“Jørgen, a Mystery” in Politiken both on print and online

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Mikkel Hørlyck‘s long-term project “Jørgen, a Mystery” has been published in Politiken this summer.

Sunday the 24th of July, Politiken published Mikkel Hørlyck’s story “Jørgen, a Mystery” over 20 pages in the newspaper. Photo of the frontpages of Politiken: Mikkel Hørlyck

Introduction to the story by Mikkel Hørlyck:
‘Jørgen, a Mystery’: As a photographer, I wouldn’t doubt a second saying, that I had the honor of photographing a legend. Jørgen? He cheated death. Many times. But he didn’t do it alone. Doctors, nurses and guardians were a great help through the years. They saved him – again and again.
Jørgen Pedersen should have been dead long ago – considering his age, countless diseases and 40 years of drug abuse. I loved photographing him from our very first meeting to the last. He was a scientist of drugs. Freud of the drug environment. Satan’s favorite. A sophisticated mindset and extroverted being. A holy man. A rich character.
Photo of one of the 20 spreads from Politiken: Mikkel Hørlyck

Mikkel Hørlyck began the story about Jørgen during a second term portrait assignment at DMJX in the spring 2016. Photo of one of the 20 spreads from Politiken: Mikkel Hørlyck

Jørgen, a mystery is also published as a long-read at politiken.dk with a broader selection of images from the project. Photo of one of the 20 spreads from Politiken: Mikkel Hørlyck

Mikkel followed and photographed Jørgen on and off over a period of more than five years till Jørgen passed away in the fall 2021. Photo of one of the 20 spreads from Politiken: Mikkel Hørlyck