Danish photojournalism in German Fotomagazine

In the August edition of the German “Fotomagazin”, the magazine ran a big article about Danish photojournalism under the title “Dänemarks Schule der Stars” – Denmark’s School of Stars. The magazine presents former and present students from our school: Lærke Posselt, Nikolai Linares, Morten Gemrund and Mads Nissen. And Søren »

Mads Greve in Perpignan

Mads Greve, faculty teacher in photojournalism, is participating at Visa pour l’Image in Perpignan this week. Mads Greve is conducting an in-service workshop for Danish photographers. The participants will meet with a lot of the exhibiting photographers in Perpignan and get an unique insight in their work and thoughts. It’s »

Kent Klich welcomes the students

Monday, next week, all the students of photojournalism are at the school. This is almost the only time during the whole semester that everybody is present at the same time. Therefore we’ll arrange a mutual welcome for everybody with a lecture by photographer Kent Klich. We’re looking forward to seeing »

Mathias Christensen exhibits at the National Museum

Mathias Christensen, Danish final year student, exhibits two stories about North American Indians at the National Museum in Copenhagen. The first story is about the living conditions in the Crow Creek reservation. The other story is a b/w series from a pow wow dance festival. This story will also be »

Asbjørn Sand won ONTHEMOVE award this summer

This summer, Asbjørn Sand, student in his final semester, won the International Award ONTHEMOVE at Cortona On The Move Photograhy Festival in Viaggio, Italy. Asbjørn won with his story Roll Whatever. Asbjørn was awarded by the jury for being able to render, in a creative and personal way, the theme »

Opperskalski in Stern’s Neon magazine

Jonas Opperskalski, international student from Germany, has his final diploma project published in September edition of the German Neon Magazine. The project is the main story in the 250,000 copies’ magazine and is spread over nine pages. The title of the story is “Letters from Hell” and it’s about Syrian »

Sofie Amalie Klougart in BJP

Sofie Amalie Klougart, final semester student, is published in this month’s edition of the British Journal of Photography. You can read the interview with Sofie Amalie on the news blog on her own website. This spring Sofie Amalie was also selected for the Joop Swaart Master class. »

Digi-what?

If you are still shooting with a 5D Mark III, you might rethink. Chances are you’re being outdated. It seems that film is back. Our old beloved developer counts the number of films being developed, and the curve has been going straight up since we started noting the number of »

Danida scholarship for Louise Leth-Espensen

Louise Leth-Espensen, who has just graduated her BA-exam this June, has recieved a Danida world picture scholarship. Louise applied for the scholarship together with Miriam Lykke Schultz – and they’re are going to Tanzania to do their project. Louise and Miriam are still doing the research on their story, so »

Fabian Weiss wins at Austrian competition

Fabian Weiss, international student from Germany, won earlier this year first prize in the category Series at Objektiv – the Austrian Preis for Press Photography. Fabian won with the story Love Whispers in China about how to find the right partner in the modern China. The story was made during »

Morten Germund wins bronze at PX3

Morten Germund, 7th semester student, wins bronze at Pris de la Photographie Paris (PX3) in the sports category with a series of pictures from a Hubertus hunt. »

Malene K. Lauritsen wins Scanpix prize

At the graduation ceremony today, Malene Korsgaard Laritsen was awarded the Scanpix Prize for best Danish BA-project in photojournalism. Malene won with her project If I can make i there – a series of stories that focus on the dreams of young upcomming artists in New York. The project consists »

Video of the week by Jonathan Grevsen

Jonathan Grevsens video The Pleasant Revolution, about Paul Freedman who’s the creator of bicycle music festivals, has been selected video of the week on Scientific American – one of the top science magazines in the US. Jonathan Grevsen is back at school for his final year of studying after doing »

DMJX at Lumix Festival

The Danish School of Media and Journalism are very visible at the Lumix Festival in Hannover this weekend. More than 20 of our students are parcipating together with faculty teachers, Mads Greve and Søren Pagter. Søren Pagter is giving port folio reviews both on Friday and Saturday. And a lot »

Release: Danish online stories

Last Friday our Danish 3rd term students finished their four-week online workshop together with Poul Madsen and Henrik Kastenskov from Bombay Flying Club. We’re proud to release their final online stories: Syndefaldet by Lasse Dearman and Fredrik Korfix. Til havet os skiller by Mikkel Berg and Jeppe Vejlø. Alle tiders »

Opening exhibition at CPH fotofestival

Today, we opened our 120 pictures student exhibition at Bryghuset, Carlsberg. The exhibition is a part of the Copenhagen Fotofestival running for the next 10 days. We were lucky to exhibit in the old brewery buliding, which is very beautiful. It made a wonderful background to the student images. Unfortunately »

Goodbye to International students

Last Friday and yesterday we said goodbye to our students from both international classes. Or rather: see you again, because six of the students studying at the Language of Photojournalism will continue on Advanced Visual Story Telling this autumn. And most of all the students will participate in the Lumix »

Exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival

Our 120 pictures large exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival will open at Bryghuset, Carlsberg on Thursday June the 7th at 4.30 pm – and it will be open throughout the whole festival. Photo by Marie Hald from her story Bonnie. There will be solo exhibitions by: Marie Hald – Bonnie »

Lærke Posselt SPA finalist

Lærke Posselt is one out of ten finalists in the LUCEO Student Project Award. Lærke is nominated for her 7th term project about American kids attending beauty contests. The project has been published in Politiken and will also be exhibited at the up-comming Copenhagen Photo Festival. Photo: Lærke Posselt The »

Hard work

It’s time for a number of final projects for the students on all semesters – and it’s sometimes hard work to meet the deadline. This morning Tom and Dario were taking a nap in the computer room after working all night to meet their deadline. Please note: Serious students only »