The award for Press Photo of the Year has been granted

It is a tradition that Royal Danish Library, together with the Danish Union of Press Photographers, celebrates the fantastic Danish press photographers who, every day, cover both the biggest stories of our time and very personal emotions. We do this with an award ceremony and exhibition opening of the Press Photo of the Year in the Black Diamond.

This year, the opening was attended by Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt, who granted the main award for Press Photo of the Year to press photographer Mads Nissen from Politiken for the photograph of King Frederik X of Denmark. Royal Danish Library's Chief Executive Bente Skovgaard Kristensen and the chairman of Danish Union of Press Photographers Sisse Soyer also gave speeches.

You can see Mads Nissen's photography in the exhibition Press Photo of the Year 2024 in the Black Diamond from 8/3-11/5 2025.