{"id":75915,"date":"2024-01-29T21:23:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=75915"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:55:16","slug":"between-silence-and-storm-surge","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_47a576265ecebed526ccd651e8f67337\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--s width--default\">\n        <h1>Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig<\/h1>\n<p>Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n    <span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-01-29T21:23:15+02:00\">29.01.2024<\/time><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"meta-text\"> The editorial team<\/span><\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"embed-block has-spacing--xs\">\r\n\r\n    <div \r\n        class=\"embed-block__wrapper ratio-aspect-ratio--16-9\" \r\n        style=\"\"\r\n    >\r\n        <div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/903468398?h=f69a42fb3b&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479&amp;texttrack=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Zwischen Stille und Sturmfluten\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"embed-block__caption\">\r\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div>    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--s wp-block-paragraph\">English subtitles: switch them on manually with the CC button in the video player.<\/p>\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\/on-the-margins\/bird-warden-in-the-wadden-sea-seven-months-alone\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">On the margins<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Bird warden in the Wadden Sea: seven months alone on an island                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>What months of isolation do to a person \u2013 and why the rising sea level becomes a daily worry.<\/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\/4-1-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"The ornithologist Anne de Walmont looks through her spotting scope to count birds.\"\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\/what-holds-us-together\/life-off-the-grid\/\" 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                                Life off the grid: a visit to a commune                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Breakfast by the wood stove, water from a reed-bed treatment system: how practical is a life that does without comforts?<\/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\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-768x576.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-1050x788.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_Schlutter_Jule-Sophie-150x113.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"576\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Black-and-white photo: Jonne, 6, lays out cards for a card game in a commune\u2019s shared kitchen\"\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\/silence\/seven-days-of-silence\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Silence<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Seven days of silence: a self-experiment in a silent retreat                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>A week without a single word: what it feels like to fall completely silent \u2013 and where your own limits lie.<\/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\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-768x1152.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2.jpg 1500w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"1152\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Reddish plastic flowers are tangled in front of a young woman\u2019s face, symbolising a restless mind.\"\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\/final-projects\/lando-hass-zoonoses\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Final projects<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The invisible threat.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Lando Hass visits a research project in the Central African Republic that could make a decisive contribution to preventing the emergence of epidemics.<\/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\/Zoonosen-01-1-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zoonosen-01-1.jpg 1600w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Innocence, a villager, brings home her meat purchase from the market. Two antelopes and two monkeys are in the bowl. The latter are a staple food in Central Africa.\"\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\/advice\/polaroid-emulsion-lift\/\" 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                                Polaroid emulsion lift: how to make little works of art with minimal effort.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Bored with your pictures? With the emulsion lift technique, you can turn Polaroids into small, unique works of art with very little effort. Explained step by step.<\/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\/DSC5126-768x768.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC5126.jpg 1806w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"768\" \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\/comment-and-debate\/between-reasons-of-state-and-journalistic-integrity\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Comment and debate<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Between reasons of state and journalistic integrity                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>The German-Palestinian journalist Farid Dabour on media, power and responsibility<\/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\/02\/Farid-768x1152.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Farid-scaled.jpg 1707w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"1152\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Portrait of German-Palestinian journalist Farid Dabour in a leather jacket in front of a red wooden door \u2013 interview on media, reasons of state and journalism\"\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\/work\/milk-churn-meets-mixing-desk\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Work<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Milk churn meets mixing desk: new beginnings in Poland\u2019s Podlasie                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Few places in Poland are as sparsely populated as Podlasie. While many people leave, some are building something of their own here \u2013 out of conviction and family ties.<\/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\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0016_Kritchko_Pasha-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"A community centre with a mural in Hajn\u00f3wka under renovation, an excavator in front \u2013 a new start in Podlaskie, Poland\"\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\/what-holds-us-together\/record-of-a-disappearance\/\" 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                                Record of a disappearance: a Belarusian photographer in exile                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>He documented the protests, was persecuted and had to flee. His pictures tell of violence, of hope \u2013 and of holding on to memory.<\/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\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-768x513.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-1920x1282.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-1400x935.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-1050x701.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003_Kritchko_Pasha-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"513\" \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\/power-and-control\/julian-busch-the-taliban-wont-change-because-of-sanctions\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Power and control<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018The Taliban won\u2019t change because of sanctions\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Julian Busch spent months living in Afghanistan as the only German journalist there \u2013 and explains why pressure from outside achieves little.<\/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\/20221115-QH3A1891-768x513.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-1400x935.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-1050x701.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221115-QH3A1891.jpg 1600w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"513\" \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\n    <div class=\"btn-wrapper has-spacing--m\">\n        <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\">TO THE MAGAZINE HOMEPAGE<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":70718,"template":"","tags":[386,343],"magazinkategorie":[420],"class_list":["post-75915","magazin","type-magazin","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-stadt-land-en","tag-video-en","magazinkategorie-silence"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/wwwfotostudentende\/100065173703897\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-09T09:55:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nick-aus-berlin.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2088\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1356\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HsHannover\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/\",\"name\":\"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/nick-aus-berlin.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-29T19:23:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-09T09:55:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/nick-aus-berlin.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/nick-aus-berlin.png\",\"width\":2088,\"height\":1356},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/silence\\\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Magazin\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography\",\"description\":\"Alles \u00fcber den Bachelor-Studiengang an der Hochschule Hannover\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"visualjournalism.de\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts\",\"alternateName\":\"HsH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png\",\"width\":363,\"height\":270,\"caption\":\"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/people\\\/wwwfotostudentende\\\/100065173703897\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HsHannover\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig","description":"Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig","og_description":"Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.","og_url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/","og_site_name":"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/wwwfotostudentende\/100065173703897\/","article_modified_time":"2026-10-09T09:55:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2088,"height":1356,"url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nick-aus-berlin.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@HsHannover","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/","name":"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nick-aus-berlin.png","datePublished":"2024-01-29T19:23:15+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-09T09:55:16+00:00","description":"Nick, 48, from Berlin has swapped his old life for solitude off the coast of North Frisia. A visit.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nick-aus-berlin.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nick-aus-berlin.png","width":2088,"height":1356},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/between-silence-and-storm-surge\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Magazin","item":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Between silence and storm surge: a hermit on the Hallig"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/","name":"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography","description":"Alles \u00fcber den Bachelor-Studiengang an der Hochschule Hannover","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"visualjournalism.de","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#organization","name":"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts","alternateName":"HsH","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png","width":363,"height":270,"caption":"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/wwwfotostudentende\/100065173703897\/","https:\/\/x.com\/HsHannover","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visualjournalism.de\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/75915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazin"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/75915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79084,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/75915\/revisions\/79084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75915"},{"taxonomy":"magazinkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazinkategorie?post=75915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}