Born in Denmark 1979.
“I was 19 years old when I realized that I wanted be a
photographer. It was in the crowded streets of Mérida during a nine-month
stay in Venezuela. I had bought an old camera from a friend but found myself
not interested in the landscape or sunset. Instead, I was interested in the
people, the poverty and the cracks in the surroundings. I knew then that by
taking pictures I was able to combine my three major interests that I had since
early on in my life.
Firstly, it was a way to fulfill my ambition to change
the things in today’s world and society, which I felt was unjust and needed
attention. Secondly, I was deeply interested in other people’s life and the
world around me. Taking pictures became a way for me to open new doors and
digest what I saw behind them. Lastly, I had always had a desire to express
myself creatively. Being a photographer allowed me to make my own
interpretation of what I saw; to raise questions and investigate rather than
coming up with the exact answers.
Since then my work has mainly focused on contemporary issues and dilemmas
such as overpopulation, poverty, human rights violations and man’s
often-destructive relationship with nature.
Just after I graduated with a degree in
photojournalism from the Danish School of Journalism in 2007 I moved to
Shanghai to document the human and social consequences of China’s historical
economic rise. After two years in China, I returned to Denmark where I
currently work as staff photographer for the national newspaper Berlingske. At
Berlingske, much of my time is devoted to in-depth feature stories as well as
international news.
Aside from Berlingske, I have worked on my long-term personal project from
the Amazon since 2006.”
Mads worked for clients such as Time, Newsweek, Stern,
Spiegel, GEO, Russian Reporter, D La Repubblica, Sunday Times Magazine, MSF
ect.
Mads has been awarded with Days Japan – International
Photojournalism Award 2006-2007; POYi 2007; Danish Press Photo of the Year 2007
and 2010 (Best Feature Picture Story, Best Foreign Picture Story, Best Photo,
Best News Picture, and Photographer of the Year); World Press Photo 2011, the
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Grant 2011, the Palle Fogtdal Grant.
Member of Panos Pictures
Represented by Prospekt in Italy and LAIF in Germany
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All images © Mads Nissen
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