ABOUT

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