Ben Kümmel

Ben Kümmel, born in 1998 and from Mönchengladbach, has been studying Visual Journalism in Hannover since 2022. His focus is people – whether in a documentary context, in fashion or in art.

Contact:
kuemmel.ben@gmail.com

Stories by Ben

What is silence? Ten people, ten answers.

Ten very different lives, one question – captured in short, powerful video portraits.

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Mineral water marketing: how water turns into gold

With bold promises and designer bottles, companies turn a basic foodstuff into a luxury good. An investigation.

A bottle of Fiji Water submerged in water against a dark blue background

Body donation for medical school.

Julia Bellack’s Bachelor’s thesis is about future doctors in the dissection course.

‘With potential clients and commissioning editors in particular, it’s important to have a big, great project that opens doors.’

Graduate Maria Feck gives an insight into her working life in an interview.

Standbild aus dem Video über die Fotografin Maria Feck

Power and control

Botanical tricks: power and control in Hannover’s Berggarten

Milan Lenau grows and protects rare species – and shows how much steering goes on in a famous garden.

GDR garage courts: the legacy of the ‘Typ I Dresden’

On the edges of eastern German towns they stand in their thousands – once a simple parking space, today a contested piece of everyday culture.

How bombs change ideals

The war in Ukraine has not only devastated lives and landscapes – it has also changed what many Ukrainians hope for. What are their new priorities?

Tania Piliavska, autor of "Bombed Ukrainians’ ideals of life". Photo: Momen Mostafa

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