{"id":75478,"date":"2025-04-18T17:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=75478"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:22:22","slug":"wanted-travelling-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/wanted-travelling-shepherd\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: travelling shepherd"},"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\/work\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--s\">\r\n            Wanted: travelling shepherd        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>Travelling shepherds are slowly disappearing from the pastures. Why there are still good reasons not to let the profession die out.<br \/>\n<strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/anjou-vartmann\/\">Anjou Vartmann<\/a> (text), <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/annica-farina-badowski\/\">Annica-Farina Badowski<\/a> (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\/annica-farina-badowski\/\" target=\"\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_AnnicaBadowski_klein-68x68.jpg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_AnnicaBadowski_klein-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_AnnicaBadowski_klein-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_AnnicaBadowski_klein-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_AnnicaBadowski_klein-96x96.jpg 96w\"\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                        \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/anjou-vartmann\/\" target=\"\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-68x68.jpg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/AnjouVartmann_Portrait_klein.jpg 394w\"\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\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-1920x1280.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_02.jpg 2000w\"\r\n                width=\"1920\"\r\n                height=\"1280\"\r\n                alt=\"Two herding dogs stand alert in the long grass of a meadow, while on the right-hand edge of the picture a person\u2019s arm in a weatherproof jacket, holding a wooden staff, is visible. The scene conveys a working atmosphere in the countryside. Black-and-white photograph.\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 73% 48%\"\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 is-style-default has-spacing--default\"><strong>In September, when the morning dew covers the meadows of the Osnabr\u00fcck region,<\/strong> Josef Uhlen sets off on the traditional autumn trek. Around 600 sheep and two Old German herding dogs follow him through fields and woods. This annual trek is more than just a change of pasture \u2013 it is one of the last remnants of a centuries-old tradition that is steadily disappearing. \u2018The available grazing decides the flock\u2019s route,\u2019 says Uhlen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">At 69, Uhlen faces an uncertain future: there is nobody who wants to carry on the work. Transhumant shepherding, once a natural part of rural culture, is fighting for survival. In Germany, the number of full-time sheep farms has fallen sharply: in 2010 there were still more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topagrar.com\/management-und-politik\/news\/schaefer-in-not-zahl-der-berufsschaefer-jetzt-unter-1000-9410439.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1,100<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lwk-niedersachsen.de\/lwk\/news\/42024_Niedersaechsische_Schafhaltung_stabilisiert_sich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">today there are only around 930<\/a>. The reasons are many: low incomes, a heavy workload and a lack of recognition from society. Yet shepherds make an indispensable contribution to landscape management and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfn.de\/pressemitteilungen\/naturschutz-durch-schafbeweidung?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">biodiversity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_04-1.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"A travelling shepherd in a hat and long black coat leads a flock of sheep through long grass in a wood. Two herding dogs run ahead of him. Black-and-white photograph.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, May 2024<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Josef Uhlen on his autumn trek<\/strong> with around 600 sheep and two Old German herding dogs. The 69-year-old shepherd moves on every day \u2013 always following the grazing.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n    \n    <div id=\"quote-block_0495cd447be6fce737a2c563af8f7389\" class=\"block-quote has-spacing--m\">\n        <figure class=\"quote\">\n            <blockquote>\n                <p><strong>The available grazing <\/strong>decides the flock\u2019s route.<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n\n            <figcaption>\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait--inline\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_JosefUhlen-52x52.jpg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                            <span>Josef Uhlen<\/span>\n            <\/figcaption>\n            \n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default\"><strong>For more than 40 years,<\/strong> Josef and his older brother Willi have leased land in the Nemdener Bruch \u2013 a landscape that can\u2019t be farmed intensively but remains ecologically valuable thanks to the sheep. The farm has been in the family since 1912. While Willi looks after the farm and the paperwork, Josef moves on with the flock every day. \u2018The last time I went on holiday was 20 years ago,\u2019 he says, without resentment. But without a successor, this sustainable use of the land is at risk of being lost too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">Travelling shepherding is not just a job but a way of life in harmony with nature. Its disappearance would mean not only the end of a tradition but also the loss of a sustainable form of landscape management. By grazing, sheep help to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfn.de\/pressemitteilungen\/naturschutz-durch-schafbeweidung?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">preserve species-rich habitats<\/a>, protect soils from erosion and promote biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--2col-3 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\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_12.jpg 2000w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"A sheep stands beside two large, sack-like bundles. A handwritten \u2018K\u2019 can be seen on one of them. A corrugated-iron wall and some upright metal poles are visible in the background. The ground is covered with grass. Black-and-white photograph.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, June 2024<\/span>\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>A sheep<\/strong> waits patiently beside the freshly packed wool. The annual shearing is a fixed part of a shepherd\u2019s life.<\/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\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-768x1152.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_07.jpg 1333w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1152\" \n                        alt=\"Close-up portrait of a shepherd. The man wears a traditional hat with a decorative band and brooch, and a weatherproof jacket. He looks thoughtful, one hand raised lightly to his chin. A meadow and trees are blurred in the background. Black-and-white photograph.