The daily Poltiken has today published a reader’s comment by Søren Pagter. In the article Søren Pagter comments on an interview with Fred Ritchin, where the American photo critic is quoted to say; ”we no longer make iconic images, which can change the world”. Søren Pagter states that the idea »
The first candidates for the Danish award ”Fotogratula” has been announced and head of department of photojournalism, Søren Pagter, is among the 17 shortlistet candidates. Link: http://djfotograferne.dk/Nyheder/2016/September/DE-FORSTE-FOTOGRATULA-KANDIDATER/ ”Fotogratula” is an award to honor a person or an institution that has worked for the development of photography in Denmark. Among the nominees »
The three former DMJX-students, Sara Galbiati, Tobias Selnæs Markussen and Peter Helles were back at DMJX to talk about their Phenomena project today. They gave a lecture about their book and exhibition project at our welcome to all students event. Tobias Selnæs Markussen, Sara Galbiati and Peter Helles posing during »
Kasper Løftgaard has been interviewed for The Mango Lab about the story behind one of his pictures form his final BA-project. In the interview at “The Mango Lab” Kasper Løftgaard shares his experiences in making this picture and making the project “Cowboys”. Kasper Løftgaard graduated in 2015 with this project »
The Australian based photographer Sam Harris is teaching our Photo2 and final year students this week. Sam Harris said “hello” to our final year students today. The next week the student will work with “happy Accidents in their photography. Photo by Søren Pagter Sam Harris is teaching a workshop called »
This Thursday the Swedish photographer Julia Lindemalm opens her exhibition Zoo World at Abecita Konstmuseum, Borås, Sweden. Picture from Julia Lindemalm’s project Zoo World. The picture was a part of the original Diploma Project made at DMJX and it’s a part of Julia’s upcoming exhibition at Abecita Konstmuseum. Former student »
The school is buzzing again, since today was the first day of the autumn term. Kent Klich teaching in our Photo2 and 8th term class. Photo by Søren Pagter. Both the Danish and international can look forward to an interesting autumn, where the different classes will have workshops with for »
The 16 Danish students from second and third term pre-started their autumn term today when they met at the Crossover Web Documentary Festival in Vejle, Denmark. DMJX students at the opening reception at the first Crossover Web Documentray Festival. Photo: Søren Pagter. The students and their teachers Mads Greve and »
Kasper Palsnov is presented in the column New Talent in The British Journal of Photography online. From the series “Salt” by Kasper Palsnov. BJP is showing Kasper’s Visual Project Salt, which he made during his final term this spring. Together with the presentation there’s an interview with Kasper where he »
The Eddie Adams Workshop has just launched this year’s 100 participants. Among the selected photographers are five DMJX-students: Betina Garcia, Denmark Kristen Zeis, US Sarah Hoffman, US Alaa Elkamhawi, Egypt Fabian Fiechter, Germany It’s the 29th time the Eddie Adams Workshop inivites young and talented photographers to participate in a »
The Magazine P has published a part of Kasper Palsnov’s final BA-project about electrochok therapy. Spread from the Magazine P showing Kasper Palsnov’s work. Kasper Palsnov graduated this June. The pictures are on page 4-5 in The Magazine P, which is published by The Danish Psychologists’ Union. »
During his study at DMJX Magnus Fisker has lived one and a half year in Gellerupparken in Brabrand – a so called ghetto. One of the largest in Denmark. Picture from Magnus Fisker’s reportage from Gellerupparken. Photo by Magnus Fisker. When Magnus was going to make his third term reportage »
Sofia Busk and Jonas Fogh‘s final BA project “Country of the Open Hearts” is right now published online in Quartz Magazine. “In ten years, Sweden won’t exist anymore—not if the refugees keep coming.Then Sweden will stop being Swedish”, says Kikki Toivola, 22, a single mother.Photo by Jonas Fogh and Sofia »
Charlotte de la Fuente received the Scanpix Prize for best Danish photojournalistic BA-project at today’s demission ceremony. Søren Pagter handed out the Scanpis Prize to Charlotte de la Fuente. Photo by Vibeke Volder Charlotte won with her project “A Chinese Game of Luck” – stories from the gambling city Macao »
Tor Birk Trads and Casper Holmenlund Christensen have won second and third prize at the competition “Life within the walls” announced by Kuben Management. Tor Birk Trads won second prize for his series “The Mild West” – a part of his final BA-project: Photo by Tor Birk Trads. Casper Holmenlund »
Tobias Nicolai Kvist Larsen‘s third term reportage about the legacy of the American chemical warfare in Vietnam is published online in the British Journal of Photography (BJP). Tobias is also interviewed about his story in the online article. 1-year old Ho Chan Dieu Hien gets a hug by Pham who »
Around fifthy former and present DMJX-students participated in the fifth Lumix Festival this weekend in Hannover. Four DMJX-projects were, as earlier written on this blog, among the 80 projects selected for the festival. Here are some highlights from the Lumix festival 2016: Drone-group-pictures: With the assistance from the company Yuneec »
These days the fifth Lumix festival is running at the Expo Plaza in Hannover – and DMJX and our students are very visual at the festival. DMJX-student Nanna Navntoft talking to a guest at the DMJX-stand at the Lumix Festival. Photo by Søren Pagter. Faculty teachers Mads Greve, Søren Pagter »
Together with the Nordic Journalist Centre we’re planning a master class workshop to take place in the autumn 2016. Jon and Alex in an intimate moment. From the series: Homophobia in Russia. Winner of World Press Photo 2015. Photo: Mads Nissen/ Politiken/ Panos Pictures. World Press winner Mads Nissen and »
DMJX is honoured to be able to show a photo exhibition in memory of the late photojournalist Camille Lepage. Camille Lepage’s pictures from the Central African Republic exhibited at the DMJX Library. Photo by Søren Pagter. Camille Lepage was a journalism student at our international Europe in the World programme »
