Christian is an accomplished photographer, explorer and filmmaker, specialising in travel, adventure and landscape photography. He is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Traveling throughout the year to pursue ethereal images and capture stories that offers a positive focus on our planet. Through social media and photography workshops, Christian strives to share his vision of wild places, and to inspire people to explore for themselves.
Storytelling is absolute key to Christian’s photography. With a background in photojournalism, he now divides his time between a range of photographic assignments, documentary film work and solo exploration around the world. For as long as he can remember, Christian has been drawn to the outdoors, adventures and landscapes. With 18 years of working as a professional photographer he brings with him not just an enormous experience, but also a creativity and drive that just gets stronger with time. He is always inspired by visiting new places and new cultures, and Christian finds incredible happiness in being out in the natural world.
Being a mentor in the international photography community for many years, he now offers unique and epic photography workshops around the world where he will share everything he ever learned about making work that resonates with people, while sharing his passion for the true adventure.
AWARDS
2016 – Athens Photo Festival, Film screening, Finalist
2016 – POYi, Multimedia Issue Reporting Story, Award of Excellence
2016 – Årets Pressefoto, Documentary of the Year, long format, 2. Prize
2014 – PDN Photo Annual, Winner
2014 – Årets Pressefoto, Web Documentary of the Year, 2. Prize
2013 – Årets Pressefoto, Web Documentary of the Year, 2. Prize
2012 – Årets Pressefoto, TV-documentary of the Year, 1. Prize
2011 – Danish Adventure Film Festival, Best Danish Film of the Year
2011 – Prix Pictet Growth – Finalist
2010 – POYi, News Picture Story, 2. Prize
2010 – Leica Oskar Barnack Award – Finalist
2010 – Henri Nannen Preis, Foto-Reportage
2009 – Visa D’Or Press Award, Finalist
2009 – Best Of Photojournalism, Environmental Picture Story, Third Prize
2009 – UNICEF Photo Of the Year, Honorable Mention
2008 – POYi, Feature Picture Story, 3. Prize
2008 – Best Of Photojournalism, Best Published Picture Story, Third Prize
2006 – Årets Pressefoto, Sport Series of the Year, 1. Prize
CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS
PolarPro, Intersport, Indie Campers, Volkswagen Denmark, Lederne, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Egmont, Novo Holdings, Det Kgl. Teater, Københavns Kommune, Lundbeck Fonden, TrygFonden, Pepperminds, Better Collective, Jeudan.
EXHIBITIONS
2016 – 2017 Træd til, TrygFonden, travelling exhibition
2016 – PIXLART, Østervrå – TRANSIT – Now I Am A Refugee
2013 – Danish Refugee Council, South Sudan, travelling exhibition
2013 – Øksnehallen, Copenhagen – Copenhagen Photo Festival 2013 – RE:Kibera
2012 – Øksnehallen, Copenhagen – Copenhagen Photo Festival 2012 – Maghreb Malaise
2011-2012 – Prix Pictet Growth World Tour – Dublin, Beirut, London, San Diego, Washington DC, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid og Zurich – Kibera – The Shadow City
2011 – The Black Diamond, Copenhagen – Young Men – Maghreb Malaise
2011 – Van4acumen, Vancouver – Kibera – The Shadow City
2011 – Passage de Retz – Paris – Prix Pictet – Kibera – The Shadow City
2010 – Visa Pour l’image – Perpignan – Visa d’Or Daily Press Award – Devastated Gaza
2010 – Les Rencontres d’Arles, France – Devastated Gaza
2009 – Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism, Germany – India Rising
2006 – Visa Pour l’image, France – Visa d’Or Daily Press Award – Female Russian Tennis