Persson has supplied photos to Down Beat since 1962, Jazz Special (DK), Musica Jazz (IT), Melody Maker (UK) and Danish newspapers Politiken, Berlingske Tidende and Ekstra Bladet.
Niels Lunde together with his two co-editors Mrs. Elisabeth Rühne and Mr. Lars Poulsen left Berlingske Tidende in 2007 after the newspaper was taken over by the British Mecom Group headed by Mr. David Montgomery.