In the autumn 2013 our Danish second term students went to the Island of Fur during their magazine workshop. The students produced the magazine Æ’ Ø (the Island) with stories about the local community at Fur. Now, half a year later the students have proudced and sold 144 extra copies »
Last week, our international Photo1 students finished a web-documentary workshop conducted by Poul Madsen and Henrik Kastenskov from Bombay Flying Club. The ten students produced six stories, which are now online on this site and on vimeo. The ten students are: Giulia Maangione, Italy Manpreet Singh Romana, India Daria Klimasheva, »
Today, two of our classes ended each of their workshops with a show at DMJX. Our ten international Photo1 students showed six web-documentaries made during a workshop with Henrik Kastenskov and Poul Madsen from Bombay Flying Club. Their stories will be online on this site soon. Reportage exhibition at DMJX. »
Today, the Lumix Festival announced who will be exhibited at this year’s festival from the 18th till the 22nd of June in Hannover. Almost 1200 young photographers from 71 countries had submitted their work for the festival – The jury has chosen 60 picture stories and 21 mulitmedia stories to »
The Danish Picture of the Year opened today at the arts museum ARoS in Aarhus. The Aarhus municipality had decided to honor the talented DMJX-students by handing out prizes to eight of the 12 nominated students. Last week, four out the 12 nominated DMJX-students won first prizes at the offical »
Kiên Hoàng Lê graduated our Photo 2 programme in the summer 2013 with his Diploma project Veils and Hoods about the sisters and friars living together in an abbey in southern Germany. The story was published in Cicero magazine. Now, Kiên Hoàng Lê is shortlistet for the Henri Nannen Award »
Photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg visited DMJX today. Robert Nickelsberg has covered the conflicts in Afghanistan for 25 years since 1988. At his lecture Robert Nickelsberg showed pictures from his recent book: Afghanistan – a distant war and gave a thorough background info on the country. Picture by Søren Pagter. »
Today, the winners of the Danish Picture of the year 2013 were announced at the award ceremony in the National Library in Copenhagen. Twelve – or more than one third of the total number of nominated photographers at this years competition – were DMJX students. Four out of the twelve »
Today, the nominees for the Joop Swart Masterclass, organized by the World Press Photo, were announced Among the nominated 142 young photographers 12 will be selected for the masterclass that will take place in Amsterdam in November. Among the nominees are Magnus Holm, currently at our 8. semester. But also »
Jasper Bastian’s story Across The River is among the 20 finalists of this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award. In his story Jasper Bastian portrays the people who live on each side of the Ibar River in the divided town of Mitrovica. You can read and see more about the »
The third term students have made special designed t-shirts for the open house today. Mads Greve and Søren Pagter by Simon Skipper. The students signed the official t-shirts for themselves, Mads Greve and Søren Pagter. The open house at DMJX started at 5pm today and runs till 8pm. The guests »
In 2011, Jen Tse made a story about Mihaela Jordan, 31, who’ve grown up in the sewers in Bucharest, Romania. We’ve earlier written that Jen’s story has been published in Vice Magazine and in Die Welt Kompakt (printed eidtion). Now, the layout of Jen’s story from Die Welt Kompkat has »
Each week, the Guardian Weekend magazine’s editorial team choose a picture, or set of pictures, that particularly tickle their fancy. This week, their choice is Mario Wezel’s story One in Eight Hundred. Emmy, five, was born with Down’s syndrome in Denmark. Picture by Mario Wezel. Mario Wezel has been shortlistet »
Arianna Sanesi, Italian student, graduated in summer 2013 with her project Dispersal – an investegative story following the tracks of a lonely wolf in the North Italian Woods. Picture by Arianna Sanesi. Arianna’s story can now be seen in the Latvian FK Magazine – both in English and Latvian. »
Last year Sophia Lydolph made her first year exam project about Thomas, who is obsessed with his food, weight and looks – And who suffers from anorexia. Today, the newspaper Information spent three pages to publish Sophia’s story. Sophia Lydolph is currently doing her third semester and will begin her »
Tor Birk Trads, who’s currently interning at Information, has been selected for the Sony World Photography Student Focus. Jens has ADHD. Picture by Tor Birk Trads. Each year the World Photography Organisation invites 230 photography schools from all over the world to participate in their Student Focus Competition. Each of »
The magazine Journalisten has interviewed Søren Pagter about the fact that eight percent of the pictures at World Press Photo was disqualified due to digital manipulation. The article is available online here. You can read an interview with Head of the WPP jury, Gary Knight at BJP online. »
Morten Germund has won an Award of Excellence in the category: Feature Picture Story at POYi. Morten Germund won with his story Love, Lost Love – a story about his grandfather who struggles with loneliness after becomming a widower after 60 years of marriage. Picture by Morten Germund With this »
Helle Arensbak graduated in the spring 2012 with her project “Sofasoverne” about the women living at the Institution Sundholm in Copenhagen. The women at Sundsholm used to live on the streets – but at the institution they’ve found a shelter for their drug and alcohol abuse. Else – one of »
Friday, former student Marie Hald and Søren Pagter debated this year’s World Press Photo winners on the national television station DR2. Screendump from DR2 Marie Hald won at WPP last year and graduated in the spring 2013. The ten minute debate can be seen online here – after approximently 49 »
