Photographer's Profile
John T. Pedersen
, Norway
John T. Pedersen (57) is an independent photojournalist from Norway, based in Oslo. Pedersen has been working as a photographer since 1988. World Press Photo 2019 Photo Contest, Sports, Singles, 1st Prize winner. I have worked for a number of newspapers, trade press, magazines and agencies Today I am affiliated with the national newspaper Dagbladet in Oslo. Focus especially on humanitarian issues. Some stories I've covered : 2013-Nelson Mandela's disease and demise in South Africa. 2013-Typhoon Haiyan at Tacloban in the Philippines. 2014-The hunt for Joseph Cony and his forms child soldiers in Uganda. 2013-2014 Four trips to DRC Congo to cover the trial of a Norwegian. Joshua French was sentenced to death for the murder of a native. 2015-The youth in Gaza. 2016-France. Terror attack Nice. 2018-The refugee settlement Bidi Bidi in Uganda. 2018-Moreen Ajambo. The boxer in Katanga, Uganda. 2018-Morocco. Scandinavian hikers killed by terrorists in Morocco. 2019-Sri Lanka. Terror Attack Colombo. 2021-Acid violence. Uganda. 2021- Moreen Ajambo. The boxer in Katanga, Uganda. 2023-Katanga people, Uganda.
