"As a photographer, it is important to show respect and humility. For me, the main tool is not my camera, but my voice. Talking to the people you meet. If you want to get close to people, you must be able to communicate. And most importantly: Being a fellow human being."
- John T. Pedersen
Born 1966 in Oslo, Norway, been working as a professional photographer since 1988.
Contributed to a number of newspapers, trade press, magazines, books and agencies.
Today affiliated with the national newspaper Dagbladet in Oslo.
World Press Photo 2019 Photo Contest, Sports, Singles, 1st Prize winner.
Some stories:
2013 Nelson Mandela's disease and demise in South Africa.
2013 Typhoon Haiyan at Tacloban in the Philippines.
2014 The hunt for Joseph Cony and his forms child soldiers in Uganda.
2013-2014 DRC Congo. To cover the trial of a Norwegian who was sentenced to death for the murder of a native.
2015 The youth in Gaza.
2016 Terror attack in Nice.
2018 The refugee settlement Bidi Bidi in Uganda.
2018 The boxer in Katanga, Uganda.
2018 Scandinavian hikers killed by terrorists in Morocco.
2019 Terror Attack in Sri Lanka.
2021 Covid-19
Long term project:
The youth in Auschwitz 2009-
2019 World Press Photo Exhibition world tour
https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2019/37713/1/John-T-Pedersen
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