{"id":76077,"date":"2023-10-30T07:34:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T05:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=76077"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:55:37","slug":"self-empowerment-out-of-the-feeling-of-powerlessness","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/power-and-control\/self-empowerment-out-of-the-feeling-of-powerlessness\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018For me, power means having a say over my own life\u2019"},"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\/power-and-control\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Power and control<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--s\">\r\n            \u2018For me, power means having a say over my own life\u2019        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>Six young people on how they leave the feeling of helplessness behind \u2013 and redefine strength.<br \/>\n<strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/pha-croissant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pha Croissant<\/a><\/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\/pha-croissant\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    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.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\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1400x920.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1050x690.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-670x440.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-420x276.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-150x99.jpg 150w\"\r\n                width=\"1405\"\r\n                height=\"923\"\r\n                alt=\"Musician Nina Freckles with pink curls holds a black guitar against a pale wall \u2013 self-empowerment through music\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 78.67% 79.19%\"\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--l wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018I can\u2019t change anything anyway\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 you often hear this when we discuss things that are wrong. Psychology, sociology and social work have recognised and described this feeling of standing there powerless, a plaything of events. Set against it is the concept of empowerment: the process by which individuals free themselves from this felt powerlessness. By discovering room for manoeuvre. And, finally, by overcoming unnecessary dependencies and constraints. In this way, people gain control over their decisions and their actions \u2013 and with it a sense of their own self-efficacy. In handwritten notes, six people describe what empowers them in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--m\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">1. Laurin:<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">\u2018I think when I feel comfortable, I feel powerful too.\u2019<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--xs no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-1400x990.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-1400x990.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-1050x742.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-670x474.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-420x297.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-2.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"990\"\n                alt=\"Hannover, 07.04.2023, Laurin.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-1400x1000.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-1400x1000.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-1050x750.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-670x479.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-1-3.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1000\"\n                alt=\"What empowers me? I think when I feel comfortable, I feel powerful too \u2013 above all, being myself. That can come from all sorts of things, like nice clothes, being in my own four walls or spending time with my friends. That\u2019s how I feel strong. Laurin \u2665\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--m\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">2. Nina:<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">\u2018When I\u2019m on stage, I feel I\u2019m exactly where I belong.\u2019<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--s no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1400x920.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1400x920.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1050x690.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-670x440.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-420x276.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410.jpg 1405w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"920\"\n                alt=\"Musician Nina Freckles with pink curls holds a black guitar against a pale wall \u2013 self-empowerment through music\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--l no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-1400x1000.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-1400x1000.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-1050x750.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-670x479.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-gross.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1000\"\n                alt=\"Often I don\u2019t feel powerful at all and feel overwhelmed by my thoughts and emotions. When I then write songs about it, I gain power over my insecurities and everything that\u2019s on my mind or weighing on me. But when I\u2019m on stage making music with other people or my band, I feel I\u2019m exactly where I belong. That\u2019s when I feel especially powerful!\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--m\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">3. Konstantin:<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">\u2018For me, power also means having a say over my own life.\u2019<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--none no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-1400x990.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-1400x990.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-1050x742.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-670x474.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-420x297.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-2.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"990\"\n                alt=\"Berlin, 22.05.2023, Konstantin\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-1400x1000.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-1400x1000.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-1050x750.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-670x479.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-2-gross-1.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1000\"\n                alt=\"For me, power also means having a say over my own life. After I moved out, in my first flat of my own, I invited a stranger over via Grindr one night for the first time. Without talking, we had really intense, intimate sex, and afterwards we stood on the balcony, naked and smoking, as the sun came up. I remember that feeling of freedom and power \u2013 of deciding who I am for whom, when and how. That the way I come across and look is free.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--m\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">4. Zina:<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">\u2018When I play music, I feel so free and loud.\u2019<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--xs no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-1400x990.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-1400x990.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-1050x742.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-670x474.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-420x297.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-2.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"990\"\n                alt=\"Hannover, 15.06.2023, Zina\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-1400x1000.