Kirstine Fryd is a documentary photographer and communications professional based in Denmark. She holds an MA in Documentary Photography from London College of Communication and an MA in Journalism and Visual Anthropology from Concordia and Roskilde University.
Apart from commissioned work, Kirstine is engaged in long-term projects, with a special interest in portraiture. Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, she has been documenting the lives of refugees in Denmark, tracing the quiet narratives of displacement and the enduring civilian cost of war. Her work examines how conflict extends far beyond the battlefield, reshaping identities, memories, and the sense of belonging. At the heart of her practice is an exploration of the female human landscape and the capacity of photographic storytelling—seen from a distinctly female perspective—to advocate, reveal, and give form to resilience and dignity amid vulnerability.
Selected exhibitions
2026: The Royal Library of Denmark - Danish Picture of the Year
2025: Rencontres de la Photographie de Marrakech, Dakhla, Morocco
2025: Rencontres de la Photographie de Marrakech, Istituto Europeo Studi, Italy
2024: Indian Photo Festival - Hyderabad
2024: Four Corners Gallery, London
2024: Fotofestiwal Łódź, Poland
2024: PROSPEKT Gallery, Copenhagen, Group Exhibition
2023: Solo exhibition Struer Museum, Denmark: Women Fleeing War together with Ukrainian sound artist Sofia Shvager
2023: The Royal Library of Denmark - Danish Picture of the Year
2022: The Royal Library of Denmark - Danish Picture of the Year
2020: PIXLART, Group Exhibition - with the portrait series Untitled
2019: Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling (KE) a censored group exhibition of contemporary art - with the portrait series Untitled
2014: What´s your Story Woman? About equality, gender and sexuality. Group exhibition Main Square, Copenhagen
2009: The New Gallery, London College of Communication
2008: Solo exhibition Woolfson & Tay Gallery, London, UK
Awards and honors
2026: 2nd prize Danish Picture of the Year - Portrait serie: Fleeing Ukraine
2025: Honorable Mention, Portraiture/Other, Prix de la Photographie, Paris PX3
2025: Honorable Mention, Portraiture/Children, Prix de la Photographie, Paris PX3
2025: Honorable Mention, Portraiture/Other, International Photography Awards, IPA, USA
2024: Winner British Journal of Photography - Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6
2024: Bronze, Portraiture/Other, Prix de la Photographie, Paris PX3
2024: Honorable Mention, Portraiture/Children, Prix de la Photographie, Paris PX3
2024: Honorable Mention, Portraiture/Other, International Photography Awards, IPA, USA
2024: Official Selection, Portraiture/Other, International Photography Awards, IPA, USA
2024: Official Selection, Portraiture/Children, International Photography Awards, IPA, USA
2022: 2nd prize Danish Picture of the Year - Portrait serie: Women Fleeing War
Features and clients
British Journal of Photography, Der Grief, UNICEF, SOS Children Villages, Save the Children, Copenhagen Food Magazine, Berlingske Tidende Denmark