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The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

The new year begins with an escalation of the conflicts in Syria.

After months of stalled negotiations between the Islamist transitional government and the Kurdish self-administration in north-eastern Syria, fighting has broken out again in northern Aleppo. While numerous Kurds are once again being displaced and the civilian population is suffering from the violence, Ursula von der Leyen travels to Damascus to talk to the Syrian ruler Al-Sharaa about important financial aid and the future of the country. While the cases of the massacres in Suwayda and Latakia are still unresolved, voices are once again being raised to denounce the displacement of and war crimes against the Kurdish population. The attacks on Ashrafie and Sheick Maqsood in Aleppo marked the start of a major military offensive that was to have taken over large parts of the Kurdish region just one week later.

Amid the turmoil, Syria's people are calling not only for international support, but above all for one thing - peace.

Together with @annatherestless (Text) and @yaser._.shahrour (Local Producer), we reported on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and Afrin for:

@taz.die_tageszeitung & @woz_die_wochenzeitung

Under Assad, Syria has become a narco-state: he used the drug Captagon to finance his war against his own people. Now the dictator is gone, but the addiction remains.

The Hope Center is located in Afrin, near the Turkish border, in a villa with a light-colored stone facade, many potted plants, and a basketball hoop in the courtyard. Funded by France and Qatar and run by Syrian NGOs, the Hope Center opened in January 2025. Just a few weeks earlier, the Assad ruling family, which had brutally governed the country for decades, had been overthrown.

“A real health crisis is looming over Syria, which will put us in danger unless all ministries sound the alarm,” says psychiatrist Muwaffaq Amouri (Ibn-Khaldoun Clinic in Aleppo). “It’s been a good year since the regime fell. But it still feels as though we’re only just beginning to clear the streets of its legacy.”

For @fluter Magazine, my colleague Anna Thersa Bachmann and I traveled in January to northern Syria to examine the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Syria’s healthcare system.

Text: @annatherestless
Editor: @trineskraastad
Local Producer: @yaser._.shahrour

Under Assad, Syria has become a narco-state: he used the drug Captagon to finance his war against his own people. Now the dictator is gone, but the addiction remains.

The Hope Center is located in Afrin, near the Turkish border, in a villa with a light-colored stone facade, many potted plants, and a basketball hoop in the courtyard. Funded by France and Qatar and run by Syrian NGOs, the Hope Center opened in January 2025. Just a few weeks earlier, the Assad ruling family, which had brutally governed the country for decades, had been overthrown.

“A real health crisis is looming over Syria, which will put us in danger unless all ministries sound the alarm,” says psychiatrist Muwaffaq Amouri (Ibn-Khaldoun Clinic in Aleppo). “It’s been a good year since the regime fell. But it still feels as though we’re only just beginning to clear the streets of its legacy.”

For @fluter Magazine, my colleague Anna Thersa Bachmann and I traveled in January to northern Syria to examine the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Syria’s healthcare system.

Text: @annatherestless
Editor: @trineskraastad
Local Producer: @yaser._.shahrour

Under Assad, Syria has become a narco-state: he used the drug Captagon to finance his war against his own people. Now the dictator is gone, but the addiction remains.

The Hope Center is located in Afrin, near the Turkish border, in a villa with a light-colored stone facade, many potted plants, and a basketball hoop in the courtyard. Funded by France and Qatar and run by Syrian NGOs, the Hope Center opened in January 2025. Just a few weeks earlier, the Assad ruling family, which had brutally governed the country for decades, had been overthrown.

“A real health crisis is looming over Syria, which will put us in danger unless all ministries sound the alarm,” says psychiatrist Muwaffaq Amouri (Ibn-Khaldoun Clinic in Aleppo). “It’s been a good year since the regime fell. But it still feels as though we’re only just beginning to clear the streets of its legacy.”

For @fluter Magazine, my colleague Anna Thersa Bachmann and I traveled in January to northern Syria to examine the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Syria’s healthcare system.

Text: @annatherestless
Editor: @trineskraastad
Local Producer: @yaser._.shahrour

Under Assad, Syria has become a narco-state: he used the drug Captagon to finance his war against his own people. Now the dictator is gone, but the addiction remains.

