Exhibitions Keeping the city clean. Many waste workers wonder whether their bodies will last until they retire. HsH students photographed them at work, and ver.di is showing the pictures from 27 October.
Awards Mats Hoff wins the VGH Photo Prize 2026. The HsH student receives the award for his essay ‘Grey Grounds’ about Munster, a small town shaped by the German armed forces.
Application Plan your portfolio consultation early. All dates up to the application deadline are set. Book now and get feedback from our professors more than once.
Application Learn visual storytelling. Find out more now and apply by 15 March 2027 for this one-of-a-kind degree programme in Hannover.
Application Apply now for the International Class 2027. A semester of documentary photography in Hannover, taught entirely in English. Applications and nominations are open until 15 October.
Exhibitions Metamorphosis in Lyon. After Paris, Lyon is the second venue: until 20 November, seven students and alumni are showing their work at the Goethe-Institut Lyon – as part of the Resonance programme of the Biennale.
Awards Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 2026. Pha Croissant, Josefin Pilar Junge, Anna Lotta Maria Schulze and Jasper Hill are among this year’s winners. Their work is on show in Düsseldorf until mid-November.
Updates Portfolio Day 2026: meeting on equal terms. Students meet industry professionals and present their work.
Exhibitions When the diagnosis affects loved ones. For a year, Anton Vester accompanied a self-help group for people with early-onset dementia. ‘Demenz in Beziehung’ is on show at two venues in Hannover until 12 October.
Exhibitions Echo Chamber Germany. From 2 to 9 October, the photographers’ network SHIFT is showing six long-term projects on the shift to the right at Platz an der Basilika in Hannover.
Awards TruePicture Awards 2026. Four of the five grants go to alumni of our programme: Hannah Aders, Nerea Lakuntza, Julius Schien and Florian Sulzer each receive 15,000 Swiss francs for their photo projects.
Exhibitions Perpetrators, Dreams, Texas. 16 bachelor's theses shed light on what is easily overlooked: scenes of right-wing violence in Germany, older LGBTQ+ people, and religious boot camps in Texas. On view starting June 24 at the Gallery of Photography.
Events Experience visual journalism live: Discover which media degree program is right for you. The Media_Special on November 11, 2025 will showcase the media degree programs at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover. Workshops, talks and lectures provide insights and help with the choice of course.
Updates "A huge playground". The first semester students experience the start as open, diverse and inspiring.
Awards World Press Photo 2025. Two current and two former students of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography programme have been awarded.
Events Panel talk with Prof. Lars Bauernschmitt at Pictaday 2025. AI in the everyday life of picture agencies and editorial offices of newspapers and magazines - 3 April, 17:30 in Hamburg.
Awards Julius Schien honoured as FUTURES Talent 2025. With his long-term project "Rechtes Land", the documentary photographer exposes hidden aspects of right-wing violence – and is honoured with a prestigious award.
News International Class 2025 launched. In the ninth international class, students learn from renowned experts such as Mustafah Abdulaziz and Cale Garrido.
News Data journalism as a future skill. Prof. Dr Jakob Vicari joins the programme as an expert specialising in data-driven journalism and digital media forensics.
Application Your First Step: Get Informed, Ask Questions, Get Inspired. The next online portfolio consultation for prospective students is on 11th February.
Application Ten reasons to study Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography. Learn more in our free portfolio reviews.
Awards Student Anton Vester wins the 2024 VGH Photo Award. His winning series focuses on the topic of organ donation.
Updates The path to a new degree. During the induction week, the 43 first-semester students have the opportunity to get to know Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts better.
Application Apply now until October 15 for the International Class of 2025. Learn from acclaimed photographers and a team of renowned international experts in stimulating seminars.
News Pitching in 90 seconds: Five tips for a successful portfolio presentation. Fara Phoebe Zetzsche (FAZ) and Stefanie Preuin (SZ) visited our campus in Hannover.
Awards Nanna Heitmann shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. The photographer and HsH student is honored for her Russia coverage on behalf of the New York Times.
Awards Graduate Daniel Chatard wins at World Press Photo 2024. The photojournalist documented German coal mining for several years.
