Freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer in Copenhagen

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Copenhagen's drainage system for German Fluter Magazine

I recently worked on a story about Copenhagen’s two squares Skt Kjelds Plads and Tåsinge Plads for Fluter Magazine. The two squares were the first projects in a big urban renovation project to protect Copenhagen against future floods. The squares now lead rain water into a carefully designed sewage system and have green areas to contain the water.

The project began after a big cloudburst in Copenhagen in 2011 which led to big floodings of the city. Now there are more than 400 renovation projects in the making in eight different municipalities in Denmark for 16 billion danish kroner. I photographed local life at the two square and Jan Rasmussen who was in charge of the renovation project at Copenhagen Municipality.


Charlotte de la Fuente
Researcher for Weekendavisen

I recently photographed researcher Rasmus Mortensen for Danish newspaper Weekendavisen. Rasmus works for Statens Serum Institut and researches on creating a vaccine for the disease tuberculosis.

The story was published in Weekendavisen in the beginning of February.

Charlotte de la Fuente
Syrians at Kærshovedgård for Le Monde

In October I worked on a story for Le Monde on some of the Syrian refugees who had their visa withdrawn by the Danish government. We visited a Syrian family who are living at the deportation center Kærshovedgård.

Published in Le Monde in late October.

Charlotte de la Fuente
Khalida Popal for The New York Times

For The New York Times I have met and photographed Khalida Popal, founder and former captain of the Afghan women’s soccer team. I photographed Khalida in Denmark while she was teaching football at a Danish asylum center, went to work at the football club FC Nordsjælland and visited her parents.

Published in the end of August.

Charlotte de la Fuente
Culinary Copenhagen for French magazine L'Obs

For the French magazine L’Obs I photographed for a story on the culinary scene in Copenhagen. The story focused on restaurants and café with a focus on local vegetarian produce from Denmark. We visited the food market Banegården, visited the Mushroom farm Funga Farm, went foraging with Jason Renwick, the owner of the two vegan restaurants Lupa and Ark. We also visited the restaurant Ark which were recently acclaimed with a green michelin star.

Published in L’Obs in July. Link to article

Charlotte de la Fuente