{"id":74977,"date":"2026-06-26T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=74977"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:52:58","slug":"thin-on-top","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/thin-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin on top"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cover--lead-in has-spacing--m\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__content typo--tiempos\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/masculinity\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Masculinity<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--default\">\r\n            Thin on top        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>TikTok routines, rosemary oil, transplants: the market for hair-loss treatments is booming. Hair may be just hair in the end \u2013 but it&#8217;s never quite that simple.<strong> By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/noah-hermann\/\">Noah Hermann<\/a> (text and photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__author\">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/noah-hermann\/\" target=\"\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Foto-Noah-Hermann-1920x2880-1-68x68.jpg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Foto-Noah-Hermann-1920x2880-1-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Foto-Noah-Hermann-1920x2880-1-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Foto-Noah-Hermann-1920x2880-1-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Foto-Noah-Hermann-1920x2880-1.jpg 100w\"\r\n                                    width=\"68\"\r\n                                    height=\"68\"\r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n\r\n                                                                    <\/a>\r\n                                \r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__author -->\r\n        \r\n    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__content -->\r\n\r\n    \r\n        <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__image cover--lead-in__media cover--lead-in__media--image\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-1920x1920.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04_Hermann_Noah-96x96.jpg 96w\"\r\n                width=\"1920\"\r\n                height=\"1920\"\r\n                alt=\"\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 46% 73%\"\r\n            \/>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    \r\n<\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hair loss often comes with shame or insecurity<\/strong>, and many men find it hard to talk about. For some, it is a visible sign of ageing \u2013 which is exactly what makes it such a sensitive issue. Social media is increasingly full of content promising to slow it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">In countless TikTok videos, content creators explain what the right \u2018hair routine\u2019 looks like if you want hair to grow back at the temples: a daily massage with a derma roller, rosemary oil dripped onto the bald patches in the evening, Alpecin in the shower. If that doesn&#8217;t work, there&#8217;s always minoxidil \u2013 a drug that can genuinely help, though not without side effects. And if even that fails? Then it&#8217;s off on a flight to Turkey: all-inclusive packages with return flights, a transfer in a smart car, a hair transplant and a starred hotel. It&#8217;s a booming market.<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--tableau has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Hermann_Noah-96x96.jpg 96w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"768\" \n                        alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Around 80 per cent of all men<\/strong> experience hair loss at some point in their lives.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05_Hermann_Noah-96x96.jpg 96w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"768\" \n                        alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Self-portrait of the author with \u2018caffeine shampoo\u2019<\/strong>, which promises to strengthen the hair roots.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03_Hermann_Noah-96x96.jpg 96w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"768\" \n                        alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>The \u2018hairline\u2019<\/strong> is still easy to hide when you&#8217;re young. But the hairdryer tells you: something is shifting.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hair loss can take a real psychological toll, particularly on younger men.<\/strong> In a study from 2005, more than 70 per cent of respondents said they saw their hair as an important part of their appearance. The survey covered 1,536 men aged 18 to 45 in five European countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Almost 47 per cent said they were affected by hair loss; 62 per cent said it could damage their self-esteem. Nearly a quarter said hair loss had a negative effect on their social life, and a similar number described low moods linked to it. These are self-reports rather than standardised psychological measurements, but the picture is clear enough: just because hair loss has no direct health consequences doesn&#8217;t mean it leaves men untouched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, many men meet the subject with humour and self-irony \u2013 perhaps as a defence mechanism, but perhaps also because it simply isn&#8217;t as dramatic as some people think. In the comments under an article in Die Zeit on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/wissen\/gesundheit\/2018-06\/glatze-maenner-geschaeft-loesungen-normalzustand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Die Kahlwerdung des Mannes\u2019<\/a> (\u2018Man going bald\u2019), one reader writes: \u2018For about five years now, parts of my hair have been saying goodbye, and I couldn&#8217;t care less. I always knew that things like hair loss can come with getting older. And now it&#8217;s happening! So what? I can only advise everyone to accept the inevitable with dignity. It takes the pressure off enormously. When your hair&#8217;s gone, it&#8217;s gone \u2013 and if you don&#8217;t accept yourself with your little flaws, why should anyone else?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Another reader writes: \u2018I wear my bald head with confidence \u2013 the world can&#8217;t touch me. I just always feel sorry to see that not everyone can handle it that way.\u2019 In the end, hair is just hair, even if it says a lot about how society deals with masculinity, about self-image and about ageing. Hair loss doesn&#8217;t have to be a drama. It can just as well be met with composure and a wink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_2cfe3903756f08307c51c1667db0a6ce\" class=\"accordion has-spacing--m\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__title\">\n            <h5>About the photographs in this piece<\/h5>\n            <span><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion__text\">\n         <p>With \u2018Thin on top\u2019 I wanted to approach a subject that affects many men and weighs on them, yet is rarely talked about openly. So I asked myself whether the visual language I had in mind could do it justice. Is it acceptable to approach the subject with \u2018humour\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to make pictures that are absurd and funny at the same time \u2013 photos that say: \u2018Yes, it is what it is, and that&#8217;s absolutely fine.\u2019 So I staged scenes in which the missing hair takes on a new starring role: rubbing sun cream into a gleaming bald head in the sun, watering a head like a houseplant, or blow-drying, where an oversized forehead becomes the centre of attention. These situations are a deliberate mix of real moments and simple symbols. A little absurd, but never exaggerated to the point of making the men look foolish.