Timeline

1976

Born Copenhagen, Denmark

1994 - 1995

Lived in Canada

1997 - 1998

The European Film College

1998 - 1999

Fatamorgana, The Danish School of Art Photography

2000 - 2002

Lived in Greenland

2000

The Danish Ministry of culture’s Development Fund, C.L.Davids Grant

2002

C.L.Davids Scholarship, The Danish Parliament’s Greenland Trust, 2001 Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik’s Foundation, The Velux Foundation, The Greenland Home Rule Culture Fund, C.L.Davids, Qilakitsoq-Foundation

2003

The National Art Foundation, The Danish Contemporary Art Foundation: The Visual Arts Centre, The Literature Centre, Politiken’s Fund, The Royal Greenland Foundation, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansen’s Trust, The Greenland Christmas Seal Foundation, Nordbok: The Nordic Literature and Library Committee, The Danish Parliament’s Greenland Trust

2004

The Danish Contemporary Art Foundation: The Visual Arts Centre, BG-Foundation, The Copenhagen Visual Art Department, King Christian X’s Foundation, The Denmark-Greenland Cultural Fund, C.L.David Grant

The National Art Foundation, Politiken’s fund, Johanne and Louis Hansens Fund

2005

Nominated, Deutche Börse Photography Prize

2006

Moved to Tokyo, Japan

World Press Photo 1st prize, Daily Life Stories

2007

Joined Magnum Photos

Fogtdals Fotopriser Award

Politiken’s fund, Johanne and Louis Hansens Fund

2008

Started working in Bangkok and Copenhagen

Leica European Publishers' Award for I, Tokyo

The Danish Arts Foundation, The Danish Arts Council

The Toyota Foundation, Johanne and Aage Louis-Hansen Fund

2009

The Danish Arts Foundation Grant

2010

Associate of Magnum Photos