Malte Laudahn

Malte Laudahn (born 2002) studies ‘Visual Journalism & Documentary Photography’ in Hannover.

His work explores the relationship between people and the landscapes they live in – and how each shapes the other. For him, the camera is a tool for building a bridge between the inner and the outer world.

Contact:

malte.laudahn@gmx.de

maltelaudahn.com

Stories by Malte:

Collecting

Staging mortality: two photographers in a coffin.

Two photographers lie down in a coffin and photograph each other. What sounds like breaking a taboo is an exploration of commerce and ritual – and of the question: is this allowed?

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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.

Advice

Portrait photography: 9 expert tips for expressive portraits.

Renowned portrait photographers share their tips: how they deal with problems during a shoot, how they put people at ease and why posing is often more honest than you might think.

Water

Lake Neusiedl: tracing the salt pans

In 2022 Austria’s largest lake was at risk of drying up for the first time in 150 years. Our photographer Florian Sulzer investigated the causes.

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.

Silence

No place to retreat: why refugee shelters lack silence

Constant noise, no room of one’s own: how life in collective shelters wears people down – as told by a refugee from Ukraine.

Award winners

The invisible people on the waiting list

Germany lags behind the rest of Europe on organ donation – we show those who can’t wait any longer.

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