Photography should appeal to both the mind and the heart

News Center-Istanbul Bilgi University hosted the famous Danish photographer Mads Nissen. Giving details about the photojournalism profession, Nissen said that the shots taken should appeal to both the heart and the mind.
Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Communication hosted the famous Danish documentary photographer Mads Nissen at santralistanbul Campus. Nissen, who won the World Press Photo Award in 2015 and 2021, shared sections of her work at the photojournalism seminar. “Good photography results from the reflection of inner feelings,” Nissen said.
 Famous Danish photojournalist Mads Nissen met with BİLGİ students at the photojournalism seminar organized by Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Communication in cooperation with the Nordic Journalism Center. In his presentation, Nissen made a presentation about the Brazil Ravaged by 'The Small Flu' project, which he shot during the pandemic period in Sao Paulo, Brazil, one of the countries that experienced the highest level of Covid-19 infection and death rates in the world. He shared examples of his work on Russia and the photographs he took of refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war.
'Photography should appeal to both the mind and the heart'
 Giving details about the photojournalism profession, Nissen said that the shots taken should appeal to both the heart and the mind. Referring to the importance of empathy in the photography profession, Nissen said, “Good photography comes out as a result of the reflection of inner feelings. As a photographer, I build bridges between people and photos. In this way, I can even feel the heart rhythms by communicating with people one-on-one. First of all, the sense of curiosity is important for photography. This feeling brings creativity with it. A good photo frame also needs to have diversity and awareness.” The frame of the nurse hugging an old woman with a plastic protector, in Nissen's Brazil Ravaged by 'the Small Flu' project, won the World Press Photo Award in 2021 as a symbol of "hope". A frame from the Homophobia in Russia study was also deemed worthy of the World Press Photo Award in 2015.