The Copenhagen Photo Festival opened Thursday evening, June 6 at the festival center, Refshaleøen in Copenhagen.
Paradox, the DMJX student exhibition, is part of the official festival programme and opened the same evening. More than 200 people attended the opening together with the DMJX students.
12 photojournalism students from the Danish School of Media and
Journalism (DMJX) exhibit documentary stories that reflect the theme
paradox in Denmark and around the World.
Eight of the 12 students are in the 4th semester of their Danish BA-education, while four are international students exhibiting their final diploma projects.
The 12 students and the 11 stories are
AUGUST VINTHER THOMSEN – The Golden Cage
SARAH ARGE – Kenya’s Future is Female
ARCHIBALD MCGILL – Under the Thumb
NICOLINE KJEMS-KROGNOS – Trust in Humanity
CECILIE ROLVUNG – Early Adulthood
NICOLAI DYBDAL WEST – The Green Dilemma
KASPER SØHOLT – The Hidden Elite
SHROUK GHONIM & MOHAMMAD JAAFER – Will I see you?
MILES LILLEY – In the Water Lies a Stone They Call Urk
SEFA EYOL – Lonely and Beautiful
SIGNE LÆGSGAARD- The Water Occupation
The students have produced the stories during their study at DMJX in the spring 2024.
Pictures from the opening event, Thursday, June 6, 2024.
The students have designed an exhibition magazine with excerpts from the exhibition. Click to watch the magazine.
The exhibition print and the magazine have been supported by Aarhuus Stiftstidendes Fond, Sony, Goecker, All Graphic and København Film & Fotoskole.