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 title as Danish travel photographer of the year in 2005 and his writing and photography work has appeared in several magazines, books and newspapers around the world. His main interest is in the socio-political field, primarily focusing on inequality and the transcendence of human suffering. Morten is based on the small, Danish island of Bornholm and he is also the director of Gaia Photos.
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Nepal: Ancient Diseases Continues To Prevail
By Morten Svenningsen
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific on 7 December 2008
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Leprosy in Nepal still affects thousands of people and is closely related to the widespread poverty the country faces. Insufficient diet, contaminated water and generally poor living conditions are among the contributing factors to it’s prevalence and new cases of leprosy emerge on a daily basis. To add insult to injury, the age-old social stigma [...]

Kenya: Meeting The Masai Tribe
By Morten Svenningsen
Posted in all, features, africa on 7 December 2008
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In an increasingly globalised world, indigenous peoples like the famous Masais (Maasai) tribes of Kenya and Tanzania are facing radical changes in their traditions and lifestyle. Traditionally the Masais are a nomadic people, moving around on the savannah to graze their goats and cattle. The Kenyan government has tried to persuade them away from their [...]

Nepal: Tibetan Crackdown Pays Off
By Morten Svenningsen
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, news & global on 6 December 2008
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Since March 10th 2008, Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, has witnessed a series of anti-Chinese protests from the substantial community of Tibetan exiles living here. The protests have repeatedly been condemned by Nepalese government officials, without regard to human rights such as freedom of expression and a Nepal Supreme Court verdict stating that “chanting slogans does not [...]