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Morten Svenningsen was born in Denmark in 1974. After working a few years as an engineer (microwave electronics) he graduated from Copenhagen Media School in 2004 and has been working as a freelance photojournalist since then.

He won the award as Danish travel photographer of the year in 2005 and his work has appeared in book publications, magazines and newspapers such as VAGABOND and THE INDEPENDENT. Commissions include work for NGOs like SAVE THE CHILDREN and commercial organizations such as FIFA. He is also a regular contributor to the Danish magazine NEPAL VISION.

Morten’s main interest is in the socio-political field, primarily focusing on inequality and the transcendence of human suffering. Morten has been based in Kathmandu since 2005. Available for assignments in Nepal and around Asia.