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, May 2024<\/span>\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Travelling shepherd Josef Uhlen:<\/strong> 69 years old, a life devoted to his animals \u2013 and as yet no successor.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-1400x933.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_11.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"933\"\n                alt=\"A shepherd in work clothes, with a hat and staff, leads a flock of sheep along a farm track, accompanied by a sheepdog. A meadow, buildings and wooded hills under a lightly clouded sky can be seen in the background. Black-and-white photograph.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, May 2024<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Daily rhythm:<\/strong> at midday the flock reaches a new pasture. In the evening it is secured with mobile fencing.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n    \n    <div id=\"quote-block_87380eea716a6bb947b767f7155a782c\" class=\"block-quote has-spacing--m\">\n        <figure class=\"quote\">\n            <blockquote>\n                <p><strong>The last time I went on holiday<\/strong> was 20 years ago.<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n\n            <figcaption>\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait--inline\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_JosefUhlen-52x52.jpg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                            <span>Josef Uhlen<\/span>\n            <\/figcaption>\n            \n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--2col-1 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\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-768x1152.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_15.jpg 1333w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1152\" \n                        alt=\"A grey-haired man in dark work clothes holds a sheep\u2019s head while shearing it. The sheep sits on the ground as its wool is removed with electric clippers. A corrugated-iron wall can be seen in the background. Black-and-white photograph.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, June 2024<\/span>\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>The shearing<\/strong> is done by a professional team that Uhlen hires once a year. For the rest of the year he looks after the animals on his own.<\/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\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_14.jpg 2000w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"The inside of a barn with a group of sheep standing behind a wooden gate. In the foreground are two large sacks, one filled with loose wool. The barn has corrugated-iron walls and straw is scattered on the floor. A wooden broom leans against the sacks, and poles or tools stand against the wall. Black-and-white photograph.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, June 2024<\/span>\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Between May and June<\/strong> the thick fleece comes off. It grows back by winter \u2013 a natural rhythm that protects the animals from heat and cold.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-1400x933.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Badowski_Annica-Farina_05.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"933\"\n                alt=\"An elderly man in a hat lies in the long grass, gazing into the distance. A wood and an old half-timbered house can be seen in the background. Black-and-white photograph.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Westerhausen, Melle, May 2024<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Lunch break in the pasture:<\/strong> Josef Uhlen usually stays with the flock \u2013 with sandwiches and apple spritzer, in the everyday life of a dying profession.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\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 \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_a8bce6862325cf614be8d55f05ad75e3\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--s width--default\">\n        <p><strong>Recommended by the editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\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\/collecting\/the-worlds-largest-playmobil-collection\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Collecting<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection: 400,000 figures                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>It all began in a child&#8217;s bedroom \u2013 today Oliver Schaffer owns the world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. A visit to his high-bay warehouse.<\/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\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-768x614.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1920x1536.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px.jpg 2000w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"614\" \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\/being-gay-is-not-a-choice\/\" 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                                \u2018Being gay is not a choice\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Dirk and Thomas came out to their families only recently. Today they live together as a couple. In an interview with our author, they talk about their path to an open life.<\/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\/07\/5-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-150x100.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\/i-was-a-hitler-caricature\/\" 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 was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.<\/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\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-150x100.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\/award-winning\/armina-ahmadinia-my-house-wrapped-in-clouds\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            \r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                My house wrapped in clouds                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Armina Ahmadinia returns to the Caspian Sea. Her photographic work tells of the retreating water, the loss of familiar places and a quiet longing for closeness and home.<\/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\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-768x576.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-1050x788.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9_Armina_Ahmadinia_001-150x113.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"576\" \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\/collecting\/everyday-self-care\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Collecting<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Everyday self-care: breathing, in spite of everything                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>The world is getting louder, young people more exhausted \u2013 and self-care is becoming a privilege. Where young people still find strength in their daily lives.<\/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\/Yael-Wagner00002-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, 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decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0009-colorado-jonas-kako-1600px-670x447.jpg 670w, 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