Nanna Navntoft (born 1988) is a Danish documentary photographer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has been a Canon ambassador since 2020.
Her work deals with social topics, which she mainly explores through intimate portraiture. After graduating with a bachelor in geography, she started studying photojournalism at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX). As part of her education she worked at the Danish daily, Dagbladet Politiken for 18 months. She then studied abroad at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (KABK). In January 2020 she graduated from DMJX and is now working freelance and teaching at Krogerup Højskole.
Besides working with personal projects, she is available for commissioned assignments.
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Bursaries and prizes
2021 - Danish Arts Foundation (Production)
2020 - Danish Arts Foundation (Production)
2020 - Danish Picture of the Year / 1st prize / Long term project
2020 - Kravling / 1st prize
2020 - College Photographer of the Year / Gold / Portrait
2020 - College Photographer of the Year / Silver / Interpretive Project
2020 - Ritzau/Scanpix Prize / Best BA-Project
2019 - The 6x6 Global Talent Program / Nominee
2019 - College Photographer of the Year / Gold / Portrait
2019 - College Photographer of the Year / Award of Excellence / Illustration
2019 - Information’s Fotopris / 2nd prize
2018 - International Photojournalism Festival Vilnius PHOTO Circle / Finalist
2018 - College Photographer of the Year / Silver / Interpretive Project
2017 - Danish Picture of the Year / 1st prize / Daily Life
2017 - College Photographer of the Year / Award of Excellence / Domestic Picture Story
2017 - College Photographer of the Year / Award of Excellence / Feature
2017 - Selected for Canon Students Masterclass Workshop at Visa pour l'image in Perpignan
2017 - Information’s Fotopris / 2nd prize
2016 - Danish Picture of the Year / Finalist / Portrait
2016 - College Photographer of the Year / Silver / Multimedia Project
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Group exhibitions
2022 - Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen - Til Vægs
2021 - Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen, FUTURES
2021 - Young Danish Photography 2020, Esbjerg Phototek
2020 - Young Danish Photography 2020, Fotografisk Center
2019 - Danish Picture of the year, The Black diamond
2019 - STATUS:19, Viborg and Copenhagen
2018 - A Series of Contradictions by Forgetful Number, The Hague
2018 - International Photojournalism Festival Vilnius PHOTO Circle
2017 - Danish Picture of the year, The Black diamond
2017 - Copenhagen Photo Festival - Life Exposed
2016 - Danish Picture of the year, The Black diamond
2016 - Copenhagen Photo Festival: Picture The Music
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Clients
Politiken, National Public Radio (NPR), Information, Dagens Næringsliv, Dagbladet.no, Bonnier Publications, Københavns Kommune, Magasinet Sceneliv
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Contact information
Tel. +45 26 81 81 11
E-mail: nannanavntoft@gmail.com
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