Updates Making student exchange lively. The international photography class is taking place for the eighth time. Among the teachers: Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter.
Exhibitions Exhibition of the VGH Photo Prize 2023 at GAF. The five finalists will showcase outstanding photojournalism from Hanover until January 14.
Awards Student Finn Winkler wins at CPOY. The traditional competition is one of the best-known awards for photography students worldwide. Finn Winkler wins in the Multimedia category.
Awards Franziska Gilli was honoured in South Tyrol. The graduate receives the Walther-von-der-Vogelweide Award, endowed with €4,000.
Awards Former student Jana Mai wins VGH Photo Award 2023. For her photo series “Because I've always been James,” she accompanied a young trans man for several months.
Application "There is no better time to start studying at HsH.". Why the freshmen chose our university and what they hope to gain from the programme.
Events Workshop and Symposium in Indonesia: Photography & New Media Education. Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts was represented by Professor Karen Fromm and two students.
Awards Inge Morath Award for Shirin Abedi. The HsH alumna is the second German photographer to receive the prestigious Magnum Foundation Award.
Exhibitions Nanna Heitmann's pictures from Russia and Ukraine at GAF. The Galerie für Fotografie in Hannover shows the “War and Peace” exhibition from 02 September to 08 October 2023.
Awards Ex-students Maria Klenner and Axel Javier Sulzbacher win TruePicture Promotion Award 2023. One current and one former HsH student receive Honorable Mention.
Awards C/O Berlin Talent Award 2023: New Approaches in Documentary Photography. Elias Holzknecht, Malte Uchtmann and Jan Staiger on the shortlist.
Exhibitions “We want to grow closer together” – how students have organized a massive outdoor exhibition. “Identity, Courage, Love” to be seen until June 25.
Exhibitions Topics that shape us. Final projects to be seen at GAF Hannover between June 22 and July 2.
Awards STERN magazine honours students at Hochschule Hannover. Nanna Heitmann wins “Photo Story of the Year”, Jana Mai receives STERN scholarship.
Awards TruePicture enters the second round: Top-class nominations from Hannover. The grant is committed to promoting democracy and shaping opinion through photojournalism.
Projects Feedback from GEO editors. Journalist Siebo Heinken and head of photography Lars Lindemann visited a portrait photography class in Hannover.
Exhibitions Living and working on cargo ships. Virtual reality installation by graduate Niklas Grüter in Bremen until June 30.
Exhibitions Hannover and Colonialism. Former student Kai Löffelbein's project “Echo Echo - Hannover kolonial” at GAF until April 30.
Awards World Press Photo 2023. Student Jonas Kakó wins with an image about the consequences of water scarcity in North America.
Awards Hansel-Mieth Award 2023. Helena Lea Manhartsberger wins Gabriel Gruener scholarship—three alumni on the shortlist.
Publications What remains. Students from Hannover photographed the new GO magazine in cooperation with the Reportageschule Reutlingen.
Awards Alumni win at the “Sports Photo of the Year” contest. Marvin Ibo Güngör and Tom Weller are honored for their work.
Events Leon Enrique Montero applied to right-wing fraternities. On January 17, 2023, the student will give a lecture in Hanover about his "Journey to Germania".
Awards TruePicture grant launched. The Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography programme supports young photographers as part of the €50,000 mentoring project.
Events Future of Newspaper Photography. Miriam Zlobinski (Revue Magazine) and Henner Flohr (F.A.Z.) in conversation.
Projects From negative to digital archive. How documentary photographers in Hannover use large format photography.
Events Data visualizations - tools of insights. Symposium on 24 and 25.11. at the Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Awards Awards for students at the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Valentin Goppel best newcomer, Nanna Heitmann on the shortlist.
Awards "The war is somehow there and yet habitually far away.". Ludwig Nikulski wins at the Willi Münzenberg Forum art competition.
News Stepping stone into the professional world. The programme welcomes 33 new students from seven countries.
Events University Information Day on September 13, 2022. Follow the presentation of our study program on site or in the livestream.
Exhibitions Impressions from Perpignan. Students from Hanover exhibit at photo festival in southwest France.