The Hope Center is located in Afrin, near the Turkish border, in a villa with a light-colored stone facade, many potted plants, and a basketball hoop in the courtyard. Funded by France and Qatar and run by Syrian NGOs, the Hope Center opened in January 2025. Just a few weeks earlier, the Assad ruling family, which had brutally governed the country for decades, had been overthrown.

“A real health crisis is looming over Syria, which will put us in danger unless all ministries sound the alarm,” says psychiatrist Muwaffaq Amouri (Ibn-Khaldoun Clinic in Aleppo). “It’s been a good year since the regime fell. But it still feels as though we’re only just beginning to clear the streets of its legacy.”

For @fluter Magazine, my colleague Anna Thersa Bachmann and I traveled in January to northern Syria to examine the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Syria’s healthcare system.

Text: @annatherestless
Editor: @trineskraastad
Local Producer: @yaser._.shahrour

Under Assad, Syria has become a narco-state: he used the drug Captagon to finance his war against his own people. Now the dictator is gone, but the addiction remains.

The Hope Center is located in Afrin, near the Turkish border, in a villa with a light-colored stone facade, many potted plants, and a basketball hoop in the courtyard. Funded by France and Qatar and run by Syrian NGOs, the Hope Center opened in January 2025. Just a few weeks earlier, the Assad ruling family, which had brutally governed the country for decades, had been overthrown.

“A real health crisis is looming over Syria, which will put us in danger unless all ministries sound the alarm,” says psychiatrist Muwaffaq Amouri (Ibn-Khaldoun Clinic in Aleppo). “It’s been a good year since the regime fell. But it still feels as though we’re only just beginning to clear the streets of its legacy.”

For @fluter Magazine, my colleague Anna Thersa Bachmann and I traveled in January to northern Syria to examine the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Syria’s healthcare system.

Text: @annatherestless
Editor: @trineskraastad
Local Producer: @yaser._.shahrour

Under Assad, Syria has become a narco-state: he used the drug Captagon to finance his war against his own people. Now the dictator is gone, but the addiction remains.

The Hope Center is located in Afrin, near the Turkish border, in a villa with a light-colored stone facade, many potted plants, and a basketball hoop in the courtyard. Funded by France and Qatar and run by Syrian NGOs, the Hope Center opened in January 2025. Just a few weeks earlier, the Assad ruling family, which had brutally governed the country for decades, had been overthrown.

“A real health crisis is looming over Syria, which will put us in danger unless all ministries sound the alarm,” says psychiatrist Muwaffaq Amouri (Ibn-Khaldoun Clinic in Aleppo). “It’s been a good year since the regime fell. But it still feels as though we’re only just beginning to clear the streets of its legacy.”

For @fluter Magazine, my colleague Anna Thersa Bachmann and I traveled in January to northern Syria to examine the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Syria’s healthcare system.

Text: @annatherestless
Editor: @trineskraastad
Local Producer: @yaser._.shahrour

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

Today SPIEGEL published my ongoing long-term project “Ortskontrollfahrt” in the new issue of SPIEGEL Wissen.

Over the past years, I have been travelling through Germany, documenting how the country’s social climate is shifting.
The work examines how political decisions and social inequalities erode trust in democratic structures. It portrays people who feel unheard or disillusioned, as well as those who stand up for solidarity and democratic values; revealing a country at a crossroads. Working with a slow, research-driven approach, I seek to counter populist narratives through depth, context, and human stories. By listening, observing, and allowing complexity to unfold.

A more extensive selection , including detailed captions and background information, can be found on my website. After the past exhibitions, I’m now developing a new form of presentation while continuing to work on this project.

Special thanks to @inka_recke and the picture desk of SPIEGEL for this publication and to everyone who has supported this.

I’m very happy to share that my long-term project Ortskontrollfahrt has been shortlisted at the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in the Student category by @fotografiaetica

Developed during a period of growing political tension in Germany, Ortskontrollfahrt moves through everyday spaces shaped by division, social inequality, and increasing alienation. As right-wing narratives become more present in mainstream politics, the project reflects on how exclusion, resentment, and nationalist ideas slowly enter everyday life. At the same time, it exposes their contradictions and the anti-democratic ambitions often hidden beneath them.

