About

Laura Riis (b. 2002, Denmark) is a documentary photographer and full-time photojournalist whose work explores how communities navigate change, with a focus on faith, belonging, and adolescence. Her practice has taken her across Latin America and Pakistan, where she has spent several years documenting the ways people respond to cultural and systemic challenges.

Her ongoing series, Faith in Transition (Pakistan), which explores religious conversion among the indigenous Kalash community, has been published in The Guardian, selected as Highly Commended by the Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant 2025, and nominated for UNICEF’s Photo of the Year. Influenced by her formative years in India, Laura photographs with a gentle, observant approach, building trust to explore how people construct identity within changing worlds.

Working full-time with Duckling, a new media outlet she helped shape, Laura contributes to both editorial vision and photographic storytelling. She is HEFAT trained, and holds a bachelor's degree in Photojournalism from Magnum Photo & Speos, Paris (2025).