Friday the 6th of March, the award ceremony for the Danish Picture of the Year was held at The Black Diamond, The Royal Library in Copenhagen. 7 photojournalist students, 1 TV Media Production student and 1 guest teacher from DMJX won first prizes at the competition. 3 photojournalist students were runners-up in 3 categories.
Around 500 people in Dronningesalen at the Black Diamond waiting for the announcements of this year’s winners at the Danish POY. Photo: Mikkel Berg Pedersen.
Photojournalist student Sarah Hartvigsen Juncker, winner of News Picture of the year. Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset .
Photojournalist student s Laura Bisgaard Krogh og Andreas Haubjerg, winners of Portrait Series of the year. Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset .
Photojournalist student Oscar Scott Carl, winner of Danish Reportage of the year. Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset .
Photojournalist student Valdemar Store Ren, winner of Danish Everyday Picture of the year . Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset .
DMJX guest teacher Bo Amstrup, winner of Cultural Picture of the year. Photo: Søren Pagter.
Newly graduated photojournalist Nanna Navntoft, winner of Long Term Project of the year Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset .
Photojournalist students Andreas Vinther and Tobias Stidsen, winners of Short TV/Web production of the year. Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset .
Tv Media Production student Benny Kjølhede, winner of Long TV/Web production of the year. Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset.
While the winners were announced at the award ceremony, the exhibition was hung at the Balck Diamond, The Danish Royal Library. Photo: Mikkel Berg Pedersen.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen handed over the prize for Picture of the Year to photojournalist student Sarah Hartvigsen Juncker. Photo: Lars Horn / Baghuset.
Sarah Hartvigsen Juncker’s Picture of the Year was one of the last pictures to be hung at the exhibition. Photo: Mikkel Berg Pedersen.
Swedish photographer Lars Dareberg filming Sarah Hartvigsen Juncker while she is being interviewed right after it was announced that she had won Picture of the Year. Photo: Søren Pagter.
Sarah Hartvigsen Juncker couldn’t believe that her picture won the prestigious prize. Photo: Søren Pagter.
The Danish Picture of the Year is exhibited at the Black Diamond in Copenhagen. Photo: Photo: Mikkel Berg Pedersen.
Journalist student Mikkel Thuesen, photojournalist students Laura Bisgaard and Andreas Haubjerg in front of their prize winning story. Photo: Mikkel Berg Pedersen.