Ulf Svane, born in Copenhagen in 1988, now moves between Bangkok and Copenhagen. An award-winning photographer with a refined focus on culture and humanity, his work has taken him across the world - from Myanmar and Sierra Leone to Ukraine, Peru and Brunei. Working across editorial, commercial and personal projects, he explores rural traditions and urban transformations, seeking to amplify local voices while thoughtfully questioning the trajectory of urban development through the local historical projects CPH Archive and BKK Archive. His work has been featured in National Geographic, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Der Spiegel, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel+Leisure and various nonprofit organizations.
EXHIBITIONS
Bangkok & Copenhagen Archive, Embassy of Denmark in Thailand, 2025. TH
Ghost, Thammasat University, 2025. TH
Min Butik, Copenhagen Museum, 2024. DK
BKK Archive, Bangkok Design Week, 2023. TH
BKK Archive, Gallery C43 Bangkok, 2023. TH
CPH Archive, Kulturhavn Festival, 2021. DK
CPH Archive, H15 Kodbyen, 2021. DK
CPH Archive, LOKALE Norrebro, 2021. DK
Nordic with VICE & VisitDenmark, NYC 2017. US
Food Photo Festival, Vejle 2017. DK
AWARDS
1st place, Photo District News Taste awards 2019, US
Udstilling og finalist, Food Photo Festival 2017, DK
Shortlisted, Pink Lady Food UK Photographer of the year 2017, UK
Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards 2016, US
Nominee Best Photographer, Food+ Media Awards 2013, DK
CLIENTS
Bloomberg
Bo Bedre
Burda Media
CAA Magazine
Cedar HK
Cereal Online
Cirkel K
Condé Nast Traveler
Copenhagen Food
Departures
Der Spiegel
Euroman
Financial Times
Food &Travel
Food & Wine
Gastro Magazine
Harrods
Information
Ink Global
Lonely Planet
Lust Auf Genuss
National Geographic
National Geographic Traveller
National Geographic Traveller Food
Nordic Film
Organic Life
Plaza Deco
Politiken Publishing
Ritz Carlton
Sky TV
Spiegel Wissen
Terra Mater
The Entrepreneur
The Guardian
Travel + Leisure
Virtuoso Life
Waitrose
Washington Post
Wired Japan
