Moritz Hartenstein

Moritz Hartenstein was born in Bonn in 2001 but spent much of his childhood in Geneva (Switzerland). After finishing school he first studied media management and journalism in Wilhelmshaven, but after three semesters decided to focus entirely on journalism – at Hochschule Hannover since 2022.

He is particularly interested in sport and social and political issues – which is also reflected in his projects. Alongside his studies he works as a freelancer for the Sport-Informations-Dienst news agency.

Contact:
hartenstein.moritz@gmail.com

Moritz’s articles

On the margins

Bird warden in the Wadden Sea: seven months alone on an island.

What months of isolation do to a person – and why the rising sea level becomes a daily worry.

The ornithologist Anne de Walmont looks through her spotting scope to count birds.

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After dark

‘You have to make your boundaries clear’

During the week Selma works at a nursery; at weekends she works the door of a club. On respect, safety and standing your ground as a woman in nightlife.

Advice

Studio lighting: techniques, lighting set-ups and tips for photographers.

The right light makes or breaks a studio shot. We explain the most important techniques and lighting set-ups – and how to achieve perfect studio lighting step by step.

Water

Lake Neusiedl: tracing the salt pans

In 2022 Austria’s largest lake was at risk of drying up for the first time in 150 years. Our photographer Florian Sulzer investigated the causes.

Collecting

Nuclear waste in Asse II: what remains

Nuclear waste lies deep inside Asse II – dumped carelessly, barely secured. Now water is getting in. A region has been waiting decades for answers, and the country for a permanent repository.

Ideals

No, Mum and Dad, I’m not going to be a doctor!

When parents try to project their own ideals onto their children. A conversation with the author Ulrike Bartholomäus.

Work

Kidfluencers as a business model: when children become a commodity

Child influencers earn their parents a lot of money – but who protects the youngest when their privacy is marketed in public?

Posed photo of a teenage kidfluencer sitting on a chair in her darkened room. She is putting on make-up for social media while looking at her smartphone, which is framed by a bright LED ring light.

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