Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit

• Prize
  Gold in Press/People/Personality
• Photographer
  Ólafur Steinar Rye Gestsson, Denmark

A nurse comforts a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit at Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen

• Biography
  2018: Gaffa Photo Awards, Audience, 2nd prize 2018: International Photography Awards (IPA), General News, Honorable Mention 2018: The Paris Photo Prize (Px3), People/Personality, Honorable Mention 2018: Ritzau Scanpix Prize for best photojournalistic graduate project at DMJX 2017: CPOY, Sport Action: 2nd prize 2017: CPOY, Feature: 3rd prize 2017: CPOY, Spot News: 3rd prize 2016: Danish POY, Daily life: 1st prize 2016: CPOY, General News: Award of Excellence
• Awards
  Ólafur is an Icelandic/Danish photojournalist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ólafur work is focused on cultural og social issues and current affairs. Ólafur's work has been published in all major Danish newspaper and a range of foreign media.