Janek Stempel
Janek Stempel (born 2003) is a documentary photographer from Prague. He attended the German School in Prague and began studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography in Hannover in 2023. His photographic focus is on portraits and reportage.
In September 2025 Janek completed an internship as a photojournalist at the Czech magazine Respekt. From January to June 2026 he worked as a trainee photographer at the F.A.Z.
At Czech Press Photo 2025, Janek won the Canon Junior Award: Discovery of the Year.
Info:
Email: janek@stempel.cz
Web: janekstempel.com
Insta: @janek_stempel
Languages: DE+ENG+CZ+SVK
Based in: Hannover + Czech Republic
Stories by Janek
‘I was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film’.
He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.
Hannover’s night angel: help while the city sleeps.
An interview about night-time rounds through the city, encounters on the margins – and help that gets through.
