AYO Hansen

Portrait
Written By Lukas Bezila

Ayo Hansen is a Danish writer whose work engages with questions of identity, faith, and the role of Islam in contemporary European society. Through essays, books, and public discourse, she explores topics that are often emotionally charged, yet rarely afforded the time they deserve.

Rather than approaching Islam as an abstract or distant subject, Ayo Hansen’s writing is rooted in lived experience, reflection, and intellectual honesty. Her work does not aim to provoke for the sake of attention, but to open space for dialogue—inviting readers to look beyond simplified narratives.

She is about to release her new book in January, and we met to create her press photographs. Ayo is an energetic, joyful and spontaneous person which contrasts with her not always easy life experience. My aim was to reflect both of these dimensions in her portraits.

Thank you, Ayo, for this inspiring and thoughtful encounter. I am very much looking forward to reading your book once it is available in English.

https://ayohansen.dk/

Lukas Bezila

“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.” – Ansel Adams Hi, I am glad you have found way to my website and probably we can connect one day. Let me start. I am an international wedding and event photographer. I am 40 years old and for the last 15 years I have lived in Vienna. I have a very tolerant wife that supported me in my dream since the very beginning and a great son Oli. After spending several years in the banking industry, I realized that office job does not fulfill me anymore and picked up my old love photography. I am very happy to earn my bread with job I love and I am passionate about. Photography also tought me that dreams can become true if you really want it and work hard for it. My favorite motive are people with their vast array of characters. I love emotions, both positive and negative. Taking pictures is one way to express them. Seeing the joy in the eyes of people photographed, once they see their pictures, is very satisfying. I like neverending hikes and I like to observe. Observe the world wihout judgements, and I like meeting people other then me. I think that world and and people around me are the most thhrilling movie I could ever watch. And now tell me sth. about you… (redirect to contact form)

www.lukasbezila.com
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