Markus Heft
Photo: Tim Kirchhof
Markus Heft (he/him) was born in Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, in 1998. After obtaining his Fachhochschulreife (a vocational college entrance qualification) with a focus on design, he qualified as a hairdresser.
As a queer photographer who grew up in eastern Germany, he mainly explores queerness and identity in his work.
Markus has been studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover since 2021.
Contact:
info@markusheft.de
www.markusheft.de
Instagram: @Markus_Heft
Stories by Markus
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.