Hasenöhrl made the story during a DMJX video documentary workshop conducted by teacher Tobias Stidsen at Photo 1 in the fall 2024.

Katja Hasenöhrl filming for the video documentary “Home in the Heather” that tells the story about Berit and her 800 sheeps. At the farm Lystbækgaard, women have a chance to come and experience a different kind of life close to nature. Photo: Rhiannon Johnston
Rhiannon Johnston in close encounter with on of the 800 sheeps at Lystbækgaard.
Photo: Katja Hasenöhrl
Berit from Lystbækgaard, near Ulfborg. Screenshot from the video documentary.
Screenshot from the video documentary.
Screenshot from the video documentary.
Screenshot from the video documentary.

Pictures of the Year International takes place at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri and with it’s start in 1944, it is the oldest competition in the world for professional photographers.