Following the final battle for the liberation of the de-facto capital of the Islamic State, the cost of the victory was profound.
With 80 percent of the city laid in ruins and left uninhabitable, in 2017 Raqqa was at the point of obliteration leaving returning citizens only to find a widespread Ground Zero of apocalyptic dimensions.
As the city turned a page celebrating the first anniversary for Raqqa’s liberation in 2018, reconstruction of the war-warped city seemed barely visible, mostly in the fact that life itself had returned, and sometimes not at all. This is Raqqa Year One.
Independent journalist and photographer covering war and conflict for a wide range of Danish and International media outlets in e.g. Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and Ukraine.
Among others Newsweek US, Jyllands-Posten, Politiken, Amnesty Denmark, Middle East Eye etc.
Awards PX3, 2020 (Prix de la Photographie Paris):
Silver, Press/Feature Category.
Shortlisted, State of the World.
Curator selection.
IPA, 2020 (International Photography Awards):
First Place Winner, War/Conflict Category.
TIFA 2020 (Tokyo International Foto Awards):
Silver, Editorial Conflict Category.
Bronze, Editorial Political Category.
Honorable Mention.
MIFA, 2020 (Moscow International Foto Awards):
Silver, Editorial Conflict Category.
Honorable Mention.
