Josefin Pilar Junge

Josefin Pilar Junge (born 2005) is originally from Hamburg and lived in Berlin for a while.

She is politically engaged and interested in culture, society and people’s personal stories.

She has been studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover since the 2024 winter semester.

Contact:
jopilar5@gmx.de

Stories by Josefin

Masculinity

Misogyny in the feed: when algorithms shape reality.

Misogynistic content spreads rapidly on social media. For many young women, it is no longer a digital phenomenon but part of everyday life. An investigation into quiet radicalisation, a lack of prevention and the consequences in real life.

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Masculinity

‘Being gay is not a choice’

Dirk and Thomas came out to their families only recently. Today they live together as a couple. In an interview with our author, they talk about their path to an open life.

Masculinity

‘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.

Masculinity

Thin on top

TikTok routines, rosemary oil, transplants: the market for hair-loss treatments is booming. Hair may be just hair in the end – but it’s never quite that simple.

Comment and debate

What some people see in a picture – and others miss

Transcultural perspectives show how differently people read images – and which hidden clues only some can see.

Collecting

Habibi Funk: on exploitation and musical heritage

What does cultural responsibility mean in the music business? A Berlin label is giving forgotten Arabic music a stage – and asking who that heritage belongs to.

After dark

Night owls: twelve portraits of life after sundown

From secret graffiti sprayers to late-night table tennis tournaments: twelve short videos about people who only come alive after dark.

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