Photo: Erik Friis/1958

About:

1955: Born with a Leica around my neck, in Risskov, Jutland,Denmark.

1960: My first visit to Ekstra Bladet by coountless to the mid 70s

1970: My first picture published in Ekstra Bladet

1972: Vocational internship primary school at Ekstra Bladet

1974-82: Runner at Ekstra Bladet

1980: 5 months travel in Central America and the US

1982-85: Photography master teaching at Ekstra Bladet

1985-90: Staff Photographer at Ekstra Bladet

1983-92: War/Conflict zones, Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe

1988 -92, -96 Olympic Games, South Korea, Barcelona, Atlanta

1992  UEFA European Football Championship in Sweden

1993 -95,-97,-2001,-02, -04,-10  Tour de France

1990-96: Staff Photographer at Polfoto Agency (Scanpix)

(and 1 year TV3 News/Polfoto Video Photographer)

1996-05: Freelance photographer, EB, VG, Expressen, Aller 

1995-2000 2005-10:  The Danish Press Photographer's Board 

2006-08: Staff Picture Editor/Photographer at Ekstra Bladet

2008-10: Deputy Head of Photography Dept. at Ekstra Bladet

2011-17: Photo editor in Chief / Leading Editor at Ekstra Bladet

2017 -  Freelance Photographer 


Books:

"Dansk Kunst" (Danish Art Yearbook), 1984-93 (Palle Fogtdal)

"Livets triumf" ("The triumph of life")  the painter and the man Preben Jørgensen.. 1983/Alex Steen

"Åbenhedens øjeblikke", ("The moments of openness") the painter Emil Hørbov.. 1985/Alex Steen

Kunstavisen 1982-89 (monthly publication)

"Anderledes Billeder" ..."Different Pictures"... a jubilee book on the occasion of N.Zahle School's 150th birthday. 2001.

"Kunst eller Fidus" ("Art or Scam") (Alex Steen) Exhibition/catalogue on Sophienholm 1983, and Nordjyllands   Art museum and Galleri F15 in Moss, Norway.140.000 visitors.

"Christiania Fristad i fare" (Christania free city in danger) 2003.. Jakob Ludvigsen Ekstra Bladets Forlag


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