Bio: Joachim Ladefoged is the newest member of the international photo agency VII. 

Today he works for editorial clients such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, National Geographic, MARE, Newsweek, The Sunday Times Magazine, and TIME.

Over the years Joachim Ladefoged has received numerous awards from his work from institutions such as Visa D'Or, World Press Photo, POYi, Eissie, and Agfa, as well as Picture of the Year in Denmark.  He has been named one of Photo District News' 30 emerging photographers to watch and he has participated in the Joop Swart Master Class at World Press Photo.

Next to his carrier as a photojournalist he has woked for international commercial clients such as NIKE, IBM, Siemens, Bang & Olufsen, Vestas wind power, TDC, Lundbeck, and in May 2010 finished shooting a major campaing for Gatorade, portraying some of the world's leading sport athletes.

In 2000 he published his book 'Albians' that pictures the turbulent life of the Albanians between 1997 and 1999.  In February 2008 he published his latest monography "Mirror" and in 2009 he directed the short film "Mirror" about bodybuilders.  With VII he has contributed to two major book projects: 'Tsunami' and 'Forgotten War: Congo'.

Joachim Ladefoged has exhibited his work in several solo and group exxhibitions all over the world and is represented in the collection of the Danish Royal Library. 

Joachim Ladefoged is credited with being one of the driving forces behind the new wave of Danish photojournalism.