

Mads Nissen è nato in Danimarca nel 1979. Dopo essersi laureato in foto-giornalismo nel 2007 alla Danish School of Journalism, si è trasferito per due anni a Shanghai per documentare le conseguenze umane e sociali della crescita economica cinese. Nel 2009, è stato selezionato per la Joop Swart Masterclass. Dopo aver lavorato in Cina per pubblicazioni quali Time, Newsweek, der Spiegel e Stern, ha fatto ritorno al suo paese, dove è tutt’ora basato.
In Danimarca, Nissen ha lavorato per Berlingske/Scanpix, e nel 2014 si è unito al quotidiano Politiken come staff photographer. Le opere di Nissen gli sono valse, tra gli altri, dei premi nei contest World Press Photo e Pictures of the Year, oltre a 15 premi dal Danish Picture of the Year, tra cui per due volte Photographer of the Year e Photo of the Year. Ha pubblicato due libri, Amazonas nel 2013 per Gyldendal e De Faldne (The Fallen) nel 2010 per People’s Press, trattando la tematica dei danesi uccisi nella guerra in Afghanistan. Mads è rappresentato a livello internazionale da Panos Pictures; in Italia da Prospekt e in Germania da Laif.
Questo è il suo sito e qui un’intervista su Lensculture
Mads Nissen was born in Denmark in 1979. After graduating in 2007 with a degree in photojournalism from The Danish School of Journalism he moved for two years to Shanghai to document the human and social consequences of China’s historic economic rise. In 2009, he was selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass. After working in China for such publications as Time, Newsweek, Der Spiegel and Stern, he returned to his home country, where he is now based. In Denmark, Nissen worked for Berlingske/Scanpix, and in 2014 joined the daily Politiken as a staff photographer. Nissen’s work has been awarded among others in the World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year contests, as well as receiving 15 awards from the Danish Picture of the Year, including twice both Photographer of the Year and Photo of the Year. He has published two books, Amazonas in 2013 by Gyldendal and De Faldne (The Fallen) in 2010 by People’s Press, about the Danish killed in the war in Afghanistan. Mads Nissen is internationally represented by Panos Pictures; in Italy by Prospekt and in Germany by Laif.
Here is his website and here an interview on Lensculture
Anna