Rather than offering clear answers, the work portrays a society that seems not to have learned from its history, raising the question of how people who have turned away from democratic values can be reached again. By connecting personal stories with political events, the portraits create space for underrepresented perspectives and open up progressive visions for the future.


It means a lot to me that this project is being recognized alongside so many strong works.
At the moment, I’m working on two further exhibitions and publications of the project, one of them in collaboration with several important and inspiring colleagues. I’m very grateful for these opportunities and look forward to sharing more
about them soon.

An extensive selection with captions can be viewed on my website.

I’m very happy to share that my long-term project Ortskontrollfahrt has been shortlisted at the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in the Student category by @fotografiaetica

Developed during a period of growing political tension in Germany, Ortskontrollfahrt moves through everyday spaces shaped by division, social inequality, and increasing alienation. As right-wing narratives become more present in mainstream politics, the project reflects on how exclusion, resentment, and nationalist ideas slowly enter everyday life. At the same time, it exposes their contradictions and the anti-democratic ambitions often hidden beneath them.

Rather than offering clear answers, the work portrays a society that seems not to have learned from its history, raising the question of how people who have turned away from democratic values can be reached again. By connecting personal stories with political events, the portraits create space for underrepresented perspectives and open up progressive visions for the future.


It means a lot to me that this project is being recognized alongside so many strong works.
At the moment, I’m working on two further exhibitions and publications of the project, one of them in collaboration with several important and inspiring colleagues. I’m very grateful for these opportunities and look forward to sharing more
about them soon.

An extensive selection with captions can be viewed on my website.

I’m very happy to share that my long-term project Ortskontrollfahrt has been shortlisted at the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in the Student category by @fotografiaetica

Developed during a period of growing political tension in Germany, Ortskontrollfahrt moves through everyday spaces shaped by division, social inequality, and increasing alienation. As right-wing narratives become more present in mainstream politics, the project reflects on how exclusion, resentment, and nationalist ideas slowly enter everyday life. At the same time, it exposes their contradictions and the anti-democratic ambitions often hidden beneath them.

Rather than offering clear answers, the work portrays a society that seems not to have learned from its history, raising the question of how people who have turned away from democratic values can be reached again. By connecting personal stories with political events, the portraits create space for underrepresented perspectives and open up progressive visions for the future.


It means a lot to me that this project is being recognized alongside so many strong works.
At the moment, I’m working on two further exhibitions and publications of the project, one of them in collaboration with several important and inspiring colleagues. I’m very grateful for these opportunities and look forward to sharing more
about them soon.

An extensive selection with captions can be viewed on my website.

I’m very happy to share that my long-term project Ortskontrollfahrt has been shortlisted at the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in the Student category by @fotografiaetica

Developed during a period of growing political tension in Germany, Ortskontrollfahrt moves through everyday spaces shaped by division, social inequality, and increasing alienation. As right-wing narratives become more present in mainstream politics, the project reflects on how exclusion, resentment, and nationalist ideas slowly enter everyday life. At the same time, it exposes their contradictions and the anti-democratic ambitions often hidden beneath them.

Rather than offering clear answers, the work portrays a society that seems not to have learned from its history, raising the question of how people who have turned away from democratic values can be reached again. By connecting personal stories with political events, the portraits create space for underrepresented perspectives and open up progressive visions for the future.


It means a lot to me that this project is being recognized alongside so many strong works.
At the moment, I’m working on two further exhibitions and publications of the project, one of them in collaboration with several important and inspiring colleagues. I’m very grateful for these opportunities and look forward to sharing more
about them soon.

An extensive selection with captions can be viewed on my website.

I’m very happy to share that my long-term project Ortskontrollfahrt has been shortlisted at the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in the Student category by @fotografiaetica

Developed during a period of growing political tension in Germany, Ortskontrollfahrt moves through everyday spaces shaped by division, social inequality, and increasing alienation. As right-wing narratives become more present in mainstream politics, the project reflects on how exclusion, resentment, and nationalist ideas slowly enter everyday life. At the same time, it exposes their contradictions and the anti-democratic ambitions often hidden beneath them.

