Photojournalist Thomas Lekfeldt
2010 - Audience award and honorable mention in the FreeLens Award in the 2nd Lumix Festival forYoung Photojournalism, Hannover, Germany
2010 - 2nd place in photo competition about poverty and social exclusion arranged by Europa-Huset
2010 - World Understanding Award in POYi
2010 - 1st prize feature single image in the PGB Photo Award
2010 - Picture of the year in the Danish Press Photography of the Year and First prize in the Danish Press Photography of the Year in the category Reportage Denmark
2009 - Honorable mention in UNICEF Photo of the Year
2009 - Exhibition and the Jury's special prize at Le Festival du Scoop at Angers, France
2009 - Group exhibition: The Pursuit of Happiness at Noorderlicht Photofestival
2009 - Nominated for the "Visa d'Or" Daily Press award, Perpignan, France
2009 - Screening of A Star in the Sky story during the 21st Visa Pour l'Image photo festival in Perpignan
2009 - Third prize in EISA Maestro Photo Awards
2009 - Solo exhibition of my story A Star in the Sky in Forhallen, Politikens Hus, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 - First prize in New York Photo Awards in the category Editorial Series and honorable mention in the category Editorial Single Image
2009 - Third prize in Best of Photojournalism in the category Best Published Picture Story (smaller markets)
2009 - First prize in the Danish Press Photography of the Year in the category Reportage Denmark
2008 - Screening of Black Water story during the Visa Pour l'Image Festival in Perpignan, France
2008 - Nominated for the "Visa d'Or" Daily Press award, Perpignan, France
2008 - Exhibition of Black Water story during the 1st Lumix Festival forYoung Photojournalism, Hannover, Germany
2005-2006 - Internship in the daily newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Denmark
2005 - Internship in the weekly magazine Billed-Bladet, Denmark
2005 - Honorable mention in the Danish Press Photography of the Year, Daily Life
2003-2007 - Bachelor in photojournalism from the Danish School of Journalism, Århus
1977 - Born in Holbæk, Denmark