Laura Krogh

 

 

BIO


Laura Bisgaard Krogh, b. 1994, is a Danish photojournalist based in Copenhagen and Engelsholm, Denmark. Through in-depth documentary photography her work focuses on personal stories about human rights issues, youth and identity. Having spent the last years working on stories about at-risk children and teenagers, she works with ethical considerations at the forefront of her mind. She teaches photography at Engelsholm Højskole and documentary filmmaking at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. Aside from long term projects she also works with various assignments as a freelance photographer and filmmaker.


 

 

Awards and honors

2020: First prize, Picture of the year, Denmark - Portrait Series

2020: Nominated, LUMIX Festival for Young Visual Journalism

2018: First prize, Picture of the year, Denmark - Short Production

2018: First prize, College Photographer of the Year - Multimedia: Documentary

2018: Nominated, Kravlingprisen - TV and Photography


Selected exhibitions 

2020: Helsinki Photo Festival

2020: LUMIX Festival for Young Visual Journalism

2019: Museo della Fotografia Pino Settanni, Matera, Italy - Visions from Europe

2018 - 2019: Enigma, Denmark - DMJX Anniversary Exhibition

2018: The Royal Library of Denmark - Danish Picture of the Year


Education

2016 - 2020: BA in Photojournalism - The Danish School of Media and Journalism

2015: Photojournalism and Art Photography - Grundtvigs Højskole

2016: Photography - Fatamorgana, The Danish School of Art Photography


Residencies and workshops

2022: Masterclass - "Transit Istanbul" Nordic Journalism Center - Istanbul, Turkey

2019: Artist Residency “Visions from Europe”, Canon Europe and ME.Ph - Matera, Italy

2019: Canon Student Development Programme, Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan, France

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