Rather than offering clear answers, the work portrays a society that seems not to have learned from its history, raising the question of how people who have turned away from democratic values can be reached again. By connecting personal stories with political events, the portraits create space for underrepresented perspectives and open up progressive visions for the future.


It means a lot to me that this project is being recognized alongside so many strong works.
At the moment, I’m working on two further exhibitions and publications of the project, one of them in collaboration with several important and inspiring colleagues. I’m very grateful for these opportunities and look forward to sharing more
about them soon.

An extensive selection with captions can be viewed on my website.

My project “Ortskontrollfahrt” is now on display in collaboration with @dboersephotographyfoundation and @goetheinstitut_paris as part of the group exhibition “Metamorphosis – States of Change” during @parisphotofair .

How can change be made visible? Eleven students from the @visualjournalism.de program explore political, cultural, ecological, and digital transformations through their works - revealing how change shapes our perception of the world, identity, and society.

Open: 13.11.2025 - 12.01.2026
Goethe-Institut Paris

Curated by: @amibeckmann , @_karenfromm & Christoph Bangert.
Tech Support: @hugolivet & @miguel_miceli

Thank you for you're great work and support.

Together with:
@ludwig_nikulski @max.says.yes @lea.nowicki @antonia.teichert @claraschoettke @1234cecilie @noraschwarz_ @hannah_aders @valentin.goppel @paulgeiersbach @jasp_rhill

Image 1: On October 9, 2019, an armed right-wing extremist carried out a terrorist attack on the Jewish community at a synagogue in Halle. On Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, the attacker attempted to enter the synagogue with firearms and explosives to kill the people inside. He was stopped at the entrance and killed two people during his escape.

My project “Ortskontrollfahrt” is now on display in collaboration with @dboersephotographyfoundation and @goetheinstitut_paris as part of the group exhibition “Metamorphosis – States of Change” during @parisphotofair .

How can change be made visible? Eleven students from the @visualjournalism.de program explore political, cultural, ecological, and digital transformations through their works - revealing how change shapes our perception of the world, identity, and society.

Open: 13.11.2025 - 12.01.2026
Goethe-Institut Paris

Curated by: @amibeckmann , @_karenfromm & Christoph Bangert.
Tech Support: @hugolivet & @miguel_miceli

Thank you for you're great work and support.

Together with:
@ludwig_nikulski @max.says.yes @lea.nowicki @antonia.teichert @claraschoettke @1234cecilie @noraschwarz_ @hannah_aders @valentin.goppel @paulgeiersbach @jasp_rhill

Image 1: On October 9, 2019, an armed right-wing extremist carried out a terrorist attack on the Jewish community at a synagogue in Halle. On Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, the attacker attempted to enter the synagogue with firearms and explosives to kill the people inside. He was stopped at the entrance and killed two people during his escape.

My project “Ortskontrollfahrt” is now on display in collaboration with @dboersephotographyfoundation and @goetheinstitut_paris as part of the group exhibition “Metamorphosis – States of Change” during @parisphotofair .

How can change be made visible? Eleven students from the @visualjournalism.de program explore political, cultural, ecological, and digital transformations through their works - revealing how change shapes our perception of the world, identity, and society.

Open: 13.11.2025 - 12.01.2026
Goethe-Institut Paris

Curated by: @amibeckmann , @_karenfromm & Christoph Bangert.
Tech Support: @hugolivet & @miguel_miceli

Thank you for you're great work and support.

Together with:
@ludwig_nikulski @max.says.yes @lea.nowicki @antonia.teichert @claraschoettke @1234cecilie @noraschwarz_ @hannah_aders @valentin.goppel @paulgeiersbach @jasp_rhill

Image 1: On October 9, 2019, an armed right-wing extremist carried out a terrorist attack on the Jewish community at a synagogue in Halle. On Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, the attacker attempted to enter the synagogue with firearms and explosives to kill the people inside. He was stopped at the entrance and killed two people during his escape.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi

In SZ / No. 170 / July 26, 2025

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi

In SZ / No. 170 / July 26, 2025

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi

In SZ / No. 170 / July 26, 2025

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi

In SZ / No. 170 / July 26, 2025

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

Arles, France - 07.2025

Between Arles, the sea and a car breakdown. A rather personal collection of banal but beautiful scenes that remind me why I started taking photographs.

