Anna Saathoff

Anna Saathoff was born in Osnabrück in 2002 and has been studying journalism at Hochschule Hannover since 2022.

In her projects she explores issues that concern today’s society, and her generation in particular. She finds the most exciting subjects to be those that divide society. So far she has published her work as part of her studies and on the news programme of the broadcaster Sat.1.

Contact:
Email: annachristinesaathoff@gmail.com

Stories by Anna

Work

Juggling family and work: working, being a mother, staying human.

A degree, a job and four daughters – Dalila has combined what seemed impossible. One special source of support kept her going again and again.

A woman holds her two daughters in her arms, one on each side. Both children have brown hair and, like their mother, smile happily at the camera. The daughter on the left holds a small blue school cone, the traditional gift for the first day of school; the daughter on the right holds a larger pink one.

Ideals

How my ideals led me into anorexia.

Even at nursery our author didn’t feel particularly sporty. She never thought she would ever become so ill.

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Advice

Overcoming creative block: why it happens and how to get back into the flow.

Creative block is frustrating – but it doesn’t have to last. Find out why it happens, what it is trying to tell you and how to overcome it step by step and get back into the flow.

Career paths

‘My degree gave me a toolbox that now lets me develop freely as a photographer.’

HsH graduate China Hopson in an interview

After dark

Sleeping better: sleep researcher Thomas Penzel’s rules

Good sleep starts long before bedtime. An expert explains what really matters for a restful night.

What holds us together

All sweetness and light in the Ore Mountains? When staying put becomes resistance

Altenberg in Saxony looks idyllic – until you look more closely. A portrait of a young man standing up to the rise of the far right.

Award winners

Dreamed for us

Markus Heft portrays older queer people in Germany. Since 2022, he has been creating intimate portraits collaboratively, complemented by still lifes and places. The project preserves queer history and makes visible the double marginalisation of old age.

What holds us together

Co-parenting: two friends, one child

She wants to be a parent; her partner doesn’t. How Julia finds an unusual way forward through a friendship.

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