Although Denmark was slow to accept photography as an art form, Danish photographers are now increasingly active, participating in key exhibitions around the world.

Pietro Boyesen (1819-1882) was a Danish photographer who spent most of his professional life in Rome.

Christian Hedemann (1852-1932) counts as among the earliest Danish photographers who emigrated the farthest distance.

Sigvart Werner (1872-1959) was a Danish amateur photographer who gained fame through his artistic landscape photographs, published in book form.

Christian Als is a Danish photographer who is concerned with global social, political and economic issues.

Kirsten Klein (born 1945) is a Danish photographer who since the mid-1970s has lived on the island of Mors.

Ludvig Grundtvig (1836-1901) was a Danish photographer and portrait painter.

Lars Schwander (born 13 December 1957) is a Danish photographer and gallerist.

From the beginning of the 20th century, Danish photographers started to show interest in sports and bathing facilities where they could photograph women in flimsy clothing.

In 1990, she presented Danish photographers in a series on Danish television.