Mads Nissen (b. 1979) is a three-time recipient of the main prize at World Press Photo. In 2023with a work from the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. In 2021 with the image 'The First Embrace' taken during the covid-19 pandemic -and in 2015 with an intimate image of the Russian gay couple Jon and Alex. His work has received more than ninety-five international awards including the POY's 2023 'International Photographer of the Year'. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with his wife and three children.