#arles #recontresdarles #arlesphotofestival #arlesphotographyfestival #marseille #southfrance #france #banalmag #makemeseenmag #documentary #documentaryphotography #documentaryphotographer #docu #dokumentarfotografie #fuji #fujifilm #fujifilmdeutschland #reportage #reportagefotografie

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz

"The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have divided families, colleagues and the country. How can we talk to each other again, what do we need to talk about?

Five years ago, a then new virus forced the world to a standstill....Today, that's all over. More than two years ago, the last mandatory measures were introduced in Germany. Vaccinations, past infections - the population has become largely immune to the virus. Those who are infected usually only have a mild illness - cough, cold, fever. The virus has lost its terrifying power. But the time of the pandemic has not.

A journey to meet people with very different views on what coming to terms with the past really means."

Text: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current edition of SZ / Nr.170 / 26.07.2025

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

Today, Friedrich Merz became the first chancellor candidate in history to be elected to the German Bundestag at the second attempt. In his campaign, he was not afraid to make common cause with right-wing extremists and repeatedly reproduced populist narratives.

While I continued to work on my long-term project ‘Ortskontrollfahrt’ about the ongoing shift to the right in German society, I gathered some impressions behind the scenes of his election campaign.

1) On the evening of the 2025 federal elections, it becomes clear who is happy at the end of the day, when conservative politicians reproduce far-right narratives instead of countering them with constructive content.
2)Political stage at the Konrad Adenauer Haus Berlin.
3)During the election campaign, it is becoming clearer than ever how sensitive the role of media professionals is in our democracy. Who do we give a platform to - and who not? Not whether but how?
4) Friedrich Merz shortly after his election victory in the Bundestag elections.
5)A suitcase from a special police unit. The suitcase contains explosive samples that search dogs will use to search rooms where candidate Merz will be before party events.
6)Special police unit, before an appointment with Friedrich Merz in Halle, Saale.
8) A handshake behind the scenes of the Domero Hotel in Halle, Saale. The Merz campaign offered a revealing look at the political alliances he is willing to consider - despite his repeated public denials of cooperation with the AfD.

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Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

Assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung @sz 

„Claudia Wiesemann is one of the most progressive minds in her field. Whether abortion, surrogacy or the treatment of trans adolescents: she represents particularly progressive positions. Her brother Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, on the other hand, represents a decidedly conservative institution, the Catholic Church. How did the siblings come to develop so differently and how do they deal with their divergent positions? A conversation about the question of how you can remain in dialogue with each other even in different worlds."

Interview: Christina Bernd & @felix_huetten 
Photo Editor: @natalieneomi - Thank you!

In the current weekend edition of SZ / Nr.91

For portrait or reportage inquiries please visit my website. Im open to travel 🧳

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.

As part of the federal elections, the far-right AfD party held its national party conference in Riesa on January 11. The event was accompanied by large protests organized by the nationwide campaign “widersetzen”. More than 15,000 people traveled to the Saxon city with the aim of blocking the event. Effective sit-in blockades and climbing actions disrupted the party conference significantly and delayed it by several hours. The protests were accompanied by extreme police violence. Police dogs were aggressively rushed at activists and bit. Nam Day Nguyen, a member of the state parliament, was beaten unconscious by the police. In addition, numerous injuries were caused by batons and pepper spray, one activist suffered a panic attack and got fixed while hyperventilating.

One of my pictures was published in a recent article on @zeit online. Link above. 

Editor: @ahrens.tina - thanks for the call.

1)Large police presence during an evacuation on the Elbe bridge in Riesa.
3)An activist in a tripod blocks the party conference. Although a height intervention team of the police would be necessary to clear him, an officer in charge cuts safety ropes with a knife and has the activist cleared at the risk of his health.
4)At dawn, activists set up several climbing structures on the access roads outside Riesa. The police clear one of the towers but are unable to prevent the blockade.
5)An activist suffers a panic attack during a brutal eviction and continues to be restrained while hyperventilating. Only when bystanders call the paramedics do the officers release her.

More captions below.