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m convinced this approach does the subject good. The point is not to arouse pity or to encourage self-pity, but to show a more relaxed way of dealing with an inevitable process \u2013 one that sooner or later affects a great many men. Of course, not everyone will like this approach. But it may just as well help to break the taboo and to see self-irony as a \u2018resource\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Photographically, I deliberately opted for bright, friendly colours and harsh light. I wanted to create a \u2018dramatic\u2019 effect, then tip it into the absurd with wide-angle lenses \u2013 until it no longer looks serious. The pictures aren&#8217;t meant to be \u2018thought-provoking\u2019 in the classic sense; they should come across as tongue-in-cheek observations of everyday life. At the same time, it was important to me that the men look self-assured \u2013 not as \u2018victims\u2019 of their baldness, but as people who can laugh about it. My points of reference were the photographers <a href=\"https:\/\/martinparr.com\/\">Martin Parr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nikitateryoshin.com\/\">Nikita Teryoshin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, I didn&#8217;t want to make fun of the men in the pictures. So I talked to them beforehand: which images feel right? What would be uncomfortable? And why were they willing to be photographed for this project? I also included a self-portrait, to make sure the view comes from the inside rather than from the outside. After all, hair loss is a personal issue for me too.<\/p>\n<p>Including the self-portrait was a key decision \u2013 but not an easy one. On the one hand, it meant showing openly that the subject gets to me. On the other, choosing to shoot it in the shower brought in other aspects, such as build or weight, which have nothing directly to do with hair loss but still preoccupy me and are visible in the picture. Seeing myself among the other pictures in the exhibition showed me what it feels like to be part of a project like this. It&#8217;s an experience I&#8217;ll carry with me into future work.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Related to this story<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/bodypositivity-the-fight-for-respect\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Ideals<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                #BodyPositivity \u2013 the fight for respect                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>The self-love trend obscures the idea behind body positivity \u2013 and clouds the real problem in society.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-768x512.jpeg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-1400x934.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-1050x700.jpeg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-670x447.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2635.jpeg 1600w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Hannover, 30 January 2022: a chest with hair, pressed together. Model: Konrad B\u00fcrgi, photo: Larissa B\u00fcrgi\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/body-ideals-through-the-ages\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Ideals<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Stuffed, squeezed, starved \u2013 body ideals through the ages                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>For as long as we have existed, there have been supposedly ideal bodies. Which proportions were flattering in the Middle Ages? And what might a modern perspective look like?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-768x439.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-1400x800.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-1050x600.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-670x383.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-420x240.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-350x200.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoenheitsideale1.jpg 1890w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"439\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/i-want-men-to-hug-each-other\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018I want men to hug each other\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>More and more men are looking for role models who show their feelings. Valerio, Frank, Noah and Tom do just that. Four perspectives that show masculinity is something you can shape.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jana_Junker_Maennlichkeit5-2-768x576.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jana_Junker_Maennlichkeit5-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jana_Junker_Maennlichkeit5-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jana_Junker_Maennlichkeit5-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jana_Junker_Maennlichkeit5-2-1536x1152.jpg 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\r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Recommended by the editors<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/advice\/study-photography-how-to-find-the-right-university\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Advice<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Studying photography: How to find the right university.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>An overview of the best-known programmes. <\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-768x511.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-1400x931.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-1050x698.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-DM-Werkschau_Short-Edit_Kristina-Kaysen-10.jpg 1600w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"511\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Photography students during a shoot in a studio with lighting equipment and a backdrop. A sign on the floor reads \u2018FOTOSHOOTING\u2019 and marks the entrance to the studio. From behind, you can see the outline of a young man studying photography.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/water\/the-fisherwoman-of-memmingen-the-row-over-the-fischertag\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Water<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The fisherwoman of Memmingen: the row over the Fischertag                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Can a single woman break open a centuries-old male ritual? A small town in the Allg\u00e4u is struggling to find an answer.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/GeschichteFischersFritzin_copyright_Anton-Vester-23-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/the-social-pull-of-masculinity\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The social pull of masculinity                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>What does it mean to be a man today? On the pressure to conform, on uncertainty \u2013 and why simple answers are so seductive.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_\u00a9Anton_Vester_-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/what-holds-us-together\/reality-tv-life-in-front-of-the-cameras\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">What holds us together<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Reality TV: life in front of the cameras                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Millions watch as strangers fall in love, fight and fail. But how much reality is there really in it?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-768x960.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-1400x1750.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-1050x1313.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-670x838.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-420x525.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-350x438.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isabel_Reda_Still-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"960\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/no-mum-and-dad-im-not-going-to-be-a-doctor\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Ideals<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                No, Mum and Dad, I\u2019m not going to be a doctor!                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>When parents try to project their own ideals onto their children. A conversation with the author Ulrike Bartholom\u00e4us.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ulrike-bartholomaeus-72dpi-768x487.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ulrike-bartholomaeus-72dpi-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ulrike-bartholomaeus-72dpi-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ulrike-bartholomaeus-72dpi-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ulrike-bartholomaeus-72dpi-1536x973.jpg 1536w, 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