Thursday, July 2, 2026, DMJX faculty teacher Søren Pagter held a public talk at Photopia in Cairo, where he for the first time presented his dummy book Poland Journal. The talk was made possible by the support of the Embassy of Denmark in Cairo.
Around 50 people attended the talk withSøren Pagter where he talked about the process of making his book Poland Journal – from the selection and digitalization of the negatives to the editing and design process.His aim is to raise money to publish the book in more than the ten dummy copies.Photo: Photopia
During the talk, Søren Pagter also talked about his approach in street photography and how he uses this type of photography to interact with people and stay an active photographer. Photo: Hassan Ghonim
Egyptian photographer and DMJX graduate Sahl Abdelrahman was one of many former and present DMJX students who attended the talk.Photo: Photopia
After talking about his way into street photography and the process of making Poland Journal, Søren Pagter read a couple of the dairy notes from the book and showed the final book to the audience. Photo: Photopia
Poland Journal 62 images 7 dairy texts in Danish and English Size: 183 x 215 mm Design and layout: Lars Bai and Søren Pagter Proof reading and translation: Gitte Luk Printed at Ecograf Gruppen Self-published in 10 copies by Søren Pagter
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