I am a photographer living and working in London.
Education:
December 2009, Masters Degree with Distinction in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, University of the Arts London (London College of Communication), UK
Exhibitions/Screenings:
March 2012, Elephant in focus: Economy, O-Central, The Cuming Museum, London, UK
October 2011, Instant Coffees Projections@Zaragoza Photo, If you are lucky, you get old, Albergue C/Predicadores, Zaragoza, Spain
June 2011, Freitag der 13, Elvis and my Family, Flieseneck, Kunst- und Kulturverein Spedition e.V., Güterbahnhof, Bremen, Germany
May 2011, The Opportunity Area Exhibition, O-Central, Unit 215/216, Shopping Centre Elephant & Castle, London, UK
April 2011, Indie Photobook Library Exhibition@Photolucida, Book If you are lucky, you get old, Benson Hotel, Portland, OR
March 2011, Instant Coffees Projections, If you are lucky, you get old, The Arts House, Bristol, Uk
January 2011, ASA Collective Special Screening in collaboration with City of London and Cripplegate Photographic Society, If you are lucky, you get old, City YMCA, London, UK
January 2011, ASA Slideshow projection, If you are lucky, you get old, Cafe B @ Cable street studios, London, UK
December 2010, Contact Editions, Photosocial: Slideshows & Xmas Party, If you are lucky, you get old, London, UK
October – November 2010, Inner Outer Land, Overexposed City, by 189 Collective, Apiary Studios, London, UK
October 2010, Indie Photobook Library Exhibition, Flash Forward Festival, Book If you are lucky, you get old, Toronto, Canada
September – October 2010, FotoGrafia Festival Rome, Book If you are lucky, you get old, Rome, Italy
September 2010, Qualitative Research Conference 2010, If you are lucky, you get old, University of Bournemouth, Bournemouth UK
July 2010, Foto8 Summershow, selected image from the series If you are lucky, you get old, Host Gallery, London, UK
May 2010, Life Still, If you are lucky, you get old, as part of the open slide show, Bristol, UK
May 2010, AOP Students Awards, selected images from the series, If you are lucky, you get old, AOP Gallery, London, UK
December 2009, 28 Stories, If you are lucky, you get old, The Gallery, London College of Communication, London, UK
May 2009, AOP Student Awards, Elvis and my Family, AOP Gallery, London, UK
June 2008, Group Show, Elvis and my Family, London College of Communication, London, UK
January 2008, Single images, Juried Plastic Camera Show, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
Awards:
August 2010, Canteen Magazine Award, Honorable Mention, If you are lucky, you get old
July 2010, Finalist Foto8 Summershow, selected image from the series If you are lucky, you get old, Host Gallery, London, UK
June 2010, Top 20 Get published Award with the book If you are lucky you get old
May 2010, Finalist Julia Margaret Cameron Award, Dennis with his Flight Costume
April 2010, Finalist AOP Student Award, selected images included from the series, If you are lucky, you get old
August 2009, Finalist Photographer’s Forum magazine’s 29th Annual Spring Photography Contest, Elvis and my Family
August 2009, International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Panorama
May 2009, Finalist AOP Student Award, selected images included from the series, Elvis and my Family
September 2008, International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Elvis and my Family
Published work:
August 2010, If you are lucky, you get old, The Times, London, UK
December 2009, Dennis, British Journal of Photojournalism, London, UK
June 2009, Elvis and my Family, Spam magazine, Barcelona
January 2005, Last Stop, Cover Photo, Testcard (no 14), Broschur, Berlin
Online Publication/ Press
September 2011, Urbanautica, If you are lucky, you get old http://www.urbanautica.com/post/10196682946/freya-najade
January 2011, Love Issue, If you are lucky, you get old http://issuu.com/oitzarisme/docs/loveissue1
June 2010, E-Photoreview, If you are lucky, you get old http://www.e-photoreview.com/blog/freya-najade.html
November 2010, Contact Edtions, If you are lucky, you get old http://contactcollective.blogspot.com/2010/11/freya-najade.html
April 2010, Positive Magazine, If you are lucky, you get old http://www.positive-magazine.com/photography/if-you-are-luky-you-get-old/
April 2010, Conscientious, If you are lucky, you get old http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2010/04/freya_najade/
April 2010, Lenscratch, If you are lucky, you get old http://lenscratch.blogspot.com/2010/04/freya-najade.html
March 2010 Urbanautica, Elvis and my Family http://www.urbanautica.com/post/451911551/najade-elvis
March 2010 Wanderlustagraphy, If you are lucky, you get old http://wanderlustagraphy.blogspot.com/
March 2010, The New Breed of Documentary Photographers, If you are lucky, you get old http://vervephoto.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/freya-najade/
February 2010, Foto8: Story of the week: If you are lucky, you get old http://www.foto8.com/new/online/photo-stories/1122-if-you-are-lucky-you-get-old
February 2010, 1000 Words Photography Blog, If you are lucky, you get old http://1000wordsphotographymagazine.blogspot.com/2010/02/freya-najade-if-you-are-lucky-you-get.html
January 2010, The Sonic Blog, If you are lucky, you get old http://blog.sonicsites.de/2010/01/27/freya-najade-if-you-are-lucky-you-get-old/
February 2010, [EV +_-] Exposure Compensation, If you are lucky, you get old http://exposurecompensation.com/2010/02/20/if-you-are-lucky-you-get-old-by-freya-najade/
