Walter Lehmann

Walter Lehmann, born in 1990 in Spaichingen (Baden-Württemberg), has been studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover since 2023.

He previously worked as an industrial master craftsman in mechanical engineering, often abroad. His experience from that time feeds into his photographic work, in which he explores the impact of infrastructure projects.

He also works on social documentary subjects and on long-term projects that make social developments and lived realities visible.

Contact:

Email: info@walterlehmann.com
Instagram: @walter_lehmann

Stories by Walter:

Collecting

Nuclear waste in Asse II: what remains.

Nuclear waste lies deep inside Asse II – dumped carelessly, barely secured. Now water is getting in. A region has been waiting decades for answers, and the country for a permanent repository.

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After dark

‘Das Günther’: a band that invents its songs live

Three musicians, zero planning: how pure spontaneity creates something new every night.

Wearing oversized neon-green glasses, Alex, the voice of ‘Das Günther’, sits in front of us and looks into the camera.

Advice

Studio lighting: techniques, lighting set-ups and tips for photographers.

The right light makes or breaks a studio shot. We explain the most important techniques and lighting set-ups – and how to achieve perfect studio lighting step by step.

After dark

Learning to dream lucidly: awake in your own mind’s cinema

Steering your dreams consciously, without apps and without hype: what sleep research knows about lucid dreaming.

A cyanotype: a photograph of a person, in blue.

Ideals

No, Mum and Dad, I’m not going to be a doctor!

When parents try to project their own ideals onto their children. A conversation with the author Ulrike Bartholomäus.

Silence

What is silence? Ten people, ten answers

Ten very different lives, one question – captured in short, powerful video portraits.

Ideals

How Najiba became Afghanistan’s first drag queen

Growing up in a conservative Afghan family, Najib was abused because of his queer identity. Today, as Najiba, he campaigns for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Hamburg, February 2023: drag queen Najiba, seen in close-up through a make-up mirror

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