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Rafael Heygster<\/strong> (*1990) studierte Kulturanthropologie, Politikwissenschaften und Fotojournalismus in Hamburg, Hannover und Aarhus. In Langzeitprojekten untersucht er das Verh\u00e4ltnis von Menschen zu ihrem kulturellen und politischen Umfeld. Seine Arbeiten wurden vielfach international ausgestellt und u.a. 2025 mit einem World Press Award ausgezeichnet.



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On the edge of the hail of bullets.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Rafael Heygster questions society’s approach to war in “I Died 22 Times.”<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Two current and two former students of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography programme have been awarded.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Wenn uns Portr\u00e4ts tief ber\u00fchren, aufr\u00fctteln oder in den Bann ziehen, ist das ein sicheres Anzeichen f\u00fcr ein starkes Bild. Doch wie gelingt das? Hier findest du konkrete Ans\u00e4tze und Tipps von Expert*innen aus der Praxis.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Renommierte Fotograf*innen erz\u00e4hlen, wie sie in der Praxis mit Schwierigkeiten bei Portr\u00e4tshootings umgehen und wieso Posen manchmal ehrlicher sind, als man denkt.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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