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World Press Photo 2025.

Two current and two former students of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography programme have been awarded.

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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.

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Student Anton Vester wins the 2024 VGH Photo Award.

His winning series focuses on the topic of organ donation.

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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.

Kadetten in Marineuniformen marschieren in Formation und zeigen intensive Gesichtsausdrücke beim Singen. Dieses kraftvolle Bild, aufgenommen von Nanna Heitmann, spiegelt die Disziplin und Einheit der Gruppe wider und demonstriert die fotojournalistische Exzellenz, die zu ihrer Pulitzer-Auszeichnung führte.
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Graduate Daniel Chatard wins at World Press Photo 2024.

The photojournalist documented German coal mining for several years.

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Sports photo of the year 2023.

Graduate Tom Weller wins in several categories simultaneously

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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.

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Franziska Gilli was honoured in South Tyrol.

The graduate receives the Walther-von-der-Vogelweide Award, endowed with €4,000.

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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.

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Inge Morath Award for Shirin Abedi.

The HsH alumna is the second German photographer to receive the prestigious Magnum Foundation Award.

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Ex-students Maria Klenner and Axel Javier Sulzbacher win TruePicture Promotion Award 2023.

One current and one former HsH student receive Honorable Mention.

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C/O Berlin Talent Award 2023: New Approaches in Documentary Photography.

Elias Holzknecht, Malte Uchtmann and Jan Staiger on the shortlist.

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STERN magazine honours students at Hochschule Hannover.

Nanna Heitmann wins “Photo Story of the Year”, Jana Mai receives STERN scholarship.

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TruePicture enters the second round: Top-class nominations from Hannover.

The grant is committed to promoting democracy and shaping opinion through photojournalism.

Black and white photo of the face of a young man, who is injured on the lips and under the nose, photographed by Michael Hinz.
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World Press Photo 2023.

Student Jonas Kakó wins with an image about the consequences of water scarcity in North America.

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Hansel-Mieth Award 2023.

Helena Lea Manhartsberger wins Gabriel Gruener scholarship—three alumni on the shortlist.

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Alumni win at the “Sports Photo of the Year” contest.

Marvin Ibo Güngör and Tom Weller are honored for their work.

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TruePicture grant launched.

The Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography programme supports young photographers as part of the €50,000 mentoring project.

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Awards for students at the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.

Valentin Goppel best newcomer, Nanna Heitmann on the shortlist.

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"The war is somehow there and yet habitually far away."

Ludwig Nikulski wins at the Willi Münzenberg Forum art competition.

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