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-1400x1000.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-1050x750.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-670x479.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-4-gross.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1000\"\n                alt=\"When I play music I feel so free and loud. That\u2019s when I feel most empowered. It\u2019s these small moments that give me control and power. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything else that makes me feel like that. Zina\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--m\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">5. Deliah:<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">\u2018I have complete faith that whatever is meant to come will come.\u2019<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--none no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-1400x990.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-1400x990.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-1050x742.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-670x474.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-420x297.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-2.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"990\"\n                alt=\"Osnabr\u00fcck, 10.06.2023, Deliah\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--l no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-1400x1000.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-1400x1000.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-1050x750.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-670x479.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-3-gross.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1000\"\n                alt=\"Talking to the Almighty! How small my problems seem when I speak to the Lord of the Worlds in prayer. Knowing that in the end everything is in His hands \u2192 As a person I always try to do my best in any situation, but what comes of it in the end doesn\u2019t really matter that much to me. I have complete faith that whatever is meant to come will come. So really, it\u2019s my strong trust in God that empowers me.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--m\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">6. Calvin:<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">\u2018Political participation makes me feel empowered.\u2019<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--none no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-1400x990.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-1400x990.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-1050x742.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-670x474.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-420x297.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-2.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"990\"\n                alt=\"Hannover, 15.06.2023 Calvin\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--none no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-1400x1000.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-1400x1000.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-1050x750.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-670x479.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-5-gross.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1000\"\n                alt=\"What empowers me? Political participation makes me feel empowered. I change things myself and so escape the powerlessness of our generation. Punk, on the other hand, empowers me in a more hedonistic way \u2013 I can let loose, dance and switch off.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\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    <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\/power-and-control\/adhd-in-adults-dont-make-such-a-fuss\/\" 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                                ADHD in adults: \u2018Don\u2019t make such a fuss\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Forgotten appointments, constant self-doubt \u2013 and the sentence our author heard for years.<\/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\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-768x960.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-1400x1750.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-1050x1312.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-670x837.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-420x525.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-350x437.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-150x187.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philipp-Jackwerth_Kochtopf_ADHS-scaled.jpg 2048w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"960\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Philipp Jackwerth\"\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, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yael-Wagner00002-150x100.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\/youll-never-be-a-man-or-will-you\/\" 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                                \u2018You&#8217;ll never be a man\u2019 \u2013 or will you?                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Growing up in Afghanistan, Sajad never fitted the usual image of masculinity. Today he is looking for his own definition of it \u2013 and for the courage to reinvent himself.<\/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\/IMG_4171-768x811.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4171-768x811.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4171-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4171-970x1024.jpg 970w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4171-1454x1536.jpg 1454w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schubladen_BettyEinhaus__004-150x100.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\/after-dark\/das-guenther-a-band-that-invents-its-songs-live\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">After dark<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018Das G\u00fcnther\u2019: a band that invents its songs live                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Three musicians, zero planning: how pure spontaneity creates something new every night.<\/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\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-768x614.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1920x1536.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1.jpg 2000w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"614\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Wearing oversized neon-green glasses, Alex, the voice of \u2018Das G\u00fcnther\u2019, sits in front of us and looks into the camera.\"\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\/traces\/the-neighbour-nobody-knew\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Traces<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The neighbour nobody knew                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>A stranger\u2019s bicycle in the cellar, a faded letterbox \u2013 and between them the life of a man who is suddenly gone. Who was he?<\/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\/Junker_Jana_Eingangsbereich-768x513.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junker_Jana_Eingangsbereich-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junker_Jana_Eingangsbereich-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junker_Jana_Eingangsbereich-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junker_Jana_Eingangsbereich-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junker_Jana_Eingangsbereich-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, 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neighbour Hans in L\u00fcneburg\"\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\/ideals\/fried-potatoes-and-love\/\" 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                                Fried potatoes and love                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div 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