I’m glad to announce that I’ve been nominated for this years Danish Press Photo of the Year contest (Årets Pressefoto). It’s still unclear which of my stories or images will be rewarded, since the final result will not be revealed until March 5th. I’ve contributed with three stories, a multimedia and a few single images from the year 2009; One story is on the Field Hospital in Afghanistan that I visited in October, another story, or picture essay, is the Fragment of Afghanistan. And last, but not least, is Fever, Gold Fever – a picture essay which is a part of my personal long term project ‘AMAZONAS’. Part of this story can be seen at the Joop Swart Masterclass website. In 2007 my image on overpopulation in the Philippines won the first prize of the contest.