Felix Posner

Felix Posner, born in 1993 in Stendal (Saxony-Anhalt), discovered his passion for photography early on, as his mother worked as a photo lab technician.

After two years as an assistant in drama theatre, he decided to study theatre studies and philosophy at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Erlangen. During this time he broadened his skills in theatre, but soon realised that his true passion lay in photography. So he moved to Hamburg and worked at the photo lab ‘platinum’ under printer Oliver Rolf, where he specialised in analogue black-and-white printing and film processing.

In 2020 Felix Posner began studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover. His work deals with topics such as physical and social self-empowerment, gender identities and inclusive theatre. Through individual stories, he tries to make broader social connections visible. Felix Posner lives and works in Hamburg.

Contact
+49 152 04751452
@von_poznan

Stories by Felix

Silence

Turkey earthquake 2023: how a bereaved man is fighting for justice.

A man loses his grandmother when a hospital building collapses in the earthquake – and takes up the fight against those responsible.

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Traces

Lost place in the Harz: the abandoned Harzgerode sanatorium

Where children were once treated for tuberculosis, silence now reigns – a walk through crumbling walls.

Advice

Studying photography: How to find the right university.

An overview of the best-known programmes.

Photography students during a shoot in a studio with lighting equipment and a backdrop. A sign on the floor reads ‘FOTOSHOOTING’ and marks the entrance to the studio. From behind, you can see the outline of a young man studying photography.

Advice

Polaroid emulsion lift: how to make little works of art with minimal effort.

Bored with your pictures? With the emulsion lift technique, you can turn Polaroids into small, unique works of art with very little effort. Explained step by step.

Silence

Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig

Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.

Silence

Seven days of silence: a self-experiment in a silent retreat

A week without a single word: what it feels like to fall completely silent – and where your own limits lie.

Reddish plastic flowers are tangled in front of a young woman’s face, symbolising a restless mind.

What holds us together

Record of a disappearance: a Belarusian photographer in exile

He documented the protests, was persecuted and had to flee. His pictures tell of violence, of hope – and of holding on to memory.

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