Lara Lorenz

Lara Lorenz has been studying journalism at Hochschule Hannover since September 2022. As part of her studies she has looked into conditions in a women’s refuge and explored the subject of spirituality for a TV report. Most recently she worked with the photographer Polina Schneider on a story about a 24/7 supermarket in a village.

Lara’s articles:

On the margins

‘I can shop whenever I want’.

Open around the clock, almost without staff: how a self-service shop makes village life more relaxed.

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Collecting

The world’s largest Playmobil collection: 400,000 figures

It all began in a child’s bedroom – today Oliver Schaffer owns the world’s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. A visit to his high-bay warehouse.

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.

Advice

Hannover? Go and study somewhere else.

That’s what our author thought, too. Until he moved there. Why the city is worth it once you stop comparing it with Berlin or Munich.

Masculinity

Masculinity can be deadly

Women attempt suicide more often – and yet 71.5 per cent of people who die by suicide in Germany are men. A search for answers.

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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.

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