Julian Busch

Julian Busch is a freelance journalist. From 2019 to 2021
he worked on the Greek island of Lesbos,
documenting migration towards Europe.
Until 2023 he lived in Kabul, Afghanistan.

https://julian-busch.co/
https://www.instagram.com/_buschjulian/

Articles by Julian:

Power and control

‘The Taliban won’t change because of sanctions’.

Julian Busch spent months living in Afghanistan as the only German journalist there – and explains why pressure from outside achieves little.

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Traces

Into the bushes

From city parks to cemetery toilets: how public places became refuges for gay men – and why cruising still exists today.

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.

Water

Water privatisation in Chile: a village fights for its water

In hardly any other country is this resource so completely in private hands. In Patagonia, one community is fighting back against the consequences.

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.

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.

On the margins

The war that stays invisible: exploring Poland and Moldova

How the Russian invasion shows itself in the border regions – and at the same time stays hidden. Pictures from the threshold of Europe.

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