photographer


KARSTEN BIDSTRUP


books





I am the author of two books; the motorcycle travelogue Et andet Afrika (written in Danish)
and the photo guide book Cruise with your Camera (written in English).
I also had the pleasure of photographing both the cover and/or the image content
of historybooks, cookbooks, quizbooks, non-fictionbooks, yearbooks and biographies.



ET ANDET AFRIKA



18 extraordinary months on motorcycle through the dark continent.



Join me on my two motorcycle journeys through the dark continent, Africa, for one and a half year.

Along the way I undertake several assignments for the international NGO's Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders and these assignments take me and my motorcycle to the most remote corners of the vast contint, all the way to South Africa.

Experience my subtle acquaintances with weird arabs, loverable africans, around-the-world adventurers, happy-go-lucky tourists and my traveling companions.

Et andet Afrika is a real travelogue, set on a contint most people, unfortunately, never get to experience themselves.



1. edition (front cover).



1. edition (back cover)



2. edition (front cover)



2. edition (back cover)



3. edition (front cover)



PUBLISHING DETAILS:
Et andet Afrika is written in Danish.

1. edition, 2003: 216 pages, color cover (color pictures inside). Published by Aschehoug.

Size: 15,7 x 22,6 cm (hæftet) Print run: 1.650 pcs. ISBN: 87-11-11621-8

The first edition is sold out.

1. edition was also published as an audio book narrated by Ole Rabendorf

(some may not know his name, but they will certainly know his voice...).

2. revised edition, 2018: 230 pages, color cover (b/w pictures inside). BoD/PoD publishing.

Size: 15,9 x 23,5 cm. (hardback), 15,3 x 22,8 cm. (softback). Print run: -

Buy the 2. edition here: www.blurb.com.

3. revised edition, 2021, color cover. Published by Lindhardt og Ringhof.



CRUISE WITH YOUR CAMERA



The photo guide to perfect travel pictures in Antarctica and the Arctic.



The book Cruise with your Camera was written for the expedition cruise line Hurtigruten.

In the book I guide the readers through the many pitfalls of photography and I offer cool tips

and tricks, preparing the readers for the extreme conditions found in the Arctic and Antarctica.

The book describes classic photo techniques, hence it can be used by most photographers.



1. edition (front cover)



1. edition (back cover)



2. edition (front cover)



2. edition (back cover)



PUBLISHING DETAILS:
Cruise with your Camera is written in English.

1. edition, 2016: 168 pages, color (color pictures inside).

Size: 15,0 x 23 cm. (paperback). Print run: app. 2.000 pcs.

The first edition is sold out.

2. revised edition, 2018: 168 pages, color (color pictures inside).

Size: 15,0 x 23 cm. (paperback). Print run: app. 2.000 pcs.

At the moment the second edition is sold exclusively on Hurtigruten's explorer ships.



BOOK COVERS & PICTURE CONTENT



I also photographed both the cover and almost the entire picture content of two historybooks and a cookbook as well as the cover (and limited content pictures) of a biography and a collectors stamp book. All those book are written by other authors.



MØLLEÅEN



From Bastrup Lake to Øresund





Everything ever said, written and suggested about the 30 kilometer long Mølleå (Mill Creek) in Northeastern Sealand is probably expressed in this solid book.


The book is written by the very knowledgeable Danish historian Jesper Asmussen (2010).


I have supplied the 75 images for the book, including the cover picture.



PÅ HISTORISK RUNDREJSE I SKÅNE



The Danish-Swedish history





Believe me, there is a tremendous amount of churches, big mansions, stately castles, weird runestones and old ruins in southern Sweden and eastern Denmark.


It took me two weeks to photograph some 200 historic locations all over the Danish islands Sealand and Bornholm and Swedish provinces Skåne, Halland and Blekinge including the island Hven.


It sucks when you use a 1990's road map.


The beautiful and informative book is written by the very knowledgeable Danish historian, Jesper Asmussen (2012).


I have supplied 175 of the pictures, including cover pictures.



ATHOS KUREN



The monks, the food and the good health





A book about the remarkebly healthy monks at Mt. Athos in Greece and their way of living and eating.


I spent six days on the inaccessible Mount Athos peninsula hiking from monastery to monastery, photographing and eating humble food, yet food for kings and emperors - words can hardly describe it.


The book is written by Stig Ekkert (2009).


I have supplied 123 of the pictures, including 4 of the cover pictures.



DANISH STAMPS



Danish stamps - and their history





I must admit, I am immensely proud of this specific book cover.


The book is a true collectors item and it's published annualy, displaying the Danish stamps of the year.


It's is written by Jesper Tveden and published by the Danish Postal Service PostNord (former Post Denmark).


The print run is 1.570 pcs.


I have supplied 11 images for the book, including the cover picture.



TRE SØSKENDE



On assignmant for Doctors Without Borders





One of my hardest assignments was made in cooperation with the international, medical organisation Doctors Without Borders aka MSF (Médecins sans Frontières) in post-conflict country, West African Sierra Leone.


I covered five days in the life of the Danish anesthesiologist Vibeke Brix Christensen and her coworkers in the (only) two operational hospitals in Sierra Leone.


It was dramatic and very emotional.


The book is written by Merete og Mogens Brix Christensen, the parents of Vibeke Brix Christensen.


I have supplied 4 images for the book, including the cover picture.



OTHER BOOK COVERS



Some of my stock pictures have been purchased and used for covers on various books.



At forstå er ikke at tilgive



Robert Fischermann
2014 (book cover)



Et bedre liv med diabetes



Clea Johansen og Anne H. Mose
2013 (book cover)



Har vi tid til velfærd



Jens Bonke
2012 (book cover)



Den Danske Quizbog



Jesper Asmussen
2011 (book cover)



Holmen



Frank Allan Rasmussen
2009 (book cover)



Fremtidens universiteter



Helge Sander
2009 (book cover)



Kender du? Julemanden



Eva Tverskov og KArin hald
2007 (book cover)



Jul



Kirsten koch jensen
2006 (book cover)



PUBLICATIONS



Over the years I have had many pictures published in newspapers and magazines etc.


about the publications

STAMPS



I photographed seven dogs
for a 5-stamp series.


about the stamps
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Photographer Karsten Bidstrup


DANISH travel journalist of the year 2018


All photographic images and video on this website © 2022 Karsten Bidstrup