I’ve always had an interest in photography. Thinking back to when I was a young kid, the photographs in the papers and magazines have always been grabbing my attention.My first camera was a Ricoh KR-10 Super, an SLR that I got from my father when he bought a new camera. I gotta be honest though.. I didn’t shoot many pictures with it. I’ve never had the patience to wait for a roll of film to be developed to see the results.

The introduction of digital cameras changed everything. I got my first digital camera in 2002. It was a Minolta Dimage S404 and along with that my interest for photography grew. About a year later the Canon EOS 300D - or Digital Rebel as it’s known in the US - was introduced and I got it the day it was in the stores. It was actually an amazing camera compared to the Minolta.

New technology around the camera sensors removed quite a bit of camera noise and the introduction of the Canon EOS 20D made it possible to shoot hockey without having to shoot at 1/100 sec, because ISO 800 or 1600 for that matter would destroy the pictures due to an excess of noise. Between the purchase of the 300D and 20D I bought a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens.So the 20D with the 70-200 was a pretty nice combo to start off with.

Along with the 20D I bought the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens so my lineup of gear was acceptable to shoot whatever I wanted (and had access to). In October 2005 I upgraded again. This time to the workhorse of photo journalists - The Canon EOS-1D Mark II N.I’m not saying with the right camera anybody can shoot great pictures. I just want the best gear available, so the camera’s not what’s limiting me. The 8.5 fps sure come in handy when shooting as much sports as I do.

I’ve always had computers around me and for a long time I was sure I would make a living somewhere in the computer industry. While working at a hosting company in a job I wasn’t too happy with I really thought about what I wanted to do. It was easy to just stay where I was. They pay was acceptable and I had an income every month. However. That’s when I decided I wanted to pursue a career in photography.

I’ve always liked photojournalism. Pictures that tell a story! I could never see myself in a studio all day long. I want to see the world. Meet people other than models who’s main concern is that she gained two pounds last year! So right away I knew what kind of photography I wanted to do.I’ve applied to the Danish School of Journalism to study photojournalism, but wasn’t accepted, so I decided to try my luck with the local papers instead to get into the business.I’ve always had the belief that I had to prove to my self that I was good enough for the papers before I would try my luck. I wanted to be ready to face the challenge of having to deliver EVERY time I’m out on assignment. I felt now was the time to do that. I still have a lot to learn but I hope to learn by doing.

These are my stories as a photojournalist working on a local newspaper. I’ll be documenting my experiences and stories from various assignments I’ll be doing, along with what the life on a local newspaper is like.All stories and pictures will be at least a week old. The newspaper comes out every Tuesday. The reason is I don’t want to be handing news to competing papers in case they find this website.